There’s no shortage of ways to play classic Nintendo games these days, but most of them rely on emulation and/or illegally downloading game ROMS from the internet. The TinyNES takes a different approach. It’s a brand new micro-console that has the same processors as the original Nintendo Entertainment System, which means it has native support […]
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Lilbits: Nova Launcher 7, Windows 11 on Raspberry Pi, and Locast loses lawsuit, stops streaming TV channels
Comments Off on Lilbits: Nova Launcher 7, Windows 11 on Raspberry Pi, and Locast loses lawsuit, stops streaming TV channelsFor the past few years an organization called Locast has been allowing folks in select US markets to stream broadcast TV over the internet for a “donation” of $5 or more per month. The company was betting that it could avoid licensing deals with TV networks and sidestep US copyright law by claiming it was […]
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Lilibits: Chip news, OnePlus Nord design, and CES Asia is canceled (permanently)
The latest retro console isn’t a console at all… it’s a LEGO kit that lets you build a model of a NES game system and a retro-style TV with a Super Mario level depicted on screen. After scrapping this year’s CES Asia event due to the pandemic, the Consumer Technology Association has decided it might […]
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Retro Champ is a handheld game system that plays NES carts (not ROMs)
There’s no shortage of handheld gaming devices capable of running Nintendo games… but most of them do that thanks to an emulator and ROMs that you download from shady areas of the internet. I mean, theoretically it’s possible to rip games you own from the original NES game cartridges, but it’s not exactly easy to […]
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Nintendo NES Classic Edition mini console is discontinued
Nintendo’s Switch game console is generating a lot of buzz this year, but last year the company launched another hot product: the NES Classic Edition. The tiny game console looked like the original Nintendo Entertainment System from the 90s, but it was small enough to hold in one hand, sold for just $60 and came […]
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This DIY mini NES is way cooler than Nintendo’s (but a lot harder to set up)
This November Nintendo will ship the $60 NES Classic Edition. It’s a tiny replica of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System game console that comes with 30 games pre-loaded… and no way to add or remove any of those games. Meanwhile, folks have been building their own NES Classic-style devices for years by putting a Raspberry Pi […]
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Nintendo NES Classic Edition is a $60 retro console coming in November
Nintendo’s working on a next-gen came console that’s expected to launch in 2017. But it turns out that the upcoming Nintendo NX isn’t the next game console from the company. This fall Nintendo is bringing back the Nintendo Entertainment System. Sort of. The NES Classic Edition is a miniature replica of the original console, but it’s designed […]
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Handmade NES controller case for netbooks is just plain awesome
Looking for a netbook case with a little Geek Chic flavor? Check out the awesome handmade NES controller pouch Geeky Gadgets discovered on Etsy. The cases are made by seller SplashingKoi, and they’re 8 bits of old-school gaming goodness. At $49.99, it’s a steal of a deal for a unique, hand-crafted portable pouch. Now, I […]
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How to turn an NES into an NVIDIA ION powered nettop
Sure, you could pick up a cheap nettop with NVIDIA ION graphics from Acer, Lenovo, Asus, Zotac, FunTwist, or any other number of companies. But what fun is that when you can build your own and put it inside an old Nintendo Entertainment System? That’s exactly what YouTube user Drumboog is doing. It’s still a […]