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Smach Z handheld gaming PC inches closer to reality (gameplay videos)

02/08/2019 at 2:27 PM by Brad Linder 13 Comments

The Smach Z handheld gaming PC is a few years overdue at this point… but it’s starting to look like like this might actually be the year you might actually be able to buy one. After promising a few months ago that mass production would begin in early 2019, the folks at Smach have started […]

Smach Z handheld gaming PC to begin mass production in early 2019

11/15/2018 at 10:42 AM by Brad Linder 14 Comments

The Smach Z is a handheld gaming PC that’s been under development in one form or another since 2014, when it was little more than a concept device called the SteamBoy. Now it’s looking like the folks at Smach are almost ready to ship the system. The company has released a set of promotional videos […]

Lilbits 338: Multi-factor security

09/24/2018 at 6:02 PM by Brad Linder 10 Comments

You may already be using multi-factor authentication to login to some devices or services. Your bank may send you a text message with a security code when you attempt to login to its website. I use a smartphone app that gives me a code to use when logging into Google, LastPass, or a handful of […]

Smach Z handheld gaming PC pre-orders open March 15th for $629 and up

03/01/2018 at 8:32 PM by Brad Linder 24 Comments

The Smach Z is a handheld gaming PC that’s been under development for years. But the specs were recently finalized and the Smach team is showing off a (non-working) prototype at Embedded World this week. Now the company has announced that it’ll begin taking pre-orders for the Smach Z on March 15th, offering a 10 […]

Smach Z alpha handheld gaming PC makes its debut (but it’s not playable yet)

02/27/2018 at 11:21 AM by Brad Linder 51 Comments

So there’s good news and bad news for folks who’ve been following the development of the Smach Z handheld gaming PC for the past four years. The good news is that, as promised, Smach is showing off an alpha prototype at Embedded World this week. The bad news is that it’s a non-working prototype. The […]

Smach Z handheld gaming PC specs finalized: Ryzen V1605B, up to 8GB RAM

02/22/2018 at 1:13 PM by Brad Linder 49 Comments

The Smach Z is a handheld gaming PC that’s been under development in one way or another since the developer released the first rendered images of a so-called “SteamBoy” handheld game system in 2014. Now Smach CEO Daniel Fernandez is getting ready to bring the Smach Z to market, hopefully in 2018. This week we […]

Smach Z handheld gaming PC to feature AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 processor

02/21/2018 at 7:22 PM by Brad Linder 35 Comments

The Smach Z is a handheld PC designed for gaming, which has been under development for years, but it’s finally expected to ship in 2018. Recently we got an early look at the motherboard and case designs. And now Smach and AMD have announced the system will be powered by the upcoming Ryzen Embedded V1000 […]

Smach Z handheld gaming PC might actually ship one day (Leaks show signs of life)

02/15/2018 at 7:47 PM by Brad Linder 36 Comments

It’s been almost 4 years since the first concept pictures for a handheld gaming PC called the SteamBoy were released. A year later the developers changed the name to Smach Zero… and then changed it again to the Smach Z and launched a crowdfunding campaign at the end of 2015. A few days later the […]

Smach Z handheld gaming PC hits another (big) snag

06/26/2017 at 2:11 PM by Brad Linder 11 Comments

Want a handheld computer that can run PC games? Then you should probably look at the GPD Win… because it’s looking more and more likely that the Smach Z is never going to ship. First unveiled as a concept called the SteamBoy in 2014, the Smach Z is supposed to be a handheld device with […]

Smach Z handheld gaming PC returns to Kickstarter for another try

10/19/2016 at 9:50 AM by Brad Linder 20 Comments

Love handheld gaming, but wish you could play full-fledged PC games rather than smartphone titles or games made for a Nintendo DS? The Smach Z is a handheld game system that is a full-fledged PC. It looks a bit like a PlayStation Vita, but the Smach Z runs Windows 10 or Linux, has a 6 inch, full […]



Smach Z handheld gaming PC coming to Kickstarter (again)

07/31/2016 at 9:31 AM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

It’s been more than half a year since the team behind the Smach Z handheld gaming computer launched a Kickstarter campaign… and then canceled it two days later. Now they’re ready to try again. This time they’ve got a prototype, outside investors, more details about the hardware they’re using, and some thoughts about stretch goals […]

Smach Z handheld gaming PC put on hold

12/17/2015 at 10:45 AM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

Just days after launching a Kickstarter campaign to build a handheld gaming PC running Steam OS software, the developers of the Smach Z have decided to put the project on hold. The current crowdfunding campaign has been canceled while the team reevaluates its hardware and funding options. In an update on the Kickstarter page, the […]

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