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Asterisk is a tiny game system that lets you play Tetris anytime

Modern gaming handhelds range from Game Boy clones to full-fledged computers capable of running PC games. Asterisk is something different. It’s a tiny handheld with a 0.91 inch display, four buttons, and one game: a “falling-block puzzle game,” that’s basically Tetris. The little game system is available from Tindie for $20. Astrisk measures just 4cm […]

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Netflix Hack Day projects include VR experience, phone-as-headphones projects

Netflix Hack Days are opportunities for developers at the video streaming service to come up with some new ways to interact with Netflix. Some previous projects have included a hack to run Netflix on a Nintendo Entertainment System and another to limit bandwidth usage over 3G networks. Now Netflix is showing off a few projects from […]

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Play Tetris on this credit card size gaming device

The Tetris MicroCard is a tiny gaming device that’s the size of a small stack of credit cards. Despite its compact profile, the Testris MicroCard has an actual D-pad and action buttons. Although it comes outfitted with an officially licensed version of Tetris, the tiny console is fully programmable with Arduino. The Tetris MicroCard is available […]