M21 Hands On: Copycat With Some Fun Additions

M21 Hands On: Copycat With Some Fun Additions

SJGAM seems to be a company whose ambitions to break away from the shackles of e-waste are matched only by their reluctance to shed what has to be the worst electronics company name in history. Every time I find myself writing about one of their devices, I have to go...
CB408 Hands-on: Trick? Or a Tinkerer’s treat?

CB408 Hands-on: Trick? Or a Tinkerer’s treat?

Time for another mystery device pulled from trolling along the waters of AliExpress. This new independent handheld dubbed the CB408, is from Smart Pocket Max, a relative unknown in the arena for now. With its release totally overshadowed by the constant flood of...
CRKD Neo S Review: Hitting the Mark

CRKD Neo S Review: Hitting the Mark

Hot off their success with the Nitro Deck, CRKD is back with a new collection of controller offerings. The Neo S POPeArt series was released in April 2024 and hopes to stand out from the pack with their unique design in the modern space, and a variety of art designs...
Multiplicity of Deception: R36 Clones Flood Market

Multiplicity of Deception: R36 Clones Flood Market

Fresh off the heels of the MagicX processor scandal, another controversy has hit our once peaceful tinkering community: Sellers on AliExpress, some with trusted community track records, are selling K36 clone internals masked as genuine (if there is such a thing) R36S...
My Plea to Powkiddy: A New RGB30

My Plea to Powkiddy: A New RGB30

As the river of handheld releases continues to flood our consumerist minds, it’s important to not just focus on the hype of the moment, but the handhelds that have stood up and made a name for themselves in the crowded pack. The Powkiddy RGB30 is barely a year...