by Ban | Jan 10, 2026 | Features
How many times do you look at a handheld and think to yourself “man this would be so much better if it was vertical.” Or maybe you’ve looked at an 8BitDo Lite and thought “put THAT on a handheld”. If either of these thoughts have passed through your mind I recommend...
by andrew | Jan 9, 2026 | Features, News
Man, what a week. While a lot of the gaming handheld industry is kind of slowing down as we await what’s next, there was a lot more at CES 2026 than I expected. The team covered a few of the major announcements from the past week, but here are a few more of our...
by Ban | Jan 7, 2026 | Features, Reviews
For most of the year, Mini PCs have been coming out with more RAM, more storage, and more power for your setup. However, as we’re closing in on the end of 2025, RAM shortages, SSD price increases, and GPU availability drying up for the wills of our AI Overlords means...
by Jim Gray | Jan 6, 2026 | Features
The DSpi is a cleverly named, fully 3D‑printable, dual‑screen Linux handheld built around the Raspberry Pi CM5, and pitched as a DS‑focused emulation machine with enough hardware headroom to do a lot more. Creator borpendy describes it as a dual‑screen handheld...
by andrew | Jan 5, 2026 | Features, News
Welcome to the latest edition of Retro Handhelds Weekly. This week, we saw a bunch of news in the world of hardware and software. Our writing team continues to be on an absolute tear, and there’s even a surprise or two sprinkled in! So sit back, grab a cup of coffee,...
by Jim Gray | Jan 5, 2026 | Features
In 1993, Pioneer noticed that CD-based systems were becoming popular, and concluded that the real future of entertainment was not cartridges or CDs but LaserDiscs the size of manhole covers. That meant the LaserActive, which tried to combine premium quality home...
