AYANEO Promises To Do Better

AYANEO Promises To Do Better

On a Reddit post over on r/ayaneo, Arthur Zhang, the CEO of AYANEO, has responded to the recent concerns expressed by the retro handheld community with promises and detailed plans for the company to improve in 2026. The Response On a post in the AYANEO Discord,...
AYN Sending Bag to Thor and Odin 3 Backers

AYN Sending Bag to Thor and Odin 3 Backers

Some members of the retro handheld community have been receiving an unexpected package from AYN. Turns out, those who bought both the AYN Thor and AYN Odin 3 from AYN have been sent branded sling bags from AYN, something that was teased during the Odin 3 IndieGoGo...
MagicX One 35 First Impressions

MagicX One 35 First Impressions

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...
AceMagic M1 Review: CPU Power Isn’t Everything

AceMagic M1 Review: CPU Power Isn’t Everything

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...
DSpi Turns A Raspberry Pi Into A DIY DS

DSpi Turns A Raspberry Pi Into A DIY DS

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...