One of the big questions surrounding x86 handhelds was whether other big players would join the mix. Valve kicked things off with the Steam Deck, with ASUS and Lenovo following suit. Then, MSI joined the fray with the Claw, and now Acer is getting involved as the...
After being pretty quiet for the majority of the year, Retroid is turning up the heat as August comes to a close. A week after teasing and announcing the Pocket Mini, the Retroid Pocket 5 is now being shown off. Across social media, the official Retroid accounts...
We weren’t sure if the rumors were real, but it turns out that Retroid did have something new to announce. A couple of days after Bilibili screenshots surfaced suggesting a teaser was on the way, it’s officially arrived as the Retroid Pocket Mini makes its...
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...
Welcome to the latest edition of Retro Handhelds Weekly. This week saw a bunch of news in both 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,...
As the year has rolled on, we’ve seen the retro handheld space explode with a bunch of great options. However, Powkiddy has opted for a unique approach, releasing devices at what feels like a snail’s pace. It’s been a couple of months since the V10...
