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Retroid Pocket Nova pre-orders open soon, but you’ll have to wait for shipping (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-26 | tags: retroid pocket nova, android gaming handheld, pre-order

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TRIMUI just gave users a big reason to think about Retroid and AYANEO’s handhelds (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-26 | tags: trimui, brick hammer pro u, retroid

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Retroid's Pocket Nova is a very capable 4:3 handheld that costs $229 (engadget.com)

2026-06-25 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: retroid, pocket nova, qualcomm qcs8550

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Here’s a bunch of Prime Day deals on keyboards, mice, and other peripherals we like (theverge.com)

2026-06-25 | by Nathan Edwards | tags: 8bitdo, prime day, retro87

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Here’s how much TRIMUI’s Game Boy-style Hammer Pro U will cost (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-25 | tags: trimui, brick hammer pro u, handheld gaming

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Retroid Pocket Nova launched, and it’s a compact powerhouse for under $250 (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-25 | tags: retroid pocket nova, android handheld, qcs8550 chipset

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This new launcher makes your Android phone look like a Nintendo DS (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-25 | tags: nintendo ds, android launcher, retrododo

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How Adidas tapped into motorcycle culture to create Messi’s retro iridescent World Cup cleats (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-24 | tags: adidas, messi, world cup

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Retroid Pocket Nova chip revealed: This handheld is basically a Galaxy S23 Ultra (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-24 | tags: retroid, pocket nova, qcs8850

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Retroid Pocket Nova screen, design revealed: One for the classic gamers (Update) (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-23 | get Retroid Pocket Nova Screen Protector → | tags: retroid pocket nova, oled screen, handheld console

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This Sega Saturn emulator just got a big speed bump and dozens of fixes (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-23 | get RetroPie Sega Saturn Emulator → | tags: sega saturn, ymir emulator, strikex3

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This new emulator frontend brings back the nostalgia of cartridges and game discs (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-23 | get RetroPie Raspberry Pi Kit → | tags: socket, godot, ayn thor

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Retroid Pocket Nova screen, design revealed: One for the classic gamers (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-23 | get Retroid Pocket Nova Screen Protector → | tags: retroid pocket nova, oled screen, retroid

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Five monitors on a Commodore 128 [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Commodore 128 Multi-Display Adapter → | tags: commodore 128, monitors, video

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Retroid’s next handheld could target classic gaming purists with its 4:3 OLED (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-22 | get Retroid Pocket 3 → | tags: retroid, pocket nova, oled

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Anbernic’s next Android handheld has strong Nintendo Switch Lite vibes (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-18 | get Anbernic RG552 Gaming Console → | tags: anbernic, rg55g1, android

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Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-16 | get Flip Phone Blocker → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, commodore 64

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This free Android app brings all your emulated games under a single console-style roof (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-16 | get RetroArch Emulator Kit → | tags: emulation, android gaming, anbernic

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Commander Keen Games (free book) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get Commander Keen Classic PC Game → | tags: commander keen, id software, video games

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Game Engine White Papers Commander Keen (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | tags: commander keen, game engine, white papers

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Computer History Museum recalls ‘astonishing’ retro haul recovered from abandoned German warehouse — over 2,000 artifacts spanning the 1930s to 1980s required seven tractor-trailers after a WWII bomb scare (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-14 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage Computer Museum Model → | tags: computer history museum, castrop-rauxel, wwii bomb

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Echo Isle is a pint-sized adventure inspired by classic Zelda (theverge.com)

2026-06-13 | by Jay Peters | get Zelda-inspired Adventure Puzzle Game → | tags: zelda, echo isle, nintendo

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RetroPad is a ‘full-feature-parity version of Notepad from XP’ in just 2,749 bytes — x86 assembly coded apps comes from Windows legend Dave W Plummer (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-07 | by Mark Tyson | get RetroPad Notepad Emulator → | tags: added, feature, notepad

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These iconic Android gaming handhelds will soon get Android 16-based LineageOS (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-03 | get LineageOS for Gaming Handheld → | tags: android 16, lineageos, ayn

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Loading Sega Games Off a Vinyl Record [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | get Sega Genesis Mini → | tags: sega, vinyl record, gaming

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Sellers circumvent Lenovo’s retro handheld ban with cheap wholesale storefronts — $41 gray-market G02 units pop up on Alibaba following initial storefront purge, systems were pulled from sale amid copyright drama and regional restrictions (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-30 | by Zhiye Liu | get Retro Handheld Gaming Console → | tags: lenovo, g02, alibaba

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Anbernic's retro gaming handhelds are quietly losing RAM capacity and being downgraded to older LPDDR3 memory — company says 1GB capacity is still the standard, 512MB models 'an unexpected error' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-29 | by Zhiye Liu | get Anbernic Retro Gaming Console → | tags: anbernic, rg34xxsp, lpddr3

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Ambernic's retro gaming handhelds are quietly losing RAM capacity and being downgraded to older LPDDR3 memory — company says 1GB capacity is still the standard, 512MB models 'an unexpected error' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-29 | by Zhiye Liu | get Ambernic Retro Gaming Console → | tags: anbernic, rg34xxsp, lpddr3

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Asus ROG Crosshair 2006 motherboard review: 20 years of ROG (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-28 | by Joe Shields | get ASUS ROG Crosshair Motherboard → | tags: asus rog crosshair, republic of gamers, motherboard

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What It Takes to Preserve Floppy Disks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-28 | by Gwendolyn Rak | get Floppy Disk Data Recovery Kit → | tags: floppy disks, data preservation, cambridge university