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Is KinHank’s Handheld The Best CM3 Machine Yet?

The Compute Module 3 (or CM3) is a shrunk down version of the Raspberry Pi3 designed for use in industrial and commercial appliances. Its small form factor is the perfect candidate for a handheld....

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The RG350 May Have A More Powerful Competitor Soon

The release of TonyJih’s RG350 is apparently right around the corner, with some rumours suggesting that we’ll see listings go up on AliExpress at the end of this month. But if the manufacturers of the...

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The PocketGo Just Got A Whole Lot Better

In my review of the PocketGo the main drawback with the device was linked to a problem which should have been spotted during R&D. The firmware was only capable of driving the LCD at 30hz, meaning...

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New PocketGo In The Works?

For the Chinese market, the PocketGo goes by the name Miyoo. It’s the same device albeit with a grey shell colour and different branding on the screen lens. The team behind Miyoo (aka BittBoy and...

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RG350 Now Available at AliExpress!

This is it folks, the RG350 production units are finally available here and here. However you feel about that d-pad placement, there’s no denying that this device looks impressive – with many firsts...

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The RG300 Gets The IPS Screen That It Deserves

In my review of the RG300 I was mildly critical of the TFT panel that they used. For a JZ4760B handheld it was perfect in almost every way apart from the lack lustre screen. A few weeks later there...

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Obscure Handhelds Update Q3 2019

I thought it might be useful to give a rundown of what’s happening currently. What’s available, what’s coming soon, what’s never coming out etc. Let’s start with…. Never coming out The RetroPlus. It...

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Check Out Taki’s Review of the GKD350H

Unless you’re living in China you can’t easily get a hold of the GKD350H yet, but Taki Udon has put together an all round excellent review of one that he managed to get hold of. This thing will...

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Analogue Pocket – The Game Boy To End Them All?

Analogue have been around since about 2012, they’re a company that specialise in re-creating classic consoles from scratch with the use of FPGAs instead of emulation. Their claim is that their...

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RG350 Review – The Best Open Source Handheld Under $90?

The RG350 is out in the wild! I’ve had my unit for a couple of weeks now and it’s time to share some thoughts on the device. Is it all it’s cracked up to be? 2018 and early 2019 saw a tonne of...

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The Z-Pocket Game (aka ZPG) is an Upcoming Android Handheld

There’s a channel on YouTube called TigerPlay TV and they’ve been teasing videos of a new handheld called the ZPG over the past couple of weeks. The ZPG (or Z-Pocket Game) looks to be running a...

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Digi RetroBoy Finally Finds Its Way To AliExpress

In my previous review of the Digi RetroBoy I remarked on the fact that it was only a very select few retailers that were selling this thing. Well, as is always the case – it finally ended up on...

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New PocketGo pre-orders go live

If you’re one of the ones that couldn’t get over the weird control layout of the RG350 then the New PocketGo might be your thing. It has the same JZ4770 processor so you can expect decent SNES and PS1...

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The Super Retro Handheld – Drama! (Update – Don’t buy current units on...

For a handheld with such a boring name, it has sure created some drama. If you’ve not seen the Super Retro Handheld yet, it’s a portrait mode device oriented towards arcade emulation. If you’ve ever...

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