The Digi RetroBoy GBA is either a clone of the K101 hardware (a clone of a clone?) or it is the same hardware. Either way, the important thing to note is that this is not a GBA emulator. It runs GBA games natively through reverse engineered hardware. It is the work of the K-Team in 2011 that attained this feat of engineering, and is what brought us the original Revo K101 and K101+ too.
RetroMini 2.0 vs RetroMini Shell
Now that we know the RetroPlus (aka RetroMini 2.0) will be sharing the same shell as the cheapo Famiclone RetroMax, I thought it’d be an idea to compare it to the original RetroMini and see how they differ. The new shell is better than that of the OG RetroMini in every aspect. A larger 3.0″ …
The RetroMax is a Stop Gap – RetroPlus Coming Soon
Nobody panic! The RetroMax is not the successor to the RetroMini after all.
The RetroMini 2 aka RetroMax – Don’t get too excited
7 months ago a thread on reddit started by the “creator” of the RetroMini promised us a follow up device with improvements in almost every area.
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The Little Dragon King (LDK)
Things are finally changing, it seems. The New Bittboy and the LDK are both shipping directly from China with OpenDingux/RetroFW pre-installed on them. Thanks in part to the commitment of Chinese developers Steward-Fu and Tony-jih, it seems that we might be at the brink of a new era.
Baidu Comes Alive With Talk Of Powerful Open Source Handheld
It’s been mere weeks since Xiaolong Wang released the LDK Game, a Linux based JZ4760B handheld running OpenDingux. But the same designer is now talking of a sequel, and this time he’s set his sights on some more powerful hardware.
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The Powkiddy X18 Is Another Clamshell Android Handheld
GPD haven’t had much competition when it comes to clamshell handhelds. Over the past few years they’ve done an excellent job of cornering the market with high quality devices spanning most niches from Android gaming and Windows gaming to general computing and even IT support with the upcoming GPD Micro.
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New Open Source ‘LDK’ Handheld Appears From Xiaolong Wang (Now Available For $59.99)
The Tieba Baidu forums have come alive with talk of a new machine from a new China manufacturer this week.
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The New Bittboy
The original Bittboy was released in Summer last year, it was a simple machine with a bunch of built in NES games. The only thing that really made it stand out from the mountains of other NES clones was the nice form factor and good screen. Aside from that is was a generic device with …
A Couple Of New DIY Style Raspberry Pi Handhelds From China
Pix Portable aka Gameberry Retropie The Pix Portable aka Gameberry Retropie (take your pick) is available on Aliexpress and comes in four price tiers depending on what exactly you want. For most people the choice will be the kit, which requires a little home soldering and some assembly. It comprises of a perspex shell and …
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