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    PiBoy DMG - Finally a well-built, affordable RPi4 handheld

    $90 for the basic kit, $120 for the full kit including battery and fan, or $180 fully assembled with a 2GB RPi4. Available for preorder now, with shipping scheduled for next month. Experimental Pi site
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    Popcorn Pocket PC - A Linux handheld terminal

    Just found this posting over on the PocketCHIP subreddit. Apparently some former employees of the now-defunct Next Thing Computing have started their own SBC/handheld company called Popcorn. They seem to be working along the same lines as Next Thing, with a couple of CHIP-compatible boards in...
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    System76 launches high-end Linux laptops with fully open source firmware

    Not really handheld gaming related, but I thought this might be of interest to some of the folks here. Premium Linux system builder System76 has finally unveiled their fancy-pants laptops with "coreboot" - a fully open-source minimal firmware that replaces the traditional BIOS/UEFI. They're...
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    Miss the GCW Zero? The RetroGame RG350 is the modern equivalent

    "Retro handhelds" with aged MIPS chips are basically a dime a dozen these days. There have been at least 10 released by Chinese shops under various names in the last year in a variety of shapes and sizes. They're all in the same price range, largely interchangeable, and none really stand out...
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    Bittboy Pocket-Go - yet another mini retro handheld

    If you were cool with the Bittboy's antiquated ARM9 SoC but weren't a fan of the squashed-gameboy form factor, retromini is now accepting preorders for a smaller, landscape-layout device from the Bittboy team. Sporting an allwinner F1C100S with a whopping 32MB of DDR1 RAM, the pocket-go can...
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    RetroFlag GPi Case - A 'GBZero' that isn't janky

    Modding an OG gameboy to house a Raspberry Pi Zero (or CM3) has been a thing for a while. Unfortunately it's always been a pricey proposition, requires more than a little electronic and physical modification, and the quality of the finished product can vary wildly depending on your skill level...
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    Chinese-made gameboy 3 on ebay - does anybody have one?

    People have been sticking Raspberry Pi zeros into gameboy shells for a while. There are custom PCBs that make the process a bit easier, but it still requires more than a little work - especially if you want additional buttons. Lately I've been seeing pre-made gameboy mods using a raspberry pi...
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    MiSTer Project - Open Source Multi-Emulator on FPGA

    Just found this project today. I know there's nothing here a RPi can't do (and a lot more that a RPi can that this can't), but there's something very satisfying about the speed, accuracy, and lack of lag that FPGA emulators provide. This project is still in early stages, but the dev(s?) have...
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    Handmade 01 - Tiny gaming handheld project in progress

    Steward Fu, the Chinese programmer/tinkerer who has been porting dingux and emulators to the RS97, has also been working on an ambitious hardware project. Based around the 1GHz cortex-A8 AM3358 chip, this project promises to pack a heck of a lot of power into a roughly 2.75" x 3" device...
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    Coolboy/Retrogame RS-97 - Spiritual successor to the Dingoo A320

    I first saw this device mentioned on another thread here a while ago, and I'm surprised it didn't have its own thread yet. Packing an upgraded (but still rather old) MIPS SoC and able to run a community-developed version of gmenu2x, the RS-97 more or less picks up where the long-discontinued...
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    Gameshell - Modular, "open", gaming handheld (kickstarter)

    This is an interesting take on the whole gameboy-zero modding thing. Instead of hacking up an old gameboy, this is a complete system (roughly the size and shape of an original gameboy) that can be assembled without tools. The case, display, motherboard, battery, controller, and speakers are...
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    Snail Mobile i7 Gaming Phone May Actually Make it to Western Markets

    If you're in the market for an absurdly-large android phone with built-in gaming controls, you may soon be in luck. China's Snail Mobile has plans to sell its upcoming 6" gaming phablet outside of Asia. I wouldn't hold my breath for these to be offered free-on-contract from Verizon or Sprint...
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    PSP Big Battery Mod

    I dug up my PSP a couple days ago and was disappointed that the battery was pretty much shot. Not wanting to dish out for a proper Sony battery, and having had awful luck with chinese knockoffs, I decided to modify the case to accept a much bigger LiPo cell. Unfortunately, I didn't think to...
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    Chromecast Audio - Sonos for 1/10th the price?

    Everybody I know who has sonos speakers in their house loves them.  But with even the tiny play1 costing $200, and the larger units that can actually fill a room costing $500+, I couldn't justify the price to outfit my whole house with them.  Instead, I've been investigating DIY alternatives for...
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    Building a cheaper handheld (moved from the pyra cost thread)

    Moving this discussion from here.   Klapse: Assuming the donor phone has OTG, additional SD slots (and whatever else you want) are easily added by way of a hub controller on the lower PCB. Grench: I think you're overestimating the size of a smartphone mainboard.  See ifixit's teardown of the...
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    Best Museum Ever

    I've been spending the holidays at Lake Winnipesaukee with my family. Today I drove around the lake to Funspot, home of the world's largest arcade and the American Classic Arcade Museum. I usually enjoy museums of all types, but this one takes the cake. They have over 250 classic arcade games...
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    Wiz Info Links

    Links To Wiz Information And Resources Official GPH website Wiz Wiki Wiz File Archive Please suggest any other useful links that should be added.
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    The Discussion HyperCube - Now in 4D!

    Let the trolling commence.
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    The Pandora Information Index

    The Pandora Information Index or: "Everything you wanted to know about the Pandora, but were too lazy to search for" or: "How I learned to stop being a noob and love the bomb" General Information OpenPandora.org - The official English website for the Pandora project. Be sure to check the...
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    Forum Transition Discussion

    Please join the discussion here: www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showtopic=47634 Breaking news! Hando speaks! Read all about it here: www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=47634&view=findpost&p=723617 EDIT by EvilDragon: Let hando have your next drink...
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