Nitro Deck 2 Controller Fits Switch 2, OG, and OLED in One Shell
The first Nitro Deck and similar shells made the Nintendo Switch feel more like a proper controller, but they were still mostly one-trick grips that…
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NES-inspired 8BitDo Retro Cube 2 Has a D-Pad for Volume and Playback
Most small Bluetooth speakers are generic cylinders or bricks that sit somewhere on a desk and do not really belong to the rest of the…
Anicorn x PlayStation’s $780 Mechanical Watch Is The Wildest 30th Anniversary Flex Yet
Anicorn and Sony just dropped a fully mechanical PlayStation watch, and the fact that it exists at all feels like a minor miracle in a…
Snake-Shaped Razer Boomslang Mouse Returns 20 Years Later With 45K DPI
At the end of the 1990s, when most PC mice were beige, ball-based, and capped at a few hundred DPI, the original Razer Boomslang showed…
AYANEO Pocket PLAY Brings Back the Slider Phone, Now With D-Pad
AYANEO is known for gaming handheld devices that run Windows and, sometimes, Android, but not phones. Most gaming phones still feel like regular slabs with…
Remember Need For Speed? Someone built a real-life Mini Map from the game to use in your car
The mini map has been a staple of racing and open-world games for decades, teaching us to navigate virtual cities with quick glances at a…
The 8BitDo 64 controller just got an iMac G3 inspired makeover in 8 new colors
Remember when technology came in flavors instead of just space gray and black? 8BitDo certainly does, and the company is channeling serious late-90s energy with…
This Car Key Fob Doubles as a Retro Gaming Console
Remember the pure, unfiltered joy of steering a remote-control car around your living room as a kid? That magical feeling of control, the anticipation as…
AYANEO Just Built a 115Wh Strix Halo Handheld and Killed Portability
Gaming handhelds are supposed to fit in your hands, but AMD’s new Strix Halo processors generate serious heat and drain batteries faster than you can…
This $200 Nintendo 64 Can Play Your Old Cartridges in 4K With Zero Lag
Palmer Luckey’s gaming company just dropped the M64, and honestly, I’m torn about the whole thing. The guy’s built actual VR headsets that changed gaming,…
Nike Air Max 90 turned into fully playable SNES console is the ultimate retro-modern mashup
Sneaker culture and gaming go a long way back, good enough reason we’ve seen many interesting collaborations that signify the retro-modern charm of reliving the…
Level up your feet with the new Xbox Classic Controller Clogs
Xbox and Crocs have found an unexpected sweet spot between gaming culture and lifestyle fashion, creating a collaboration that feels both humorous and oddly fitting….
GBA SP With DeWALT Battery Will Outlast the Apocalypse
Handheld gamers obsess over battery life like it’s a matter of survival. We swap cells, carry backup chargers, and baby old consoles through one more…
Echo Aviation Controller mimics realism of flying planes with a full set of flight controls
Gaming has come a long way from the nostalgic gamepads to the current wireless controllers with haptic feedback that mimic the vibration of game input…
The Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost Gamer: Translating Arcade Culture Into Automotive Craft
The Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost Gamer transforms vintage arcade aesthetics into automotive craft. This one-off commission features hand-painted 8-bit aliens across the coachline, arcade-themed interior…
Ayaneo Pocket VERT reimagines Game Boy form factor with a touchpad and long-lasting 6,000mAh battery
In the rapidly evolving landscape of handheld gaming, Ayaneo continues to stand apart by treating portability as an experience rather than a specification. Its newest…