Hasta La Gadget!

Woodgrain. There was a time when all of our coolest gadgets (and station wagons) were covered in this fake veneer. I for one, think it looks awesome and wish everything from our phones to our computers was still covered in the stuff. Sadly, no gadget maker seems to appreciate this look today, but the creator of this handheld RetroPie Atari 2600 console does.

This is what Atari’s Game Boy would have looked like had they released such a thing.

Modder Christian (“TheF00”) Doran’s  handheld looks appropriately retro in black and woodgrain. Inside, it packs a Pi Zero micro computer running RetroPie so it can play lots of emulated games. I’m not gonna lie; I just love the classic design of this thing. It’s simple and elegant. The body is black plastic, with red buttons and a D-pad for controls. The vinyl woodgrain applique around the screen completes the aesthetic. It makes me feel all warm and nostalgic. I may need to play some old games today like Space Invaders or Asteroids.

If you want to print your own so you can have one, you can find the files for the 3D-printed case on Thingiverse, and the creator of this handheld has also provided a basic guide to sourcing the other parts. It’s all easy to find stuff that’s available on eBay and other places online.

[via Hackaday]

Now that the holidays are over and most of the big sales have concluded, the games industry should be entering a slow phase. Even though the preceding months were packed to the brim with new game releases, there aren’t going to be a ton of launches to kick off 2019. There will be a few notable releases here and there, … Continue reading

Many were understandably hyped up about the Essential Phone. After all it is a phone made by a company founded by one of Android’s creators, so who better to create an Android phone than one of its original creators, right? Unfortunately the device did leave much to be desired and apparently cancelled the development of its second phone.

Unfortunately for those who are still hoping to get their hands on the Essential Phone, you’d be out of luck because the handset is no longer available for purchase via Essential’s website. According to the company who emailed a statement to 9to5Google, they have confirmed that the handset has been effectively discontinued.

According to the statement, it reads, “We are sold out of Essential Phone on essential.com and won’t be adding any new inventory. We are now hard at work on our next mobile product and will continue to sell accessories and provide speedy software updates and customer support to our existing community.”

Note that the discontinuation should not be confused with the company shutting down, which is something that looked like it was happening following a 30% cut of its staff. If the statement is accurate, it sounds like Essential might have a new device in the works that we will hopefully learn more about come 2019.

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Woodgrain. There was a time when all of our coolest gadgets (and station wagons) were covered in this fake veneer. I for one, think it looks awesome and wish everything from our phones to our computers was still covered in the stuff. Sadly, no gadget maker seems to appreciate this look today, but the creator of this handheld RetroPie Atari 2600 console does.

This is what Atari’s Game Boy would have looked like had they released such a thing.

Modder Christian (“TheF00”) Doran’s  handheld looks appropriately retro in black and woodgrain. Inside, it packs a Pi Zero micro computer running RetroPie so it can play lots of emulated games. I’m not gonna lie; I just love the classic design of this thing. It’s simple and elegant. The body is black plastic, with red buttons and a D-pad for controls. The vinyl woodgrain applique around the screen completes the aesthetic. It makes me feel all warm and nostalgic. I may need to play some old games today like Space Invaders or Asteroids.

If you want to print your own so you can have one, you can find the files for the 3D-printed case on Thingiverse, and the creator of this handheld has also provided a basic guide to sourcing the other parts. It’s all easy to find stuff that’s available on eBay and other places online.

[via Hackaday]

The announcement from Xiaomi looks pretty cut and dry. They’ve placed the brand name “Redmi” at the top of the page with shadows of 4800 (aka 48 megapixels). They’ve essentially suggested that their next press conference would reveal the next generation in Redmi devices – or another Redmi Pro – very, very soon. And it’ll be so colorful, too! It’s … Continue reading