Anyone who keeps a regular eye on gadget blogs will know the idol-worthy name of Ben Heck. He’s the master modder who’s managed to make a portable version of almost every popular games machine in ...

Ben Heck has been at it again, this time taking a Commodore 64 and transforming it into a laptop that "looked exactly like a computer from the early 80's, yet in a new form." As well as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. I experienced some Commodore 64 synchronicity this week. Earlier ...

It's hard to deny the popularity of Nintendo's retro mini systems. After all, demand far outstripped supply for the mini version of the original console, and the same is expected to happen for today's ...

Nintendo is clearly on to something with its miniature console remakes. Now on its second iteration and as popular as ever, Nintendo's tiny replicas are inspiring a whole new breed of retro consoles ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marco Chiappetta is a technologist who covers semiconductors and AI. For many long-time computer geeks like me, though, today’s ...

If you've ever played with an original 8-bit computer—a Commodore, an Atari 400/800, or anything else of that vintage—you already know that getting clean video output can be a terrific struggle. These ...

If you weren’t one of the lucky few who were able to sate their retro console lust with an SNES Classic Edition — Nintendo, why hast thou forsaken us with such short supply?! — don’t fret quite yet.

Classic home computer the Commodore 64 is staging a comeback - this time as a fully-licensed "mini" version. More like this CES 2026: Qualcomm Announces Its Snapdragon X2 Plus and X2 Elite Chips for ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook With the SNES Classic release this week, and the NES Classic hitting the shelves earlier this year ...

The Commodore 64 Mini is coming out on October 9. The plug-and-play version of the classic PC system is 50 percent smaller than the original. It comes with 64 built-in games (hooray for branding) and ...