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Retroid Pocket Nova plays old time classics and demanding titles with the same level of immersion

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The handheld gaming arena is slowly getting saturated with tons of options for gamers with specific sets of needs. That has changed the balance of hardware on offer and the corresponding prices, which have become ever more competitive. Retroid is one of the strong contenders in this keenly contested arena, and their next handheld has been all the rage in the last few weeks.

Following a stint of leaks and rumors around the probable specifications of the handheld, the Chinese OEM has finally announced the latest gaming handheld that’s powered by an SoC similar to the one on the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The portable gaming console is directly pitted against the Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2 (Limited Edition, 110 units sold out in all configurations and colors) and the Anbernic RG 55G1, both released just a few days ago.

Designer: Retroid

This 4.5-inch AMOLED screen (4:3 screen resolution) handheld operating at a peak 120Hz refresh rate is ideal for playing retro titles from the early 2000s, like the ones from the PS2 and GameCube libraries. Powered by the Qualcomm QCS8550 chip mated to an Adreno 740 GPU (clocking at 680MHz) which is equivalent to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor on the flagships of 2023, sans the cellular modem. Just in case the handheld doesn’t get hot and drop off in performance, there is an advanced active cooling system in the mix.

Weighing under nine ounces, the gaming machine comes with a 5,000mAh battery and the ability to fast charge via a USB-C port. The maker is claiming a play time of around eight hours on the fly, which should get you through a day’s gaming spree without having to recharge again. The base version of the device comes in an 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage configuration, while the 12GB RAM paired with 256GB storage variant is well suited for gamers who don’t mind spending a few extra dollars. If you want even beefier storage, expansion via the microSD slot is also an option.

Connectivity of the handheld for OTA updates is taken care of by the WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 modules, which should be less power-consuming. In the hands-on video of the engineering prototype, we can clearly see the handheld with a highly flexible DPAD and 3D Hall effect joysticks. The handheld will be compatible with a second-screen accessory – just like the Pocket 5 and Pocket 6 – which should catch Nintendo DS fans’ attention.

Retroid Pocket Nova can be pre-ordered right now, but there is no confirmed date for the shipping timeline. That said, the see-through black version in the base 8GB/128GB configuration is priced at $229, and the 12GB/256GB variant costs $269. Spend a little more, and you can grab the retro-futuristic translucent colors like Ice Blue, Crystal, Watermelon, and Clear Purple for $234 and $274, respectively, for the same configurations.

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Explorer camping trailer is designed with comfort, convenience, and adventure in mind

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We all have different adventure needs. If your lifestyle requires you to go beyond the paved roads and into the wild, you need a capable setup that’s designed with comfort and convenience to go where you want it to. A new entrant among the likes of Adventure Pro Mini 2.0 or the Polydrops P21X is the Fortress Explorer camping trailer that is built for genuine off-grid comfort.

The explorer gains off-grid capabilities without having to compromise on its comfort or the capability at any point. New Zealand-based Fortress Trailers says their trailers are “designed for Kiwi tradies who need a setup that works as hard as they do.” But this one is different; it’s designed to be tough and secure, always configurable to be more than a utility trailer: an adventure trailer!

Designer: Fortress Trailers

Over the years, Fortress has been developing very secure and rugged utility trailers. To be the mobile workstation you have always wanted, for the first time, the company has developed an outdoor trailer. The Explorer is built using aluminum panels and finished in scratch-resistant paint, as opposed to a steel body that other Fortress trailers are built with. The camping trailer, however, retains the hot-dipped galvanized steel chassis.

Measuring about 13.5 feet long, the Explorer makes for 6.9-foot headroom inside, and it rides comfortably on 15-inch wheels, ready to go just about anywhere. A great combination of convenience, adventure, and comfort, the Fortress Explorer camping trailer features a spacious rooftop tent to increase the sleeping capacity and offers a fully equipped slide-out kitchen with a 90L fridge, bench space, and storage for cooking essentials.

Packed with all the amenities that you need to be in the great outdoors, whether for a short weekend or for a slightly longer stay. It comes with a 270-degree awning to extend the living space beyond the interior, comprising a spacious queen-size memory foam bed. To take care of your living comfort like at home – away from home and far away from the grid – the Explorer features a 120W solar charging setup paired with a 100Ah battery, and a 1000W inverter.

The trailer with a 100L water tank features a DC-DC charger for powering 12V lighting and USB ports via the tow vehicle. Priced at NZ $42,990 (approximately $25,000), the trailer has a huge slide-out drawer for easy organization of camping gear and storage under stairs leading to the rooftop tent. The fuel is stored in a 9kg gas bottle and a pair of jerry cans. For that price, you also get, along with the Explorer, a shower tent for privacy and convenience.

Fortress Trailers, we learn, added the Explorer to its tradesman utility trailer lineup a few months ago. It is available now for the adventurers in New Zealand, but we have yet to hear whether the Explorer camping trailer will make it to North America or not.

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Color Shifting Defenders with meaty power are the most unique Land Rovers on the planet

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How far will you go to customize your favorite ride if money is not a problem? I guess we’ve just seen the pinnacle of a motorhead’s love for Defenders go absolutely wild. A fat-pocketed client had commissioned Land Rover Classic – restomod shop for customizing and restoring classic Defenders – for one of the craziest projects to date. The deal was to customize not one but four prized Defenders into the most unique off-roaders on the planet right now.

The four vehicles getting the special treatment include the Classic Defender 90 Station Wagon, the 90 Soft Top version, a 110 Station Wagon, and a 110 Double Cab Pick‑Up. The highlight of this restomod is the color-changing Spectral Green paint treatment that shifts from green to purple to gold depending on the angle at which light falls on it.

Designer: Land Rover

“The single-client commission represents the near-infinite customization possibilities that Land Rover Classic offers clients via its Works Bespoke service, including the option to specify a colour inspired by any source, including personal items, natural landscapes, or other vehicles in their collection,” says Land Rover. This client however, has gone that extra mile to ensure his quadruped Defenders are unique on the planet, as the color shifting magic extends to the 18-inch Sawtooth alloy wheels and the exterior badges. The level of personalization is apparent from the inscribed Defender on the hood and hand-painted coachline in white shade.

The paint job alone took around 400 man-hours for each of the vehicles, getting draped in the special color-changing paint, at the in-house facility. Those icy White roofs and the expedition cages contrast the look perfectly. This eye-catching treatment follows on to the interior as well, wherein the centrally located facia panel gets the color-shifting effect. This is matched with the Vanilla Bridge of Weir leather and silky green stitching. The floor mats are not ignored in any way, as they come embellished with the Superwool carpets in Bridge of Weir leather cover and the debossed Defender wordmark.

Under the hood, each one of them gets a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8 engine churning out 380 lb-ft of torque to match the flamboyant looks. The engine is mated to an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox that gets all wheel drive config with a low range. Other hardware upgrades come in the form of improved dampers, springs, anti-roll bars, and the bigger disks with four-piston calipers.

Range Rover Classics has not revealed the pricing of this exorbitant package, but I’m sure it would have run in millions, given that the stock Defenders themselves start at around $264,000. That paint job and the added restomods should shoot up the final price for each by a considerable amount!

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Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2 handheld gets better ergonomic design, boasts beefier battery inside

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Ayaneo has a good foothold in the portable console gaming market with its versatile handhelds for every type of gamer. It wasn’t surprising that their upcoming Android-powered handheld was pretty much on the hype train and shrouded in speculative leaks for a few weeks. Now, the fog has finally cleared, and Ayaneo has teased the highly anticipated Pocket Micro 2 gaming handheld, poised to compete with Android devices from competitors like 8BitDo and Retroid.

The gaming handheld has been officially announced on the brand’s X channel, with some details still kept under wraps for later. This device will come in two classic color options: black and silver, indicating that the gadget is targeted towards more serious gamers.

Designer: Ayaneo

This device builds on the 3.5-inch screen Pocket Micro launched way back in 2024, powered by a MediaTek Helio G99 processor. The latest one has the updated joystick design based on the feedback given by the gamer community. The processing hardware also gets a good bump up for enjoying demanding titles, sans any lag. To keep the winning design going, the handheld has the same familiar rectangular form factor.

The official post clearly reveals the front section of the device, and more of the device is slated to come in a couple of days when the company reveals it fully in a livestream. Just like many other handhelds by Ayaneo, the Pocket Micro 2 also features a front glass panel with a borderless display and menu buttons on the chin that could be susceptible to accidental touches. Buttons on the handheld are fairly similar to the predecessor, albeit they’ve gone a little small compared to other handhelds.

On the other hand, the analog sticks take the biggest design change, being recessed deeper into the device for better fused LED lighting and adaptability with customization. Those TMR recessed joysticks ensure there is no stick drifting at all for a more consistent gaming experience. Shoulder buttons on the handheld are slightly larger, along with the enhanced DPAD and action buttons for a better ergonomic feel and precise input. It’ll also get a larger 3,950mAh battery paired to an energy-efficient Snapdragon processor for longer gaming sessions. For connectivity, the Android gaming device has a 3.5 mm jack and a fully featured USB Type-C port.

We’ll have more on the specifications, pricing, and the official pre-order dates as soon as the live stream revelations are out in the open.

 

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Nothing’s Dream Phone concept fixes everything fans dislike about modern smartphones

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Let’s be honest, phones virtually look the same with no major design innovation, or for that matter, even hardware progression that would turn eyeballs. The improvements have plateaued and mostly arrive in small increments wrapped in loud marketing jargon to drive sales. So, do we actually own a phone with features that we genuinely desire? Not quite.

For that very reason, Nothing set out on a design experiment to craft a smartphone that reflects what fans actually want in their daily driver. This isn’t the first time the company has explored such an idea. Last year, it collaborated with MKBHD and JerryRigEverything on community-inspired Dream Phone concepts. This time, however, Nothing turned to its broader user base, gathering suggestions from enthusiasts and longtime smartphone fans to create what it calls the ultimate “Dream Phone.”

Designer: Nothing

Community feedback also brought back features that have largely disappeared from flagship devices. The concept includes a 3.5mm headphone jack and a dedicated microSD card slot, two additions frequently requested by users who value flexibility and long-term usability. While manufacturers have largely abandoned expandable storage and wired audio, Nothing’s exercise highlights that demand for these features still exists among enthusiasts.

One of the most interesting design choices is the elimination of both the display punch-hole and the protruding camera bump. To achieve an uninterrupted screen experience, the Dream Phone uses a pop-up selfie camera system that houses dual front-facing cameras. The rear camera arrangement sits flush with the body, creating a completely flat back that avoids the wobble commonly associated with modern smartphones. Beyond aesthetics, the design also touches on privacy, as the pop-up mechanism provides a visible indication when the front camera is active.

The project also explores the engineering compromises required to build such a device. According to Nothing, shrinking the phone while retaining fan-requested features significantly limits internal space. The company explained that maintaining a slim profile would force sacrifices in areas such as processing power, display quality, and biometric hardware. Instead, the concept adopts a slightly thicker chassis, allowing room for a 3,800mAh silicon-carbon battery and the additional hardware requested by the community.

Another unusual idea discussed during the concept’s development was reducing software restrictions. The Dream Phone imagines a device with minimal pre-installed software and maximum user control, reflecting ongoing conversations around bloatware and device customization.

As appealing as the concept may be, Nothing has made it clear that the Dream Phone is not headed for production. It remains a design exercise intended to visualize what a community-driven smartphone could look like when user wishes take priority over mainstream market trends. Still, the overwhelmingly positive reaction demonstrates that many consumers are eager for devices that prioritize practicality, individuality, and thoughtful design over spec-sheet competition. Whether or not this exact phone ever becomes reality, the Dream Phone serves as a reminder that some of the most desired smartphone features are not necessarily the newest ones; they are the ones people genuinely miss!

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Adventure Pro Mini 2.0 delivers off-grid freedom in a woodless, lightweight off-road trailer

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There is something about high-durability, compact, off-road camping trailers. They are not the most comfortable. But they do the job just right that even some full-size camping trailers fall short. Adventure Pro Mini 2.0 is one such compact trailer that is designed to go where the tow vehicle can, and still offer food and comparatively comfortable lodging, without worrying about the weather and the elements.

Owing to its petite size, the camping trailer is easier to drag through tight spaces in the deep woods or where the road stops, looking black and has a worn-out bumpy face to maneuver. The brainchild of Indiana-based Kingdom Camping, the off-road-ready Aventure Pro Mini 2.0 comes with an articulating hitch coupling. It can conveniently adjust to the shakes and jerks and allow the trailer to follow its towing ride pretty smoothly.

Designer: Kingdom Camping

Adventure Pro Mini 2.0 has an interesting façade. The fiberglass shell keeps the compact rig lightweight but allows it to be stuffed with a host of amenities and facilities you need on the road. The topographical motif on the body is the first interaction you have with this 3,500-pound GVWR trailer that sits on a steel chassis with rock sliders. It rides on 33-inch all-terrain tires featuring independent suspension for a smoother experience on unpaved paths.

The trailer measures 180 inches long and 86 inches wide and is rated with a 2,300-pound fully loaded weight. Inside, you get a triple-fold mattress that provides a queen-size bed on the open floor. Presumably, you can use the vacant space (when the mattress is folded) to store and carry your adventure gear. A bunk, closed with safety netting on one side, is an additional sleeping space for a child or a pet you have along.

Kingdom Camping confirms that wood is not used anywhere in the trailer. In fact, the cabinetry inside is all made from powder-coated aluminum for longevity. Just above the cabinet comprising connectivity ports, power outlets, wireless charging port, and a Redarc display, is the dual-pane skylight. Most interesting still is the full rear galley. Accessible via lifting the hatch, the galley comprises a stainless steel sink with hot and cold water, a dual-zone Iceco BL75 fridge/freezer, and a lot of cabinets, again made from aluminum. The cooktop with a quick-connect propane pipe slides out of the side of the trailer. You also get an option for an outdoor shower.

The rooftop is provided with a roof rack for awnings and a 400-watt solar panel. Kingdom Camping furnishes the new trailer with a 300-Ah lithium battery, a 2,000-watt inverter, and a DC-to-DC charging. For all-season computing, the Adventure Pro Mini 2.0 features a 12-volt Dometic RTX air conditioner. And for the choosy ones, the builder is allowing you to customize your rig with preferred colors and features like air suspension, an additional 300Ah battery, and MOLLE boards.

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Airbus converts its successful H145 helicopter into a fully autonomous twin-engine aircraft

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Along with the increase in demand for personal mobility aircrafts, there is a snowballing demand for autonomous flying crafts in military, surveillance, and transportation. Taking cues from the shifting focus in the aviation industry, Airbus has unveiled an unmanned variant of its rather popular H145 helicopter.

Renovated to fly completely without a pilot, the new U145 twin-engine helicopter will be transporting large and heavy payloads in and out of rural, inaccessible areas amid other tasks. It is based completely on the existing platform of the recognized H145 and is expected to make its first test flight (with a safety pilot onboard) later in 2026. The completely autonomous flights are expected to begin as early as 20230.

Designer: Airbus

As mentioned above, the idea of this helicopter with a human-less cockpit is based on Airbus’s H145 helicopter. “There are more than 1,800 H145 family helicopters in service for military, parapublic and civil missions, logging a total of more than 8.5 million flight hours,” Airbus notes. For the U145, Airbus has replaced the cockpit of its popular aircraft with a clamshell door, freeing up the human-occupied space for cargo. In addition to the integrated nose door to create additional space, the aircraft includes a foldable loading table and a dedicated cargo floor.

The autonomous aircraft will achieve full autonomy through the use of sensors and artificial intelligence. The sensors will rely on data to AI, allowing the U145 helicopter to fly autonomously on any kind of mission: commercial, military, or who knows even rescue someday. A full-scale mock-up of the new model was shown of at the recently concluded ILA Berlin airshow 2026.

Airbus is not new to converting a traditional crewed helicopter into an unmanned aircraft. The aviation expert first did this with the VSR700 based on the Cabri G2. Now, the Airbus H145 helicopter-based new autonomous aircraft is the second similar iteration. Interestingly, it remains pretty close to the basic structure of the original helicopter. It retains the same Safran Arriel 2E engines and fancies same performance as the H145, though it is now made fully unmanned and is digitally controlled, instead of being piloted by humans piloting it.

The autonomous flyer can still carry up to 3.8-tonne cargo transport, operates extremely quietly, and is environmentally friendly. It can be, Airbus states, used for armed scouting, surveillance, firefighting, and even as a drone mothership. Since there is still time before the aircraft can take off on its own, Airbus will, in the interim, work closely with specialist partners to improve U145’s autonomous capabilities before it can successfully launch.

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Life-sized LEGO Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear shatters speed records for brick-built cars

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Last year, Koenigsegg Saidair’s Spear, driven by the brand’s official test driver, set the record in the reverse-course configuration of the Goodwood Hill course. Now the Swedish hypercar manufacturer has brought the laurels back with a life-sized LEGO Saidair Spear to break the record for the fastest brick-built car in the reverse configuration of the circuit.

The elusive hypercar limited to just 30 production units has got the 1:1 replica in LEGO form, courtesy of the Danish toy maker, who have impressed everyone with its life-sized version of the real cars. The one-off creation is built under the Ultimate Car Concept Series, which has seen the likes of Bugatti Chiron and Ferrari Monza SP1. This driveable LEGO Saidair’s Spear celebrates the release of the 1:8 LEGO Technic set of the hypercar consisting of intricate 4,104 pieces, which is ultimately for the 23.2 inches long, 5.9 inches tall, and 11.0 inches wide hypercar for display on the wall.

Designer: LEGO Group

Breaking the previous record of 31 mph set by the LEGO McLaren P1, the intimidating hypercar trundled at 69 mph, the winding course known for its unforgiving drivability. Much like the LEGO Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider which is powered by a naturally aspirated V12 engine, this has a piston-style V8 engine mated to a nine-speed sequential gearbox. That said the powerful engine is too much for the hypercar, so it gets a rear wheel-powered electric motor that thrusts it forward. Keeping the element of automotive engineering going, the car has a paddle-mounted steering wheel, Triplex suspension for the front and rear, and a cool rotary display showing the selected gear. It even gets the working Ghost mode that the real version touts. In this setting, activated with a button, the hypercar’s rear body section lifts up, those dihedral synchro-helix doors swing out automatically, and the mirrors retract flat.

The form factor is nothing short of jaw-dropping in deep black hue, as the full-size Koenigsegg is made up of 327,000 Lego Technic elements, taking up 9,400 man hours to carefully put together. According to LEGO, the highly detailed car took around 18 months to create, with some LEGO elements created specifically for the project. The all-black finish of the car was hard to achieve as the makers had to figure out crafting the connectors and bodywork. Underneath the car is a metal chassis and an FIA-certified roll cage to complete the details. Non LEGO elements on the car include the Koenigsegg carbon wheels wrapped in Pirelli tyres and motorsports grade disc brakes with the Technic callipers.

The four-wheeler weighs 1,800 kg in total, out of which 1,200 kg is just the dry engine weight. To make things interesting, the creation is loaded with easter eggs. As per Lego’s design lead Lubor Zelinka, who got in conversation with Top Gear, “Parts of the front headlights are little canopies from Star Wars ships. The rear lights use house or train windows. The brake lights are emergency lights from police vehicles. We’ve used part of a wheel arch for a curved section of exhaust, and there’s another wheel arch from our C8 Corvette set on the brake callipers.”

Although this LEGO hypercar isn’t going to be anyone’s play toy, no matter how much money you have, it can still be seen for real when it sets out for a global promotional tour.

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Award-winning Sunseeker robot lawn mower can maintain a football field without boundary wires

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The robot lawn mower space is a saturated one at the moment. New features like artificial intelligence, satellite-based wire free navigation, and obstacle detection are becoming a common sight. To stand out from the rest, a mower needs some recognition, stamping its authority to influence consumer decisions.

Sunseeker Elite X7 Plus Gen 2, a flagship model from the company, was recently conferred the German Innovation Awards’ prestigious Gold Award. Organized by the German Design Council, the award recognizes the Elite X7 Plus Gen 2 for its breathtaking innovation in smart lawn care. The jury also honored another Sunseeker lawn mower, the Elite X4 with the Winner Award in the Gardening Tools category.

Designer: Sunseeker

Sunseeker mowers in the company’s Elite line-up have shown why they are cutting-edge options in the evolving robotic lawn care industry. These awards further substantiate that standing, which even the iF Design Award jury found worth appreciating. The jury at iF Design honored the Sunseeker Elite X9 with the excellence in design and innovation award.

In order to understand what really makes the three robotic lawn mowers stand out in their respective categories, let’s head down:

Sunseeker Elite X9: iF Design Excellence in Design and Innovation Award

Built on the perfections derived from the residential front, the Elite X9 is Sunseeker’s debut into commercial applications. In addition to the large residential gardens, the robotic lawn mower can handle demanding expanses of a football field and municipal landscapes without breaking a sweat. For an idea, the Elite X9 can easily cover up to 12,000 m² area with precision and efficiency. The company informs that it can clean up an area that size within 48 hours.

Sunseeker Elite X9 is powered by a 16-sensor perception system and features eight cameras onboard with a 360-degree OmniSight system ensuring real-time recognition of obstacles and terrain it’s working on in both day and nighttime operations. The Always-On Navigation (AONavi) and RTK satellite positioning tech enable the X9 to work with centimeter-level accuracy without relying on boundary wires.

Since it is designed for larger, commercial settings, the four-wheel drive robot lawn mower features an independent suspension to climb up to 42-degree inclines and maneuver bumpy grounds easily. Sunseeker Elite X9 runs on a 42V, 8Ah battery system, which supports fast charging to power up in just 20 minutes.

Sunseeker Elite X7 Plus Gen 2: Gold Award

Large gardens require mowers with power, intelligence, and ability like the Elite X7 Plus Gen 2. The wire-free Sunseeker robot mower is built to handle yards up to 6000 m². Since it can manage large and complex gardens with equal efficiency, it is powered by nRTK and VSLAM 2.0 technologies and features binocular and iToF cameras for accurate positioning and navigation, whether it’s running during the day or in the night.

In our hands-on experience with Elite X7 Plus Gen 2, our editor mapped his “yard wire-free,” without “no-go zones around the beds, and ran both day and night cycles” to watch the “binocular and iToF cameras work” under each condition. The experience has been telling.

Provided with dual 14-inch cutting discs instead of a single narrow rotor, most robot mowers settle for this AWD robot has 8.7-inch all-terrain wheels. It features a smart LCD screen on top that shows battery status, connection, and the mode the mower’s running in. While it’s build-in tech allows it to map lawns, dodge more than 200 obstacles, and tackle extreme slopes with ease. All the autonomy and decision-making that the mower can do on its own is powered by 10 TOPS AI chip and fueled by a 10 Ah battery.

Sunseeker Elite X4: Winner Award

The Sunseeker Elite X4 is easily recognized for the effortless robotic lawn mowing it assures on smaller, private lawns that span not more than 1,200 m². The mower is ready before you can snap your finger: it requires no calibration and functions wire-free courtesy its 3D LiDAR and Vision AI system, mapping, navigating, and avoiding obstacles, independent of satellite signals.

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Anbernic RG 55G1 is a Switch Lite inspired handheld powered by the Snapdragon SoC

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Anbernic has slowly clawed its way into the Android handheld market with stellar offerings that have excellent build, quality, a nostalgic design language, and powerful guts that can play AAA games without breaking a sweat. The shell options and the freedom to choose from a variety of form factors, right from tiny pocket devices to Nintendo-inspired designs, make their handheld gaming consoles special.

Now the Guangdong-based gaming accessories maker has just revealed the RG 55G1 handheld, which has more of the Nintendo-style layout. There were rumors in the air that the company was working on a couple of handhelds based on the discontinued Nintendo devices, but for now, the maker has announced just one of them. This is the Anbernic RG 55G1 handheld, which gives off the Nintendo Switch Lite vibes. If I compare it to the existing models, the new handheld does look pretty similar to the Retroid Pocket 6.

Designer: Anbernic

While on the superficial level, the handheld is inspired by the Switch Lite, on a closer look, it has some key differences. The device has “double shot” face buttons teased in the video trailer. While I don’t exactly have an idea what that means, it could be the buttons being made out of dual layers of molded plastic – one for the button functionality and the other for text function. Glass on the handheld is gently curved at the edge, and Anbernic calls it the 2.5D glass design. Predictably, the handheld gets the Hall-Effect joysticks and triggers, along with the USB-C port and SD card slot to complete the functionality set.

The horizontal orientation handheld is speculated to have a 5.5-inch display and could most likely be powered by the Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 SoC. If the latter is true, this will be the first time an Anbernic handheld will have a Qualcomm processor, as opposed to the MediaTek or RockChip processors in previous versions. These two speculations stem from the fact that the naming convention usually gives away the device’s specifications, as with the previously released versions. If the handheld has this hardware, playing PlayStation 2 games should be a breeze on this retro-futuristic device.

For now, there is no revelation about the other hardware specs, nor is there any hint of the release date or the pricing. The only thing conclusive is the color options that the RG 55G1 will be released in – Indigo, Retro Gray, and Black. This is the second handheld announcement this week, along with the AYANEO Pocket Micro 2 powered by a Snapdragon chip, on which we’ll have more in the coming days.

 

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