A former Sinclair employee explains why the company behind the iconic ZX Spectrum refused to understand its importance to a generation of gamers. Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ ...

The passing of hardware designer Hideki Sato has made me reflect on how the Sega Master System shaped the way I enjoy video games.

Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming. A member of the Film Critic's Circle, he's covered technology and culture from London's tech scene ...

The Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64 are well-known for bringing 3D gaming into the mainstream in a way that preceding consoles just couldn’t. The ZX Spectrum, on the other hand, is known for text ...

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Hackaday revealed on December 7, 2025, that a brand-new FPS has made its way onto, of all things, the ZX Spectrum. The game is called World of Spells, and Jakub Trznadel developed it for the system, ...

Andrew is a freelance writer from UK who specialises in video game news. He has written for What Culture, Rock Paper Shotgun, and PCGamesN. In 2023, he finally caved and bought an Xbox Series X. If ...

The ESP32 Rainbow is a small computer with a built-in touch keyboard, an integrated display, and a design that’s inspired by the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, with a keyboard layout and rainbow stripe that ...

The PicoZX is a unique handheld emulator for the ZX Spectrum, a home computer popular in the 1980s. It is powered using a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller and features a 2.8″ IPS display. The PicoZX ...

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts and retro gamers looking for a project to keep themselves busy this weekend may like to take inspiration from this awesome ZX Spectrum computer built inside an audiocassette.