Nephew Of ZX Spectrum Creator Cooks Up Raspberry Pi-Powered GamerCard Handheld

There’s a new, tiny Raspberry Pi powered handheld on the scene, dubbed the GamerCard, designed for retro gaming. The GamerCard is the brainchild of Grant Sinclair, nephew of the man behind the legendary ZX Spectrum, Clive Sinclair. It’s only the size of a retail gift card, but promises to deliver enough performance to be the ultimate portable emulation device.

Despite its diminutive size, the GamerCard will have plenty of hardware onboard. It will be sporting a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, which features an ARM Cortex-A53 processor, clocked at 1GHz. Alongside the processor will be 512MB of SDRAM, 128GB of internal storage, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.2. Additionally, it has a 4-inch IPS display, USB-C ports for charging the battery and connecting input devices, an HDMI port, and a Qwiic port.

The device’s thin design is made possible thanks to the way its constructed. The PCB uses a ...