Looking back from a world of smartphones and Xboxes, it’s astonishing that such a commercially successful product could have happened with this unglamorous and flawed piece of equipment. Yes, I’m a ...

We know [Happy Little Diodes] frequently works with logic analyzer projects. His recent wireless logic analyzer for the ZX Spectrum is one of the oddest ones we’ve seen in a while. The heart of the ...

The ZX Spectrum is an iconic 8-bit home computer synonymous for its homebrew coding scene and library of quirky, vibrant games. Since the Spectrum’s launch, there has been over 24,000 titles created ...

For all its faults, the UK clearly still loves the rickety old ZX Spectrum. An official remake of the old school computer, complete with hundreds of built-in games, recently raised more than £120,000 ...

The ZX Spectrum personal computer was released in the UK in 1982, at a time when the Commodore 64 was taking off in the US, and the Apple II was starting to show its age. Decades later, hardware and ...

The recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum will be a Bluetooth keyboard, initially for iOS and subsequently for Android and Windows phones and tablets (as well as for PCs and Macs), in the form-factor of a ...

Developers are worried the ZX Spectrum keyboard, which emulates the microcomputer of the same name from the 80s, will allow users to play unlicensed versions of their games. Elite Systems has the ...

Clive Sinclair's ZX Spectrum is a truly iconic bit of 80s computer design, and readers of a certain age will have the opportunity to relive a youth spent palpating its rubber keys this November, when ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. The ZX Spectrum is one ...

It’s not a good time to be a backer of the crowdfunded Sinclair ZX Vega retro console. After raising a record sum on Indiegogo, a long series of broken promises and missed dates, and a final loss of ...