Tablets are not nearly as popular as they used to be, mainly due to large smartphones and foldables. They are still very useful, however, especially specialized ones. We’re here to talk about one such ...

A popular project among Hackaday readers is to recreate a piece of home computing or gaming hardware from the past, and in that endeavour we’ve seen some truly amazing projects. Usually they take the ...

Computing takes a trip down (random access) memory lane Just a year after the release of the ZX80, Sinclair Research marketed the ZX81, which was manufactured in Scotland by Timex Corporation. It was ...

[Retro Shack’s] ZX81 died, and while he tried to figure out the fix, he decided to build a new one. Of course, building a circa-1980-something computer from new parts is a bit daunting. Unless you ...

Industrial designer who gave the ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum their distinctive look has died of cancer in the US The designer of the Sinclair Spectrum home computer, Rick Dickinson, has died of cancer ...