The Sharp PC-G801 was an impressive little pocket computer when it debuted in 1988. However, in the year 2025, a Z80-compatible machine with just 8 kB of RAM is hardly much to get excited about.

The Mecha Comet is a new modular handheld Linux computer that emphasizes versatility, repairability, and sustainability. Compact yet powerful, it is designed to appeal to a wide range of users, ...

The ShaRPiKeebo is a pocked-sized computer kit that features a custom PCB with a 2.7 inch sunlight-readable display, a 56-key thumb keyboard plus D-Pad buttons, and a LoRa radio for long-range ...

The Pocket P.C. from Popcorn Computer is a handheld computer with a 4.95 inch full HD display, a thumb keyboard, and a 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 quad-core processor. First unveiled in 2019, the Pocket ...

Science fiction always promised us pocket computers. These days, we’re spoiled for choice. [Spider Jerusalem] eschewed a simple smartphone or tablet, though, instead building a custom pocket computer ...

One SSD has become my digital swiss army knife.

TOKYO--Sharp Electronics, which leads Japan's market for handheld electronic organizers, said it will challenge Palm and Microsoft on their home turf by introducing a device running on the free Linux ...

Puppy Linux is a niche computing solution that shows the flexibility and usefulness of open-source tools and the staying power of the Linux operating system. Normally in this column, I focus on new ...