Grant Sinclair, nephew of ZX Spectrum legend Sir Clive Sinclair, has officially unveiled GamerCard. This pocket-sized gaming device, no bigger than a gift card, easily slides into your wallet.
At just 6.5mm thick and a svelte 100 grams, the GamerCard boasts a clever stacked PCB design, thus eliminating bulky casing. Its 4-inch square IPS screen, rocking a sharp 254 PPI and a silky 60 fps refresh rate, delivers crisp visuals despite its size. Below the screen, you’ve got two round control pads with four snap-dome buttons wrapped in silicone.
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The heart of the GamerCard is a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W quad-core chip that is literally a tiny computer. It plays nice with emulators like RetroPie, Recalbox, and Lakka, letting you dive into thousands of classics from NES to PlayStation 1. Plus, it comes with two indie gems, Bloo Kid 2 and AstroBlaze DX, specially modified for the screen.
The GamerCard is also a fun little coding sandbox, with support for MicroPython, C, C++, and BASIC. Its custom home screen, packed with finger-friendly icons, makes it super easy to flip between playing games and your own projects. Plus, with 128GB of internal storage, you’ve got plenty of space to store ROMs, emulators, and whatever else.
At $170, the GamerCard’s price might make you think twice, especially when Anbernic’s budget handhelds offer more familiar controls and wider emulator support for less. But Sinclair’s creation is about convenience, but rather slipping into your life effortlessly
Getting your hands on one might be tricky. As of July 2025, the GamerCard’s gearing up for release, with details on how to buy still trickling out. Sinclair’s site suggests a direct-to-buyer approach, but the idea of snagging one off a store shelf like a gift card? That’s still in the planning phase…for now.
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