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joel, 3 months ago to random

How is it that stuff like the Analogue Pocket, the Miyoo Mini and many similar retro consoles exist, many of which can emulate everything under the PS2 or even above that.

Many of them are able to run custom OSs, load whatever from a micro SD card, use standard battery modules that are replaceable.

How is there not an eBook e-ink reader with this?? Why is there just super proprietary Amazon stuff, or regular proprietary Kobo stuff?

And the ones with USB C are super expensive aaaaaaaaa

brendon, 11 months ago to random

can’t really overstate how much my reddit usage has plummeted since apollo got shut down. i have narwhal and i check it like… sometimes?

but that’s maybe once every few days instead of multiple times daily with apollo.

brendon, 1 month ago to random

⏆ Loop Hero is out on mobile ⏆
https://wavelengths.online/posts/loop-hero-is-out-on-mobile

brendon, 18 days ago to random

⏆ 🔗 RetroArch on iPhone & iPad Starter Guide ⏆
https://wavelengths.online/posts/retroarch-on-iphone-ipad-starter-guide

brendon, 25 days ago to random

⏆ Your iPhone is the Best PSP ⏆
https://wavelengths.online/posts/your-iphone-is-the-best-psp

brendon, 11 months ago to random

every time i briefly switch to android i'm blown away by how quickly google assistant immediately becomes a staple in my life. meanwhile, i have siri deactivated on all of my apple devices.

https://www.macworld.com/article/1957801/siri-disaster-apple-doesnt-care.html

brendon, 11 months ago to random

hello! i wrote about threads and why launching as an mvp will establish norms that take it in a very different direction than "new twitter"

✨ https://www.tumblr.com/itswavelengths/722113109786083328/threading-the-needle?source=share ✨

brendon, 3 months ago to random

i wrote about my new favorite iphone case, which is technically not a phone case at all but manages to be exactly what i didn't know i'd always wanted:

https://wavelengths.pika.page/posts/my-new-favorite-iphone-case-is-not-an-iphone-case

brendon, 3 months ago to random

Balatro, out tomorrow on all platforms, is the best deckbuilding roguelike I've played since Slay the Spire. The other day I literally played it until my Switch ran out of battery, which I have NEVER done in the seven years of the Switch existing. I made a video showing off a pretty basic run!

Check it out: https://youtu.be/XJU9ue88Soc

brendon, 3 months ago to random

the one tiny content trend that bugs me the most is when a review is framed as an "honest" review, as if everyone else is being deceitful in some way.

that one word sets a tone that is disparaging of their peers who are doing the same work and frames themselves as "the one source of truth" when — in many cases — an audience should be consulting a number of reviews before making a decision.

brendon, 24 days ago to random

⏆ The Dream of an iTunes for ROMS ⏆
https://wavelengths.online/posts/the-dream-of-an-itunes-for-roms

brendon, 2 months ago to random

this is the first time i've had more podcast episodes to listen to than podcast listening time since like 2018-ish

brendon, 2 months ago to random

wrote about my home screen :)

https://wavelengths.online/posts/the-home-screen-april-2024

brendon, 1 month ago to random

⏆ Emulators Will Change the App Store Forever ⏆
https://wavelengths.online/posts/emulators-will-change-the-app-store-forever

brendon, 1 month ago to random

⏆ The Clamshell Battles ⏆
https://wavelengths.online/posts/the-clamshell-battles

brendon, 3 months ago to random

some thoughts about how embarrassing it was that xbox leadership had to make an emergency podcast episode last week:

⏆ https://wavelengths.online/posts/me-sowing-me-reaping ⏆

brendon, 11 months ago to random

yeah, man.

brendon, 11 months ago to random

DREAMCAST NIGHT✨

brendon, 11 months ago to random

i’m sorry but i will not get excited for “instagram but only the comment section”

brendon, 3 months ago to random

Apple Arcade seems to be heading towards a "reboot" of sorts, and I would guess it's because of the lack of perceived prestige in the gaming space vs its television and film divisions: https://wavelengths.online/posts/apple-arcade-s-prestige-problem ⏆

brendon, 3 months ago to random

got something wonderful in the mail today

brendon, 3 months ago to random

wrote a review of perfect days, a movie i liked a whole lot for reasons that seem counter to a lot of the takes i've seen:

https://wavelengths.online/posts/perfect-days-a-review

brendon, 25 days ago to random

⏆ 🔗 Be still my heart: RetroArch is also out on iOS ⏆
https://wavelengths.online/posts/be-still-my-heart-retroarch-is-also-out-on-ios

brendon, 11 days ago to random

⏆ 🔗 Rumor: Fantasian finally going multi-platform ⏆
https://wavelengths.online/posts/rumor-fantasian-finally-going-multi-platform

brendon, 6 days ago to random

So stoked to be able to finally share NPC: Next Portable Console! It's a podcast about the games we take with us, and it's hosted by myself, @viticci, and @johnvoorhees every other week.

I wrote a bit about it on Macstories: https://www.macstories.net/news/introducing-the-latest-macstories-podcasts-next-portable-console-and-comfort-zone/

And on Wavelengths: https://wavelengths.online/posts/introducing-npc-next-portable-console

Trailer out now, episode one drops tomorrow. Tune in!