PicoIDE is an open-source hardware IDE/ATAPI drive emulator based on a Raspberry Pi RP2350 board and designed to replace hard drives and CD-ROM drives in vintage computers with microSD card storage.

PlayStation 5 (PS5) game console, equipped with a disc drive, has a built-in Ultra HD Blu-ray drive, but it cannot directly play music CDs. It also does not support external CD-ROM drives connected ...

The Eversolo Play is a compact all-in-one music streamer with amplifier. All it needs is a pair of speakers. Audio streaming brand Eversolo recently announced its first all-in-one music streaming ...

For fans of the TurboGrafx and PC Engine, the Analogue Duo has a lot to offer and allows these classic systems to breathe life into their software libraries once more. Originally released in 1987 in ...

What do you get when you combine an ESP32, a 16-bit DAC, an antique VFD, and an IDE CD-ROM drive? Not much, unless you put in the work, which [Akasaka Ryuunosuke] did to create ESPer-CDP, a modern ...

The new Dodge Charger Daytona EV is struggling to find a footing with enthusiasts, what with the old, discontinued Charger and Challenger outselling it over the first quarter of the year, and ...

Although the company eventually released a PC with a CD-ROM drive in 1991, the Commodore 64’s heyday was long before CD-ROMs became popular. But that didn’t stop Rainbow Arts from releasing a ...

TL;DR: The SuperStation One is an affordable FPGA gaming console that recreates the original PlayStation hardware, allowing native game play without emulation. It supports modern and classic displays, ...

In September 1992, the first batch of Macintosh Performas were announced. Last time, I wrote about what Apple hoped to achieve with these computers, so it’s now time to discuss the computers ...

USB sticks, thumb drives, and tiny portable storage devices that can fit on a keychain and move more quickly from device to device have been staples for what feels like decades. These storage devices ...