Raspberry Pi enthusiasts and retro gamers looking for a project to keep themselves busy this weekend may like to take inspiration from this awesome ZX Spectrum computer built inside an audiocassette.

A classic 1980s video game console is making a comeback after a crowdfunding site raised £150,000 in just 48 hours. With it's cassette deck, simple controls and basic graphics, the Spectrum ZX cannot ...

In the U.K., the iconic 8-bit home computer of the 1980s was the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Few keyboards have surely been pounded as hard as the Spectrum’s rubberised complement of grey rectangles.

UPDATE 03/12/2014: The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign is a success. After just two days its £100,000 goal was met. The first 1000 limited edition Vega computers are sold out ...

The Joy of Specs - in memory of our long lost rubber-keyed friend... This article was first published in January 2002 as part of our 'Technologies That Time Forgot' series of articles. We are running ...