Hyperkin Smartboy developer kits now available. You may have seen the Hyperkin Smartboy images posted around the web. Originally, this device seemed nothing more than a hoax, but Hyperkin has been ...

Hyperkin’s SmartBoy phone accessory has hit Amazon at a price of $50 (specifically $49.99) although at the moment it is only available to pre-order with the device set to be launched officially on ...

The first of April has long been a day for practical jokes and silly pranks -- and there's no escape from April fools on the internet. Companies like ThinkGeek regularly announce fake products on ...

It might be time to blow the dust out of your old Game Boy cartridges, because Hyperkin is looking to give them a new lease on life. Two years ago, the mobile phone peripheral manufacturer released an ...

Hyperkin’s Smartboy ($60) is an smartphone attachment that adds traditional Game Boy buttons and the ability to play original Game Boy and Game Boy Color games (via a companion app) on your smartphone ...

Retro gaming is all about making a comeback. The repackaging of old favorite games from a few decades ago and running them on today’s hardware is as much about reminding us of how far we’ve come as it ...

A product that began life as an April Fools joke has graduated to a real thing you can order right now: Hyperkin’s SmartBoy is an accessory for Android smartphones with a USB-C connector, and brings ...

It was a dream two years in the making and one that didn't even start out as a dream. Instead, the Hyperkin SmartBoy started out as an April Fools joke to goad gamers into thinking they can revive ...

The Nintendo GameBoy library is a sweet chocolate box of retro gaming: little cartridges containing quaint, meticulously machine-coded 8-bit treasures. It would be a shame to see these games become ...

The company later admitted on Facebook that it had plans to make the device a reality if people liked the idea, and now it’s something you can hold in your hands. Dennis Scimeca Shown for the first ...

There's no shortage of mobile game pads, and likewise there's an emulator to meet every nostalgic gaming need. Form is as important as function, however, and Hyperkin's latest concept — the SmartBoy — ...

Still have a collection of classic Game Boy games sitting in a dusty closet somewhere? If you’re a child of the 80s or 90s, you almost certainly do. Unfortunately, those games will probably stay in ...