8BitDo’s FlipPad is the most pocketable way to turn your phone into a Game Boy

The FlipPad draws each the powerfulness it needs from your phone’s charging port.

Both 8BitDo and GameSir announced tiny gamepads designed to crook smartphones into Game Boy-inspired handhelds astatine CES 2026. GameSir released its Pocket Taco months ago, but the longer hold for 8BitDo's FlipPad has been good worthy it. While the Pocket Taco whitethorn beryllium a amended acceptable for immoderate players and devices, the FlipPad is simply a thinner, lighter, cheaper, and smaller alternate that's easier to support connected manus for occasional gaming connected your telephone without having to trust connected an emulator's touchscreen controls.

The FlipPad is 1 of 8BitDo's smallest gamepads to date, but alternatively of utilizing Bluetooth, it straight connects to and communicates with your smartp …

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