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 Sinclair ZX Spectrum is something of a legend in computing circles, as it was one of the very first reasonably priced home computers on which it was possible to actually do interesting stuff. By ...

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.

As befits a true British icon, there was something gloriously wonky about the ZX Spectrum. Its lurid colour palette turned any game into a mishmash of horrible, clashing shades that would make any ...

Radiohead recently included a special Easter egg in the remastered 20th anniversary edition of their album OK Computer, but you can only uncover it with the help of a British 8-bit ZX Spectrum ...

Looking back from a world of smartphones and Xboxes, it’s astonishing that such a commercially successful product could have happened with this unglamorous and flawed piece of equipment. Yes, I’m a ...

Sir Clive Sinclair shows off the latest Spectrum computer, resplendently sporting a built-in tape loader and an obscene amount (128k!) of memory. BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 13 February 1986.

The computer that revolutionised the way people thought about computers at home turned 30 on Monday. Video games drove its success and more than five million units of the micro-computer were sold in ...

AS the ZX Spectrum computer turns 30 today, The Scotsman looks back on why Sir Clive Sinclair’s sleek black and rainbow-coloured box set the course for the way we play today Did you know with a ...

The computer that revolutionised the way people thought about computers at home turned 30 on Monday. Video games drove its success and more than five million units of the micro-computer were sold in ...