Many years ago, Google created one of its famous April Fools jokes suggesting it would make an 8-bit version of Google Maps for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. [ciciplusplus] decided …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/02/google-maps-now-on-the-nes/)

Pining for a De-Googled Smartphone
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Last summer in the first swings of the global pandemic, sitting at home finally able to tackle some of my electronics projects now that I wasn’t wasting three hours a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/02/pining-for-a-de-googled-smartphone/)

Perusing the People’s Computing Company
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From Digibarn site: https://www.digibarn.com/collections/newsletters/peoples-computer/peoples-1972-oct/1972-10-PCC-cover.jpg
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pcc-feature.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pcc-feature.jpg?w=800">If you are a certain age, you might recall the People’s Computing Company (PCC) from the 1970s. It was not really a company, but rather a folksy computer newsletter in the visual …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/02/perusing-the-peoples-computing-company/)

Japanese Rocket Engine Explodes: Continuously and On Purpose
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Liquid-fuelled rocket engine design has largely followed a simple template since the development of the German V-2 rocket in the middle of World War 2. Propellant and oxidizer are mixed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/02/japanese-rocket-engine-explodes-continuously-and-on-purpose/)

A Microcontroller Friendly AR Headset On The Cheap
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Generating the real-time images required for augmented reality (AR) goggles usually requires a fair amount of processing power, to the point that DIY efforts based around the Raspberry Pi often …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/02/a-microcontroller-friendly-ar-headset-on-the-cheap/)

Extending Bicycle Will Let You Stand Out Above The Crowd
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Some bicycles are built primarily for practicality, while others are more focused on novel looks. [Make It Extreme]’s latest project, the extending bicycle, falls squarely in the latter category. Built …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/02/extending-bicycle-will-let-you-stand-out-above-the-crowd/)

A Giant Engine Needs A Giant Engine Stand
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Engine stands are great to have on hand for when you need to work on an engine outside a vehicle. However, if your engine is particularly large, you might find …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/02/a-giant-engine-needs-a-giant-engine-stand/)