Re: PC's In Cars... Anyone?

["john nye" <wajcn50@xxxxxxxxx>]

Have a look at:

http://www.mp3car.com/

John


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne" <Wayne@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:06 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] PC's In Cars... Anyone?


> Hiya all,
> Having been playing around with PDS'a and bluetooth gps gizmo's, kinda
> got me thinking - how far could you realy go with this computing power
> in a car thing...
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> I've been looking around the Mini-ITX.Com web site and found that
there
> indeed are cases that have been built for car mounting. Even with
PSU's
> that sense when the car has been turned on and starts the pc, monitors
> for 'off' and shuts down. All nice and automatic.
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> Was thinking about wifi to auto sync to the house when I get home, mp3
> transfer the odd film etc. Even to link to a 'hot spot' when out and
about
> Bluetooth to connect the phone (mobile internet) and gps device.
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> Then comes the 'how to use' side...
> Ok, small screen - would have to be touch panel (where 'would' you
hang
> a keyboard (ok a small BT set when your parked)), audio routed through
> the stereo (there's ipod 'fm senders' that may well work here). But
what
> sort of programs (if any) have been created for this (big buttons
etc).
> You kinda need a cross between XP Media Centre and XP Tablet Edition.
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> Also what about interfacing into your cars engine management system?
> Want to turn on a bit of power or tweak the fuel economy or even have
a
> computer readout of how its ticking (if only to look flashy!)??
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> I'm just throwing a few ideas in the air to see which way they fall,
the
> main question realy - has anyone ever tried anything like this and
would
> care to share their experiences?
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> Thanks
> Wayne.
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