Archive for March, 2008

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Car PC….

March 9, 2008

Ever heard of a Car PC? Carputer? anything along those lines? well i guess its bigger overseas than it is here.

Anyway I installed a computer in my car!… yes yes.. i know.. your going like WTF! rite now.. Actually I had this installed somewhere back in 2007 i think… seems like ages ago. But the hard disk crashed on me and i never found the heart to spend the cash get a new one…

well because of my ingenious idea I now can:

  • Watch movies/Video clips/Series/Divx
  • listen to songs (right now i have 4360 songs on the play list)

So time to show you what it looks like currently.

This goes under my seat.. its an old Pentium III from a book PC. So its ridiculously small but powerful enough to run the things I need. Yes I know.. I still have to build a custom casing for it.

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This is where the magic happens…. The power converter allows me to use my car battery to power up the CPU.

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And this is where the screen sits in the car… sadly not a touch screen yet.

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Close up of the screen. I play MP3’s using winamp…

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So now you see what i’m talking about…

future enhancements include:

  • DVD player
  • Touchscreen built into dashboard
  • Wi-fi card (internet on the move)
  • GPS system

When am I going to make these enhancements?? hahaha i don’t know.. but hopefully I don’t sit on the idea too long :P