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Dashboard Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the segmentation-fault-call-insurance-company dept.

zebziggle writes "The dashPC has Global Positioning (GPS) and Navigation, DVDs, Games (Quake 3, SoF, UT), Address book database, etc. It can run any programs that will run on an Intel/AMD i686 class computer. There is a Basic Stamp micro-controller that interfaces the Linux box to the car ignition for controlled boot/shutdown." The article says Linux, but that screenshot tells a different story. The website has other stuff and a lot more pictures.

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  1. Something else I want it to do.. by jcr · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My car was stolen a few months ago, and I got it back after about five weeks. From now on, when my car starts up, I want it to note where it is, take a picture of whoever's starting it up, and upload that information to a hidden FTP directory at my ISP.

    The next time some asshole takes my car, I want to be able to e-mail their picture and location to the SFPD.

    -jcr

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    The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."