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Complete PC instead of a Car Stereo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-that-looks-cool dept.

An anonymous reader submitted linked to a PC that fits in your car stereo slot. It's a bit spendy at $1k, but its got CD/DVD, PCMCIA, USB, Keyboard, Mic, Headphones, VGA, more. And besides being powered by your car, it also has built in GPS. Lots of interesting hacking ideas here for people who prefer to spend more time in their cars then me ;)

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  1. Road Rage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can see it now... Most people hate drivers speaking on their mobile phones whilst driving, too deep in conversation to notice the road conditions. Just imagine what's going to happen when they're busy downloading porn...

  2. As if cell phones weren't enough by Hollins · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now the bozo in front of me is going to be tweaking perl scripts instead of getting his lazy ass through the next yellow light.

  3. Gives a new meaning... by rickthewizkid · · Score: 5, Funny

    to the term "crashing your computer..."

    "But officer, I was only trying to reboot linux..."

    -RickTheWizKid

    1. Re:Gives a new meaning... by s20451 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Of course he would arrest you, linux doesn't need rebooting. He might buy it if you said you were rebooting Windows ... new meaning to "blue screen of death".

      --
      Toronto-area transit rider? Rate your ride.
    2. Re:Gives a new meaning... by Ldir · · Score: 5, Funny
      "But officer, I was only trying to reboot linux^H^H^H^H^H Windows ...

      Just curious, on a car PC, do you reboot by hitting [Brake], [Accelerator] and the [Glove Compartment Knob] simultaneously?

      Is the horn the [Any] key?

      Are you comfortable with, "A Fatal Exception has Occurred ..."?

      Inquiring minds want to know.

  4. And now the story in English (copy-edited) by BadDoggie · · Score: 5, Funny
    You really outdid yourself here, Rob.

    An anonymous reader's submission linked to a PC which fits in your car's stereo slot. It's a bit spendy at $1k, but it's got CD/DVD, PCMCIA, USB, Keyboard, Mic, Headphones, VGA and more. Besides being powered by your car, it also has built-in GPS. Lots of interesting hacking ideas here for people who prefer to spend more time in their cars than me. ;)

    There's people out there who have to "fish" this site and come up with garbage when you write "then" instead of "than". IIRC, you were supposed to learn the difference in 2nd or 3rd grade in the US.

    woof.

    Spelling doesn't matter? So where do I get a compiler that can handle IF...THAN statements and won't bitch that some variable hasn't been declared simply because I misspelled it on second use? Sheesh!

    1. Re:And now the story in English (copy-edited) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      There's people out there who have to "fish" this site and come up with garbage when you write "then" instead of "than". IIRC, you were supposed to learn the difference in 2nd or 3rd grade in the US.

      Perhaps There are people. Pluralize! You only make yourself look like an idiot when you fuck up a roast.

    2. Re:And now the story in English (copy-edited) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      ... and it should be "people who prefer to spend more time in their cars than I" unless you're referring to people who like being inside you.

  5. officer, I can explain! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "I didn't see the stop sign, sir, a program caused an Illegal Operation - why don't you give IT a ticket?!"

  6. Game Boy Steering Wheel by simetra · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's what we need... a Game Boy Advance ported to a steering wheel... display in center, buttons on wheel. Or, projected hologram-type screen which appears to float about 10 feet in front of the car.
    Now that would be cool.....

    --

    "Would it kill you to put down the toilet seat?" -- Maya Angelou
  7. Re:Obligatory by lastninja · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's called a traffic jam.

    --
    John Carmack fan, browsing at +5 since 1999.
  8. in this case the bad english was intentional.... by frostman · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...because he was obviously trying to match the style of the linked article:

    "Makes Car Smarter", yes, SmartVehiclePC.com has worked out an intelligent vehicle PC system for solving worldwide solution of how to make automobile more vivid.

    all your worldwide solution are solve by us!

    --

    This Like That - fun with words!

  9. Re:Slot Loaded... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes but the tray can now really be used as a cup holder!

  10. Wave of the future by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    First radios, then cell phones, next came VCRs and DVD players with mounted television sets and headphones for the whole gang, and now computers. Remember when the sole purpose of a car was to get a person from point A to point B? :)

  11. I don't want to spend time in you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Lots of interesting hacking ideas here for people who prefer to spend more time in their cars then me


    That's disgusting man. Why would I want to spend time in you? I think you mean "than I".