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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. 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.

  2. 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".

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    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.

  3. 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!

  4. 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.....

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