Re: [OT] CAR pc

["thetwankster" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Has anyone been watching "Pimp Your Ride" on MTV??  They pimped a
new
black shogun type jeep thing.  Putting in an LCD in the dash  and
various other screens etc... The thing that interested me was the
software they were using looked really nice, not sure if it was a
modular framework but it had email, sat nav, mp3, avi etc.. all
through the touch screen i/f..  Very nice..

Twanky..

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "big_red_frog" <atod@r...> wrote:
>
> This is something I was mulling over for the wife since her stereo
> was nicked.
>
> Only thing that has put me off at the moment is that some of the
> lilliput screens coming into the country supposedly have burn in of
> Jurassic Park on them. The rumor is that they have been removed
from
> some form of Eastern Pichenco machine and are being sold as new :-(
>
> So until I get to the bottom of this and work out who is safe to
buy
> from I have put it on hold.
>
> Here are some links.
>
> forums
> www.digital-car.co.uk
> www.mp3car.com
>
> A front end for cars, looks at first glance xlobby like...
> www.media-car.fr.st
>
> Quite an active community, with apps using winamp as to handle all
> the sound intergration.
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Shaf Ali" <shaf@s...> wrote:
> > > I've not got a car PC yet, or a touchscreen.  However, I
would
> probably
> > > use something like Xlobby were I to use a touchscreen.  I
don't
> plan to
> > > have anything like that visible.  I'm going to try and
interface
> the PC to
> > > the CD changer controls on the head unit.  Other controls
will
be
> via
> > > buttons that interestingly are unused in the car (not sure
why -

> I have
> > > every option available).
> >
> > Xlobby requires the botch net framework. Ah that reminds me -
best
> I go get
> > certified.
> >