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Twigglish
01-24-09, 09:07 AM
http://www.dynamism.com/#Product=everun_note

# Dual Core Processor
# 7" Touchscreen & ATI Graphics
# 16mm Keyboard
# Only 1.63 lbs
Gunlance
01-24-09, 09:48 AM
How would that be used as a carpc?
juane414
01-24-09, 09:57 AM
Too expensive in my opinion. You could buy a small touchscreen, or make one, and rig it up to some cheapo parts for a lot less than that. If you're made of money it would be cool though. It would be fun to try that with Vista voice recognition :)

Edit:
I bet that little thing doesn't have much for wireless options. It would be sweet to get something with mobile 3G so you could use access the internet in the car.
kevlar93
01-24-09, 11:37 AM
u could try modding a netbook with a touchscreen and putting a 3G modem on it.
aja
01-24-09, 12:23 PM
Why not try www.mini-box.com and get a proper car pc?
Twigglish
01-24-09, 01:01 PM
Why not try www.mini-box.com and get a proper car pc?

Because I havent looked into CarPCs very long and didnt know of this site :P

Ive learned a lot from this thread alone haha.
corruption
01-24-09, 02:09 PM
I'd stay away from it. The reseller is confused about distance or where a decimal should go...there is NO WAY that you can find a 16mm keyboard.....they meant 16cm. If they can't get that right what else is listed incorrectly. I would look into the link that aja posted if you want a proper car-pc. What are you looking to do with it? If it's just to hold MP3's and interface with your car's stereo, you might want to look into a netbook instead. You can find netbooks with 120GB+ HD's which should be able to hold more MP3's than you will ever listen to in a year.
Gunlance
01-24-09, 04:22 PM
www.mp3car.com It's where I got my start.
axhed
03-12-09, 03:13 PM
go stillers!!!!!

i'm just getting started thinking about building a sff mobile desktop, for lack of a better term...
DarkFury
03-12-09, 03:21 PM
i use my touchscreen laptop as a removable carpc.... =] and thieves can only steal the power cable + maybe the stand?

and it scares people sorta.. it looks like im a cop


sorta something like this

http://chathampc.com/images/Car%20computer%201%20small.jpg
turbohans
03-12-09, 03:29 PM
that would be sweet used for dataloging and tuning of turbocharged cars!!
Would love that in my DSM!!!
DarkFury
03-12-09, 03:34 PM
that would be sweet used for dataloging and tuning of turbocharged cars!!
Would love that in my DSM!!!

i loved having it like that in my G35, but ... then i had a HDD failure :burn:

i recommend finding a SSD notebook pc, if you need to keep valuable info ... while driving , one big speed bump will kill the HDD while its spinning.
Rich'[ard]
03-13-09, 02:58 AM
can you connect a laptop up to a car?
i want to be able to have monitoring programs...something like what the Nissan GTR has - temps, gauges etc. is there even software for this sort of stuff?
DarkFury
03-13-09, 06:13 PM
;6023357"]can you connect a laptop up to a car?
i want to be able to have monitoring programs...something like what the Nissan GTR has - temps, gauges etc. is there even software for this sort of stuff?

yea , theres a sensor port under the panel of most cars years 94++

they have USB adapters that can read all that info , some are hardwired straight to the PC for real time info , others are inserted then removed and unloaded on the PC
Neuromancer
03-13-09, 06:31 PM
16 mm keyboard... my cellphone is bigger then that :P

Notebook with SSD drive. Put it under the passenger seat... run video and audio to in dash touchscreen.

Good for audio and video :)


Save money, do not get a touch screen and just use a $20 dollar remote for your PC :)


OR if you already have a laptop get a laptop mount. They are not too expensive, my uncle has one is his truck, and police the world over have them too :)

Hmm a tablet PC would work too and take up less room...
Rich'[ard]
03-14-09, 03:37 AM
what do you mean connect by USB? my dad has a Toyota Corolla. it's about 3-4 years old. where do you think i should look? because hooking a laptop to a car looks SOOOOOO cool :p

and after you do ECU mods...and all that stuff, can you actually monitor those things? like when Bryan is doing the drag race with his Eclipse in Fast and Furious 1
DarkFury
03-14-09, 11:37 AM
the adapter connects to your cars OBD port , or you can hardwire a different kind to the ECU ... it then feeds through to your USB port ( on PC) lol

usually on toyotas , its either under the steering wheel or under the passenger glove box.

and yes, you can monitor air\fuel ratios , timings, when your car is shifting ( if its an auto) pretty much anything the ECU is controller you can "soft" tune it..