Car PC Hacks. Tips and Tools for Geeking your Ride
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Author(s): D. Stolarz
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596008716
Format: softback
361pp
Price: £17.50
Review Date: 24 October 2005
Review: Personal computing technology will soon be all over your car. The iPod has become a de-facto car component; MP3 players, in-car navigation systems and touchscreens are already standard in many vehicles. A computer in your car gives you the choice of navigation system, the ability to incorporate features, such as a digital video recorder or iPod, and the capability of integrating various kinds of digital media (mobile phone, camera, PDA, iPod, portable USB memory stick, CD etc.). This book begins with the basics of car wiring, explaining how to wire up speakers, radios, screens, and external devices and computers. The middle chapters go to the heart of the matter: how to wire up a PC. They cover the full range of options, from installing and displaying to controlling your in-car PC, and provide several hacks on start-to-finish PC installations. The final chapters introduce the range of applications and features that a PC makes possible: the Internet and other in-car applications such as a video jukebox, games, and using CENTRAFUSE, Neocar Media Center or Frodoplayer as your car PC front end.