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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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imagine having a Mobo w/ chip and everything ready and your dispersal and having the thing smaller than a CD drive! running 1Ghz+ also!!

http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/03/v...gets-reviewed/

How about one with has HDMI output already built in???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2zTCUH-c0c

technology's amazing these days... i wanna see a build with one of these!!



if u guys are wondering where you'd get a case for these mini, no, MICRO-beasts?

http://cgi.ebay.com/G-Alantic-GA510-...item255537b04e
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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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The big issus here is how you integrate this into the existing display and touchscreen in the vehicle. You basically can finagle the display, but you can't use the builtin touchscreen. And you can't just replace the display without breaking the climate control system, etc...

For driving rear seat displays equipped with touchscreens though, it's a nice solution.
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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yessir it is =] imagine using that and combine it with a USB-SATA cradle.... take ur HD with u in the house and download more movies, bring it to the car and VOILA!
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by XxGoKoUxX
yessir it is =] imagine using that and combine it with a USB-SATA cradle.... take ur HD with u in the house and download more movies, bring it to the car and VOILA!
Why do that? Equip it with wifi and have the movies sync over night with wifi when teh car is in the garage.

Too bad it's so hard to replace the OEM systems.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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for the 3gs yes... but 2gs and under? it's a phenomenal project!

ingenious what u just thought (USB wifi), with the low power consumption you can probably suck juice from the car's battery for a week and still be okay LOL....

for me, i'd fabricate a DVD drive(w/ anti-shock) into the armrest of the car, hook up two touch-screen LCD's to the headrests and go to town =]

FYI: you can use a card reader-sata and buy a 32GB card reader drive.... and that can be a cheap alternative to SSD =]
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