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Uses for a laptop in a vehicle
- Thread starter cybrfire
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Taping porn? 
Hey! Thats the first thing off the top of my head!
Hey! Thats the first thing off the top of my head!
Bigger screen
i have my laptop in my sonoma often for tbi tuning
tuning
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cdoggwsu
1/2 ton status
Point Of Sale system if you sell items at car shows, swap meets, etc.
With a decent camera setup and GPS you could make a poor man's google style "street view" maps for trails and ORV parks.
With a decent camera setup and GPS you could make a poor man's google style "street view" maps for trails and ORV parks.
bot0611
1/2 ton status
Its pretty much said.
So lets assume a person has a laptop in their rig and they also have a GPS unit, is there a way to view the GPS on the laptop screen? I've thought I seen someone on here before say they've done this but if it's possible I want to know how.
i would think all ya need is a GPS antenna... we use the little hockeypuck ones on the boats... and the appropriate software...
Putting camera pics on it. Also vids
Mapping software lots of stuff.
Mapping software lots of stuff.
allof the above, but i would do it differently if you were looking for a pernamently mounted computer. Laptop and mount would be large and bulky. A micro computer would probably hold up better wheeling and is designed for automotive uses and abuses . heat sinked etc
http://www.mo-co-so.com/Mini-ITX-Carputers-Car-PC-Mobile-Computing-s/3.htm
mount an in dash touch screen monitor
http://www.mo-co-so.com/category-s/26.htm
obdii support
http://www.mo-co-so.com/OBD-II-Scan-Tool-Interfaces-s/75.htm
rearview cameras. including nightvision
http://www.mo-co-so.com/Rearview-CMOS-CCD-Low-Light-IR-Camera-Carputer-Car-PC-s/43.htm
gps reciever
http://www.mo-co-so.com/Sirf-III-USB-GPS-Receiver-Carputer-Centrafuse-Navigation-s/36.htm
a cool gui interface that incorperates all those cool functions
http://www.mo-co-so.com/Centrafuse-Auto-Carputer-Mobile-Computing-Software-GPS-s/35.htm
http://www.centrafuse.com/Screenshots.aspx
http://www.mo-co-so.com/Mini-ITX-Carputers-Car-PC-Mobile-Computing-s/3.htm
mount an in dash touch screen monitor
http://www.mo-co-so.com/category-s/26.htm
obdii support
http://www.mo-co-so.com/OBD-II-Scan-Tool-Interfaces-s/75.htm
rearview cameras. including nightvision
http://www.mo-co-so.com/Rearview-CMOS-CCD-Low-Light-IR-Camera-Carputer-Car-PC-s/43.htm
gps reciever
http://www.mo-co-so.com/Sirf-III-USB-GPS-Receiver-Carputer-Centrafuse-Navigation-s/36.htm
a cool gui interface that incorperates all those cool functions
http://www.mo-co-so.com/Centrafuse-Auto-Carputer-Mobile-Computing-Software-GPS-s/35.htm
http://www.centrafuse.com/Screenshots.aspx
hey, that's a GREAT idea! 
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Laptops are really clunky for trying to control music and such while driving. I had my incar computer in my truck at one point with a 7in touch screen. The **** was useless and dangerous to use. The windows software for offroad GPS is a pain in the dick to setup with maps.
Basically if your going to do it it needs to be touch screen and it needs to be running on some sort of large font, large button touch screen GUI system either replacing or running over windows.
Heres my advice. Go to archos.com. Either pick up an archos 5, archos 70, or archos 101. Or hell an over priced Ipad would work too. I'll be using my archos 5 for GPS on and off road, music, video, lite web browsing, and what ever else they have an android app for.
Hell the only thing missing would be the programs for data logging tunes.
Basically if your going to do it it needs to be touch screen and it needs to be running on some sort of large font, large button touch screen GUI system either replacing or running over windows.
Heres my advice. Go to archos.com. Either pick up an archos 5, archos 70, or archos 101. Or hell an over priced Ipad would work too. I'll be using my archos 5 for GPS on and off road, music, video, lite web browsing, and what ever else they have an android app for.
Hell the only thing missing would be the programs for data logging tunes.
Taping porn?
Hey! Thats the first thing off the top of my head!
We are both ****ed in the head then
cdoggwsu
1/2 ton status
x2 on the Archos...I've been eyeballing the 9 with Windows just so I could run WinALDL, TunerCat or CentraFuse. For $400, though, I don't think I could justify strapping it to the dash on the trail.
It would be sweet if somebody would develop a CentraFuse app or something similar for Android.
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Im Waiting for fordums replay explaining the use of plutonium and space time continuoms and flux capacitors in a vehicle mounted computer situation.
Touch screen would be really sweet. I have used a laptop in the truck and it is pretty much impossible to do anything while you're driving. I've always had a passenger along to struggle with the laptop while bobbling down the interstate.
So, with a touch screen...
Could you eliminate the need for a car stereo?
What about voice control?
I'll tell ya where I'm really going with this. At some point in the future i'll be building a dash for the crew cab. I'll also be building the console and possibly an overhead console.
I was considering the value of pulling the components from a computer(or buying specific pieces) and building them into the console or dash or both and having a built in on board computer.
I just don't know if its worth the hassle. Maybe someday the crew cab would be fuel injected and could take more advantage of it. At the same time, maybe it'll be a CTD rather than a gasser.
So, with a touch screen...
Could you eliminate the need for a car stereo?
What about voice control?
I'll tell ya where I'm really going with this. At some point in the future i'll be building a dash for the crew cab. I'll also be building the console and possibly an overhead console.
I was considering the value of pulling the components from a computer(or buying specific pieces) and building them into the console or dash or both and having a built in on board computer.
I just don't know if its worth the hassle. Maybe someday the crew cab would be fuel injected and could take more advantage of it. At the same time, maybe it'll be a CTD rather than a gasser.
