A PC in my car? Yep … I’m working on it now …
I like this article, and it reinforces what I already believe … PCs in the car! As a part of my research into Wearable Computers I have been playing with a permanent PC installed in my car. I’m using a very small Intel chipset-based PC, and just recently started to buy some LCD Monitors that I can run off of 12vdc. I have been running Microsoft’s Streets and Trips, and using a serial-port GPS unit. I’m also going to put a bunch of my MP3s on it, and of course my 802.11b interface. When I pull in the garage, my car will be on my home wireless network, and so the Internet also … I can upload/download MP3s, maps, etc. Now I can’t wait until gas stations start to provide free 802.11b wireless Internet access while filling up …

In-Car Comm Systems to Explode. Attractive to wireless operators, carmakers [allNetDevices Wireless News]

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