Jake and I will be attending the Maker faire in San Mateo, California this weekend and would love to see you guys there. We had a blast last year and are really looking forward to showing off a bigger project this time around.

This year, we will be showing off our carputer project. We will be posting more information about the project here throughout the week, so watch this space!

See the full feature list for the carputer after the jump.

Complete in-dash 7″ touch-screen driven control center includes:

Ability to play any media (mp3s, movies, CDs, DVDs)
On-screen keyboard with media search functions
Custom front-end
Day/Night screen modes
Image viewer/slideshow/media visualizations
Auto-resuming power supply that syncs with the ignition
Sleep mode ensures the interface is available as soon as the car is started
GPS voice navigation
Touch-screen display
High-speed internet connectivity (Cingular HSDPA)
Local Traffic Cams/Reports
Weather Reports
Hands-free bluetooth cellphone control (calls come up on screen)
Wardriving interface
Video Games (Frets on Fire with wireless bluetooth keyboard and more!)
Much more!
Realtime remote vehicle tracking
Realtime remote vehicle control

We will be posting more this week especially about the remote tracking and vehicle control system.

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