The Mighty Carputer

I have spent some time installing a Mac Mini in my car. It's an ongoing project and far from finished - but the results are good enough to be shown to the discerning DIY:happy crowd now. Features include easy touch-screen media control, war-driving tools, mobile internet (1mbps down, 300kbps up according to my tests), GPS, and more.

I have started working on security features as well - remote GPS tracking of the car as well as the ability to remote execute scripts on the computer itself which automatically uploads it's IP address to my server each time it connects to the net. Security systems are independent and redundant.

Check it out in a five part series on my personal blog. 1-4 deal with construction, skip to the last post if you just want to see the results.

Carputer 1 - LCD and front panel
Carputer 2 - A tragic tale of defeat
Carputer 3 - Resolution
Carputer 4 - Installation
Carputer 5 - Final Product