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Mimics Product Options - $200 or $600. Which one is for me? mp3carcom 2011-05-25 | I wanted to try to make it clear what the 3 options for Mimics are. The most expensive option gets you the touch screen, the module, the frame and custom fit dash kit specific for your car. It also does all the fabrication work needed to make it look as factory as possible. Mimics Frame gets you the frame, with the touch screen and the module already put together. Mimics Module gets you just the module, with all the parts to secure it onto your own screen.
Introducing Mimics - Control your iPhone from a Touch Screen mp3carcom 2011-05-13 | http://www.mp3car.com/mimics Mimics Dash allows you to operate an iPhone via a touch screen monitor installed in your vehicle. After installing Mimics Dash, simply plug your iPhone in each time you enter your vehicle and enjoy the convenience of all of your iPhone's apps, music, phone, and navigation features on a safe, easy-to-use touch screen monitor. By bridging the gap between your iPhone and your car, Mimics becomes the ultimate in-car entertainment system. Here's how it works: The touch interface is interpreted by the module and transmitted via Bluetooth to your iPhone. Genius! Now you can control your phone from the monitor! The Module draws power from the Lilliput monitor, and video is supplied to the monitor via the Apple HDMI dock connector (optional). Audio is supplied to your aftermarket amplifier* via the 3.5mm jack on your iPhone (optional). Choose the Mimics Cable Option and we'll give you all of the necessary cables needed to get video and audio out from your phone and be able to charge while driving. Made specifically for your vehicle, Mimics Dash is engineered to be an easy install (or have your local car stereo shop do it for you): 1. Remove your existing dash panel 2. Install the Mimics Dash 3. Install an aftermarket amplifier* of your choice 4. Connect the Mimics Cable kit and you're ready to go
Introducing Mimics - The Ultimate iPhone-in-your-car experience [Promo] mp3carcom 2011-05-12 | Mimics Dash allows you to operate an iPhone via a touch screen monitor installed in your vehicle. After installing Mimics Dash, simply plug your iPhone in each time you enter your vehicle and enjoy the convenience of all of your iPhone's apps, music, phone, and navigation features on a safe, easy-to-use touch screen monitor. By bridging the gap between your iPhone and your car, Mimics becomes the ultimate in-car entertainment system. Here's how it works: The touch interface is interpreted by the module and transmitted via Bluetooth to your iPhone. Genius! Now you can control your phone from the monitor! The Module draws power from the Lilliput monitor, and video is supplied to the monitor via the Apple HDMI dock connector (optional). Audio is supplied to your aftermarket amplifier* via the 3.5mm jack on your iPhone (optional). Choose the Mimics Cable Option and we'll give you all of the necessary cables needed to get video and audio out from your phone and be able to charge while driving. Made specifically for your vehicle, Mimics Dash is engineered to be an easy install (or have your local car stereo shop do it for you): 1. Remove your existing dash panel 2. Install the Mimics Dash 3. Install an aftermarket amplifier* of your choice 4. Connect the Mimics Cable kit and you're ready to go
Nokia QML Rapid Development - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Sean Clark from mp3Car speaks with Justin from ICS, who has made a demo piece of software to highlight how easy it can be to develop QT apps. These apps are built using QML, which is specifically designed for creating user interfaces.Some of the really attractive features of this new QML is that it has great animated transitions and state changes built into the language. It can even give you that "flick to scroll - bounce at the end" feeling.Now, photoshop can be utilized to design these interfaces. This creates a method for rapid development where the designer creates the interface in photoshop and the programmer can then work with each photoshop object as a QML item.check out http://qt.nokia.com and http://www.ics.com for more details
Scosche iPad Mount Update - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Scosche's front double din iPad mount will apparently never make it to market due to legal concerns. However, their new rear seat mount will. iPads continue to be a sought after solution for in-vehicle computing.
Microsoft, Asus, & Primesense use Kinect Technology - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Microsoft teams with Asus and PrimeSense to use the Kinect sensor and allow developers (for roughly $200) to create their own applications for this platform found at CES.
Parrots New Asteroid Android Head Unit - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Parrot electronics showcases their new Asteroid single din head unit running the Android operating system using an ARM 9 processor at roughly 500 MHz. Music, Bluetooth, Navigation, USB connectivity, an integrated amplifier all fit in a form factor less than 5" deep. Best of all, the unit will be open for community application development.
Parrot OEM Chip With Android Community- CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Parrot engineered this chip specifically for the OEM market. It will go on sale to OEMs in quarter 1 of 2011 and leverages the power of the Android community for app development.
Genivi Meego Cross Platform Demonstration - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Rob Wray, from mp3Car, speaks with Mikael Soderberg, from Pelagicore, to discuss two new vehicle hardware setups.First, the ARM processor of the Beagleboard C4 is paired with a daughterboard from Pelagicore to enable easy communication with systems in the vehicle including the MOST, CAN, & LIN protocols. AM/FM radio integration, Bluetooth and power management capabilities are also integrated.Second, the Intel Atom 1.6GHz based system, utilizing multi-threading, easily communicates with the vehicles CAN and MOST 50 protocols. It has LVDS, USB, AM/FM radio, Bluetooth, and more.Both systems run on the Genivi software stack, based on Meego 1.1 IBI.
Facial Recognition & Sound Recognition Carnegie Mellon - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Rob Wray, from mp3Car, takes a look at Carnegie Mellon University's "quality of life technology research center." A facial recognition technology is able to zoom in on your cursor depending on how far away your face is from the screen. Another device is able to use the sound of your finger to determine what motion your finger is making and this, in turn, dictates what the cursor on your screen does. Future applications could include combining this technology with a spacial recognition technology to give the user a very precise method of input control with no touch pad or mouse.
Ford Product Design Manager Chris Demeniuk - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Sean Clark, from mp3Car, interviews Chris Demeniuk from Ford about the application design process for the vehicle. Simplicity, usability, and engineering with the end user in mind are all important themes.
Lilliput Surface Acoustic Wave Touch Screen & Multi Touch - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Lilliput shows us what's new for 2011. A 7" SAW (surface acoustic wave) touch screen will be released in quarter one of 2011 and be very competitively priced. A new multi-touch monitor is also in the works. New battery operated monitors will provide use-case flexibility on some Lilliput models. Finally, embedded solutions for commercial applications are available. They run Windows CE and feature processors ranging from 400 MHz to 600 MHz.
Hyundai Haptic Proof of Concept Uses PC - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Hyundai haptic proof of concept uses an underlying PC for control. PCs are still a cost effective way to demo the latest in technology.
Hyundai Android Hybrid Front End - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Hyundai uses the power of an integrated computer and combines it with the power of your cell phone to gather information, analyze it, and provide the useful results to the driver. For instance, the Hyundai computer can provide a video signal to your phone, which can then interpret the video and locate road lanes and pedestrians. The user interface is pleasing to look at and combines such things as weather, stock quotes, HVAC controls, media, and more.
Fords Technology Development Kit - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Ford showcases their developer kit at CES 2011. The kit simulates the in-vehicle environment developers need to program for in a typical Ford vehicle. Radio controls, HVAC controls, shifter position, OnStar data, and engine diagnostic data can all be simulated for developers in a lab setting.Talk about this in our forums
NuVation Electric Cooled X Prize Motorcycle - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Rob Wray, from mp3Car, shows us the first electric cooled 3-wheeled motorcycle. It's an entry into this year's Xprize competition. With 170HP, 0-60 in 5 seconds, a 150MPH top speed, and weighing in at only 1800 pounds, it's surprisingly performance oriented. It goes roughly 200 miles on single charge at slower speeds or about 100 miles at 60 miles per hour. The car can be charged to about 80 percent in about 20 minutes at a charging station.
Foryou Electronics Android Front End - CES 2011 mp3carcom 2011-01-27 | Although not available yet, the Foryou Electronics double din unit in this video features the Android 2.2 operating system. With it, a plethora of app possibilities can now exist in the vehicle, with a user interface conducive to in-vehicle use. Bluetooth, music, email, radio, internet access, and a fast processor are now all easily possible from your dash.
Parrot AR Drone Heliicopter mp3carcom 2010-12-24 | Sean, Mike, Rob, Stephen & Goce test Parrot's AR drones. Yes, we call this work. Since this device has an SDK and is screaming for hackers to write their own code, I thought this might interest some forum members.
Open Source Vehicles from Local Motors - SEMA 2010 mp3carcom 2010-11-11 | Sean Clark from mp3Car talks with Ariel from Local Motors, a company that is pioneering open source and community driven vehicles.Building these vehicles is a 4 step process. First is creation; where Local Motors will take input from the community for all of the parts that will combine to create the car. Next is the development stage where the vehicle is put through theoretical testing and different scenarios to make sure its safe. 3rd is build. Users can actually go to the micro factory in Arizona and help build their car in 6 days.Finally users can mod the vehicle with and "app store" of car parts. These parts are really easy to create because all the data for the car is open source.
Audi TTS Drives itself at SEMA 2010 - Autonomous Vehicle mp3carcom 2010-11-11 | Audi has come up with a really neat concept car that autonomously drives itself on intermediate road courses. The car has 5 antennas, 1 of which is for radio remote control, 2 for ground based GPS and 2 for satellite GPS. The ground GPS helps the car stay within mere centimeters of its path. Currently the car uses a pre-programmed path, and it needs the ground based GPS system. But they are working on a way so that the path isn't needed and it can make its own intelligent choices. There are 2 computers driving this thing, both core 2 duo machines. One is handling sensor data and the other is controlling the car.
Blind Spot Detection System for vehicles - SEMA 2010 mp3carcom 2010-11-11 | Sean Clark from mp3Car takes a look at the Blind Spot Detection System by AutoI. This system comes in 3 parts. The main unit, the sensors, and then alert bar. There are also optional mirror lights that can be attached to the system. What makes this product unique is that the sensors use ultrasound to detect cars between 15 to 20 meters away.
2011 Ford Digital Fiesta Overview - SEMA 2010 mp3carcom 2010-11-04 | Stephen Jenesen from mp3Car talks with Theresa from L&G. They have modified a 2011 Ford Fiesta to create what they call the "digial fiesta". It is an incorporation of a glossy red, circuit board-esque paint job along with some special hardware. This hardware happens to be an iPad, built right into the dash. In order to make room for this they have moved the HVAC up onto the ceiling. The goal of this car is bring the social media aspect of life into the vehicle.
Ford Fiesta - iPad in dash - SEMA 2010 mp3carcom 2010-11-04 | Sean Clark, from mp3Car, takes a look at the 2011 Ford Fiesta at the Ford booth at SEMA 2010 before the show starts. We find an iPad embedded in the dash, relocated HVAC controls, and relocated USB, AUX, and DC output jacks.This Fiesta also sports custom paint, tires, and some beautiful fabrication work, housing 12 inch subs and dual amplifiers.Mp3Car caught up with the car designer later to talk about some of the motivation behind the project and everything that went into the car. Stay tuned for more.
Directus - Convert After Market Radio to CarPC Box - SEMA 2010 mp3carcom 2010-11-04 | Sean Clark from mp3Car gets a preview of the Directus telematics box. This box will overtake your after-market OR OEM radio's nav port and give it a new UI that will extend your basic Nav's functionality. By using this box you actually get to read your SD card, browse the file system, play all kinds of files, see your backup camera, use radar, USB and tons of other accessories that your normal radio would not know how to work with.We will have a series of videos tomorrow about Directus and their the products as we are shooting video at SEMA 2010 today.
MeeGo on a car pc - mp3Car forum member nasa at AFK Fest 2010 mp3carcom 2010-09-22 | MeeGo for the car pc was just released a few weeks ago. The platform has an excellent boot time. Nasa is looking forward to the development of this open sources platform.
TBD30s Car PC Setup and Open Street Maps - AFK Fest 2010 mp3carcom 2010-09-22 | TBD30 has written his own custom operating system for mp3 playback, google traffic download, etc. What is most interesting is that he is using the Open Street Maps data base and routing engine to navigate at no cost. He says gives this free navigation a good review.
Shotgun! Front End demo in an 2005 Acura TL - mp3Cars 2010 AFK Fest mp3carcom 2010-09-22 | Colin, co creator of Shotgun! front end gives a demo of the software. Shotgun! was created with the beginner carpc hobbyist in mind. It is designed to be intuitive to use as well as easily to install and configure. Features include navigation, XM radio, internet, etc. You can download it today on the Auto App Mart.
AFK Fest 2010 - Pauls Internet Connected Volvo Part 2 mp3carcom 2010-09-13 | Rob Wray, from mp3Car, takes a closer look at forum member PaulF's Volvo S60. He vehicle was one of the most 'teched out' at this year's AFKFest 2010. One of the main features of his car is the SheevaPlug, which runs 24/7 on an optima battery next to his standard carputer. The SheevaPlug acts as a webserver with a custom Centrafuse app that interacts with it. From the internet, he can turn his lights on, roll up or down his windows, start up his standard computer, and even hit play on his favorite song before he reaches the vehicle. He can even text message his vehicle to do many of these same actions.
AFK Fest 2010 - Control Carputer Winamp with iDevice and iAmpRemote mp3carcom 2010-09-13 | Rob Wray, from mp3Car, looks into a solution for controlling massive amounts of music on your carputer - 60k songs. One great feature of using winamp for your music system is that there is an iPhone app called iAmpRemote which allows you to control winamp via an AdHoc connection. So you just need your windows computer to broadcast a signal, have your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch connected to it, and now you have a wireless remote. Adriel's carputer screen is installed into a custom bezel over the factory dash, running from an opus computer.
AFK Fest 2010 - Pauls Internet Connected Volvo Part 3 mp3carcom 2010-09-13 | Rob Wray, from mp3Car, takes a closer look at forum member PaulF's Volvo S60. He vehicle was one of the most 'teched out' at this year's AFKFest 2010. One of the main features of his car is the SheevaPlug, which runs 24/7 on an optima battery next to his standard carputer. The SheevaPlug acts as a webserver with a custom Centrafuse app that interacts with it. From the internet, he can turn his lights on, roll up or down his windows, start up his standard computer, and even hit play on his favorite song before he reaches the vehicle. He can even text message his vehicle to do many of these same actions.
Auto App Mart Developers mp3carcom 2010-09-08 | Learn How to Upload and Manage Auto AppsWe welcome all developers to come upload Auto Apps. This screencast shows how to get started and offers a tour of the developer back end. As a developer you will have complete access to information on customers and downloads. See how easy it is, head over to Auto App Mart, add an app, and make it go live in minutes.
Auto App Mart Customers mp3carcom 2010-09-08 | Tour the Auto App MartCheck out our screencast on how browse and download Auto Apps, manage your account and receive updates. Auto Apps available range from Google Traffic to engine maintenance management, and almost all are free to download. Get started adding new Auto Apps to your car computer today.
Internet Connected Volvo Car PC - AFK Fest 2010 mp3carcom 2010-09-08 | Forum member PaulF's Volvo S60. He vehicle was one of the most 'tech'ed out' at this year's AFKFest 2010.One of the main features of his car is the SheevaPlug, which runs 24/7 on an optima battery next to his standard carputer. The SheevaPlug acts as a webserver with a custom Centrafuse app that interacts with it. From the internet, he can turn his lights on, roll up or down his windows, start up his standard computer, and even hit play on his favorite song before he reaches the vehicle. He can even text message his vehicle to do many of these same actions.
Custom Delorean with Complete Car PC Setup mp3carcom 2010-08-31 | Rob Wray, from mp3Car, talks with Steve about his Delorean. He was a great last minute and unexpected surprise at this year's AFKFest. This car is nicely restored and fully customized from the lights to the wheels and body. Steve fabricated the headlights and front facade of the car himself as the original parts had either been damaged or weren't to his liking. The gull-wing doors aren't the only cool feature though. The car has a built in touch screen and a 3 port USB hub built into the console. The computer is a laptop installed in the back of the vehicle. Steve's Delorean won 4th prize for best install this year.
Marie-Jessique Ford F150 mp3carcom 2010-08-31 | Rob Wray from mp3Car takes a look inside Marie-Jessique Gonzalez's Ford F150, the winner of AFK Fest 2010 best in show award. This truck is decked out with redundant power systems. In the event one battery fails, one of two other batteries will support the on board electronics. Marie also has a remote video system with her web cam enabling her to pull up her dash camera display from home. The next stage in the build for Marie is to install a servo motor on the dash cam to enable her to pan 360 degrees for remote video access.
Ultra Cheap Optical Input Amp mp3carcom 2010-06-17 | Intersil has these digital audio chips that have many uses, but this specific reference platform is made into an ultra cheap 4 channel amp. It takes digital input, optical input, and SPDIF input, and even has a USB port on the board that will let you control the entire amp from software. This was shot at Detroit Telematics 2010 in Novi, Michigan.
New Parrot Bluetooth 3.0 & WiFi Technology mp3carcom 2010-06-17 | Parrot is introducing a new chip that combines the newly ratified bluetooth 3.0 with wifi to bring hybrid wireless technology to devices. We found this at Detroit Telematics 2010.
iPad - Keeping Your Eyes on the Road with Gestures. mp3carcom 2010-06-16 | Justin Riley shows off us, on his custom iPad mount, how you can easily control some basic iPad functions with lots of gestures. After you do the quick 2 minute jailbreak (you wanted to do it anyway) you can enable a plethora of gesture controls. Slide from bottom up, top down, from status bar, tap and hold, pinch and even shake. And you can actually assign these gestures to anything you want.So you basically end up with a 9.7 inch touch pad, which IMO is easy to use w/o looking at the screen at all. Drive Responsibly™.
iPad - System Wide Voice Control while Driving mp3carcom 2010-06-16 | Ok so it's not true system wide access, but pretty darn close. Using a few apps, and a little jailbreak action, Justin Riley shows us how to control some basic functionality with just voice. Here we demonstrate adjusting the iPod, finding a place to eat, and even posting a tweet.Open your mind and imagine when iOS 4 comes out and vlingo can be backgrounded. The goal of vlingo is to allow any developer and their application to use the vlingo voice recognition engine to do whatever the developer wants with voice. So eventually everything you ever wanted to do will be able to do with voice.(p.s) still don't text and drive, even if you can do it with your voice!
iPad Custom Car Mount - How to Install mp3carcom 2010-05-27 | Justin Riley has fabricated a really well finished bolt-in kit for the iPad. (wifi or 3g). This particular kit fits into the 2005-2007 Subaru Impreza/WRX and STi. (They all have the same dash).This bolt-in kit is a 1:1 replacement for the stock dash. Basically just pop out the old one, and put this in there. It has protection for the iPad, and when used with the Apple iPad Dock will charge and deliver audio. (via the 3.5mm cable).Help mp3Car figure out which bolt-in kit to make next by going to the website and submitting your make and model.
iPad Custom Car Mounts Overview mp3carcom 2010-05-27 | Justin Riley has fabricated a really well finished bolt-in kit for the iPad. (wifi or 3g). This particular kit fits into the 2005-2007 Subaru Impreza/WRX and STi. (They all have the same dash).
AT&T Speech To Text For Developers mp3carcom 2010-05-27 | AT&T Has proven speech to text. Their goal is to allow developers to integrate this technology into their apps. This demo is done on a Blackberry but at the show she had an iPhone and an Android device running these same features. Once iPhone has multi tasking it will be able to run in the background.Now that a lot of states are instituting strict cell phone laws http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html, this type of technology will really find a home with all kinds of developers.Check out Vlingo's blog http://blog.vlingo.com/2009/09/at-and-vlingo-to-bring-innovative.html If you want some serious detail on the matter.
Lilliput UM-80/C/T USB powered touch screen mp3carcom 2010-04-07 | Sean from mp3Car outlines the features of the new Lilliput UM-80/C/T USB powered touch screen. One cable does it all: power, video signal, and touch interface control. The monitor can be used with both Mac and PC platforms. HD movies appear smoother on a Mac platform. However, PC drivers for this monitor include more functionality including more calibration features, and a touch without moving curser feature.
Lilliput 889GL-80NP/C/T Demo mp3carcom 2010-04-05 | Sean, from mp3Car, outlines the important components of the Lilliput 889GL-80NP/C/T and illustrates the display quality running Microsoft Windows 7. The monitor has composite and VGA inputs and uses USB for touch control. This monitor has a 16:9 aspect ratio and 800 x 480 native resolution.
Lilliput 809GL-80NP/C/T VGA Touch Screen mp3carcom 2010-04-05 | Sean, from mp3Car, outlines the important components of the Lilliput 809GL-80NP/C/T and illustrates the display quality running Microsoft Windows 7. The monitor has composite, s-video, and VGA inputs and uses USB for touch control. This monitor has a 4:3 aspect ratio and 640 x 480 native resolution.
iPad Unboxing and App First Look mp3carcom 2010-04-03 | We take a look at some of the apps for the Ipad and see just how quick and snappy this is
Review of USB Powered touch monitor by MIMO 720-S mp3carcom 2010-03-03 | Sean from mp3Car reviews the MIMO UM-70C. The monitor uses DisplayLink technology to make a 7 inch monitor that has 3 uses for the single USB cable. It gets power over USB, video over USB, and touch input over USB. There are many possible uses for this kind of monitor where any program that has multiple windows, could be spread out to this extra monitor.
Visteon Touchscreen Proximity Sensor - CES 2010 mp3carcom 2010-02-03 | Visteon demo'ed proximity sensors, where the only buttons you are looking for light up. If you wave your hand, these controls will light up and allow you to modify your settings. The buttons are haptically active, allowing the screen to register clicks and can be programmed by the user. When the vehicle is off, the screen will turn black and will not be noticeable.
Chunkyks OBDII GPS Logger on Sheeva Plug mp3carcom 2010-01-28 | Gary, aka chunkyks from the mp3car forums talks about his experience with the sheeva plug and his OBD 2 GPS logging software. He received the plug from mp3Car and submitting his application which ended up winning an award and thus a trip to CES.
