Swad Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 This is pretty interesting, although I can't imagine trying to find an app on the dock while driving... http://minidock.jp/en/index.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/5752-mac-mini-in-your-car/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 dood this is awesome, imagine mp3's, dvds all of the system. if u manage to connect a gprs enabled phone to it, netsurfing, etc. dood i have always dreamed of somthing like this. now imagine big SUV, rear seat projector, screen in front = cinema experince in car Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/5752-mac-mini-in-your-car/#findComment-36354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 That's cool but I would not want to be in front of this guy. I could just see it, he's driving down the road surfing some porn when a hot blonde catches his eye and bam accident waiting to happen Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/5752-mac-mini-in-your-car/#findComment-36367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terry Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 I recall a story on Mac Mini car installations that the New York Times ran early this year. Can be found online here: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/10/technolo...a1767f5&ei=5070 If you don't have a login that is required for reading this article, you can either register for free with the NYTimes, or simply visit http://bugmenot.com/view.php?url=http%3A%2...www.nytimes.com in order to get it working. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/5752-mac-mini-in-your-car/#findComment-36561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terry Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 A nice rack (well, with exception of the dreadful Netgear router), operating the vehicle autonomously. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/5752-mac-mini-in-your-car/#findComment-37541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrick Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 why on earth would the guy need three mac mini's? whats he trying to do take over some satellite thats orbiting above him? Really clumsy workmanship. maybe the guy got a do it yourself kit n tried to do it himself. But then again he should have refered to the manuals..... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/5752-mac-mini-in-your-car/#findComment-74373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac OSX Coder Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 - Mavrick Maybe you should actually READ instead of making flames. If you haven't noticed, this is an autonomous vehicle, which means it DRIVES IT SELF. That's the reasons for 3 macs minis. I heard about this project several months? ago. Im wondering why they didn't put several powermac g5's instead.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/5752-mac-mini-in-your-car/#findComment-74382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bond Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Most likely the price, in addition to the small form factor. It would be something that could easily fit in/under a centre console type thing. Easily integratable into the car! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/5752-mac-mini-in-your-car/#findComment-84818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeneedhelp Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Cops around my area have that kind of setup, except that they use windows. kinna cool all i need is a flood light then Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/5752-mac-mini-in-your-car/#findComment-85518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Most likely the price, in addition to the small form factor. It would be something that could easily fit in/under a centre console type thing. Easily integratable into the car! It's too bad they didn't win the DARPA Grand Challange, but anyway, from the vehicle specifications, they said: "The foundation of our computing system is a trio of Apple Mac mini computers run- ning custom developed software. We choose the Mac mini for its compact form factor, low energy consumption, and high computing power. Having identical units allowed us to easily swap out and exchange individual units during the development phase. The compact form factor facilitated placement and secure mounting, and has proven reliable in a mobile environment. The computers are connected by ethernet and communicate with each other through a custom developed UDP synchronizing protocol. " This was an amazing "race" that I followed when it was happening. They had a great website tracking all the vehicles progress toward the finish line. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/5752-mac-mini-in-your-car/#findComment-87535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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