Submitted by Mike Reish on Sat, 10/24/2009 - 6:38pm
I have my carputer mostly done. Here's some pictures of it being built. I can hear you asking why I'd go to the trouble and expense of putting a computer in my Miata. Below is a list of goodies it can do that I copied off the CentraFuse website. That is a very quick an dirty list but what makes the thing really shine in my opinion is it's ability to expand available functions via what they call plug-ins. I have a plug-in that automatically downloads and sorts the cheapest gas at all stations within a defined radius. A press of a button and the GPS software plots a course to the cheapest gas in town. Another plug-in automatically sets the volume of my radio/mp3 based on speed. Gets louder on the highway and automatically get quite on surface streets.
Submitted by Mike Reish on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 7:04pm
I hit a pothole the other day and ruined a tire. Turns out I also bent the wheel. This bums me out. It also bums me out that people bitch about paying taxes. Where do they think the money comes from to fix the stupid potholes?
