Adding a computer to your car (CarPuter)

Step 3 The Front End / GPS System

When your driving, you need to keep your eyes on the ROAD.
not on a computer screen, so my front end had big descriptive icons that where easy
to touch, and access, with minimal eye time away from the road

The Buttons: (reading counter clockwise)
Photo library - For showing off pics of the build, etc to passengers
Mac control button (settings / other computer access)
Time and (green button) Wi-fi enabled and joined to a network
itunes
Movie player  - Awesome being able to throw a movie on while waiting for my mom shopping!
Car access system (diagnostic computer interface)
Available button for other features (like window control etc)

Comments

[The Dark Lord]

Dude you read that clockwise, not counter-clockwise

[digimancer]

 I have the same question regarding the front-end you speak of. I am an Element owner and am running Linux on a netbook, connected to a touch screen. Currently I am using XBMC as my front end, as like Linux it is free, and fully customizable. It would be cool though to dual boot mac os on my netbook if I could find a good front end. If anything I would use Plex, which is the Mac clone of XBMC. 

[christwitty]

Why not use XBMC in OSX. I wouldn't think that they would change it very much from OS to OS. Oh, andI though Plex was a fork not a clone.

[digimancer]

 Hah I never even bothered to look for XMBC for Mac! I will have to try that later, Plex seems to crash on me all the time.

[mikebook]

 Where did you obtain your front end?