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Friday, March 8, 2013

postheadericon DeLorean Mac Mini Podcast - Volume 2

DeLorean Mac Mini Podcast - Volume 2 Video Clips. Duration : 3.58 Mins.


www.deloreanmacmini.com The ultimate integration of sports car and movie theater; mobile office and media station. The DeLorean Mac Mini features a Mac Mini and a video projector bouncing off a mirror to create a 37" screen. For more information, visit http "If you're going to build a computer into a car, why not do it with some style?" I have always wanted to put a Macintosh-based computer into my DeLorean. Today, you can read about how I made that a reality. This project involved more than just a carputer. This is the merging of an automotive environment and a computing environment. This creates a portable office in your DeLorean. Not just a drive-in movie theater, but a drivable drive-in movie theater. Sound like fun? It is, but challenges along the way have made this ambitious project push the limits on my electronic and fabrication talents. As soon as the Mac Mini came out, there was a surge in custom car computing. Sites such as MacVroom.com and 123MacMini.com popped up, describing how the compact design and brilliant feature set of the Mac Mini would be ideal for installation in a car. To facilitate this trend, a company called Carnetix designed an intelligent DC-DC regulator to safely power a Mac Mini from a 12-Volt supply. Custom automotive and stereo shops began offering carputer installations to customers. There was just one aspect of the installs I saw online that was not up to my standards. Most car-computing enthusiasts have installed 7" touchscreens from ...

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