| A car PC or carputer is a car tricked-out with electronics
for playing radio, music and DVD movies, connecting to the
Internet, navigating and tracking with satellite, taking
photos, and any electronic gadget a person wants in a car.
All these devices are managed and controlled through a
single screen or interface. The only place car PC
enthusiasts can go for advice, tips and tools is a handful
of hard-to-find Web sites--until now. Car PC Hacks is your
guide into the car PC revolution.
Packing MP3 players, handheld devices, computers and
video-on-demand systems gives you a pile too heavy to carry.
But add a car and put them together, you've got a powerful
and mobile multimedia center requiring no lifting. The next
time you give kids a lift, you won't hear, "Are we there
yet?" Instead, expect "We're there already?" as they won't
want to leave the car while playing video games from
multiple consoles.
Car PC Hacks is the first book available to introduce and
entrench you into this hot new market. You can count on the
book because it hails from O'Reilly, a trusted resource for
technical books. Expect innovation, useful tools, and fun
experiments that you've come to expect from O'Reilly's Hacks
Series.
Maybe you've hacked computers and gadgets, and now you're
ready to take it to your car. If hacking is new and you
would like to mix cars and computers, this book gets you
started with its introduction to the basics of car
electrical systems. Even when you're unclear on the
difference between amps and watts, expect a clear
explanation along with real-life examples to get on track.
Whether you're venturing into car PC for the first time or
an experienced hobbyist, hop in the book for a joy ride.
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Biting the hand that feeds IT 
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