G-NET unveils third-gen Car PC
updated 01:00 pm EDT, Fri March 23, 2007
G-NET Car PC
G-NET on Friday reworked its CarPC for drivers who want quick access to a computer while on the road. The computer itself is housed in a toughened shell designed to run at temperatures as low as -40F or as high as 149F. Nevertheless, the system has received a performance upgrade: the 1.5GHz Via C7 processor that drives the system is 50 percent faster than its predecessor, the company says. Memory has also been stepped up to 1GB, with storage similarly expanding to 80GB.
The base PC is sold today for $995 as a stand-alone device bundled with a wireless mouse/keyboard hybrid, but can be accompanied by an in-dash LCD as well as GPS, Sirius satellite radio, or car diagnostics modules for an extra price. [via TG Daily]
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Are you kidding?
People are crashing their cars all over the place just from the distraction of yapping on their phones. Adding any sort of additional screens to a car that don't directly aid the driver in DRIVING is just asking for trouble. Very stupid idea.