On 11/09/13 22:49, Tim Brocklehurst wrote:
> On Wednesday 11 Sep 2013 21:49:56 Samuel Penn wrote:
>> On Wednesday 11 Sep 2013 13:42:46 Imran Chaudhry wrote:
>>> I want to explore using the Raspberry Pi as something in the car, a
>>> "carputer". I am envisioning attaching a smallish LCD screen+speakers
>>> where it can play movies, take a USB key to play music, display Google
>>> Maps, show pictures etc. Has anyone done this with their Pi?
>> Ignoring the hacker element for a moment and being all practical, why
>> not just use a phone for this?
>>
>> I pretty much do all this with my phone (except for the video bits,
>> since that could be dangerous when I'm driving). Bluetooth to the
>> car's audio system (I have an adapter) plays all my music and does
>> Google Maps.
> I do the same, but I sometimes feel that a bigger screen would be nice. I'd
> seriously consider running Android on the PI for exactly that reason.
Or perhaps you could use an Android-on-a-stick adapter such as
http://cpc.farnell.com/dynamode/dyn-mp802-b/tv-stick-android-mini-pc/dp/CS25712
Not as much fun as playing with a Raspberry Pi, perhaps (not that I've
tried either).
cheers
Chris
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