Pandora As A Carputer

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^ I'm not planning on anything like that at this stage, but that's some good info - thanks. Following their software links, it looks like there are Linux apps and drivers ready to go.

Software: http://www.obd2allinone.com/sc/pages.asp?pageid=60
VCP drivers: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm

Lots of potential there, and not nearly as complicated as I thought it would be. Pandora and its possibilities = :wub:

Nothing's stopping you doing satnav right now, using OpenStreetMap and Navit, for example. Well, except for not having the Pandora yet, obviously.

I'm using both on my Zaurus, so the Pandora would be a piece of cake
Cool! Looks like I've got some learning to do before Pandora arrives. I wonder if I can learn how to compile something before then. Off to the dev forum I go...

[edit] This looks promising, to say the least: http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/repo/?pkgname=navit

 

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The good thing about using the pandora as a kind of carputer is that it'll only require a couple of things to be reallyt good car-friendly
I'm also interested in using mine in the car, so my top accessories/uses would be:
1. have a proper recharger for it in the car. any psp recharge-from-cigar-lighter adapter will do the job (12v->5v, the pandora wall charger is pretty much like a psp charger also)
2. fm transmitter or audio-in enabled car radio, to play the music from the pandora on your car speakers
3. bluetooth gps device to use with some googlemaps-like app
at first, this would be enough to use the pandora without worrying about battery life, have it serve as a media player and gps device