8
October

The Black Box “N” in Depth

In September & we announced that we will be carrying the Black Box “N” self-contained 2XDIN Car PC. Here is some more detail on the components of the system.

Features

  • 1.5 GHz C7 CPU
  • 1 GB DDR2 @533MHz
  • 4XUSB
  • 2XPSU
  • Audio Out
  • Auto Start/Shut Down
  • HDD Starting at 160GB, Upgradable to 250GB, 320GB and 500GB or 40 – 80GB Extreme Environment or 30 – 60GB Solid State
  • Also available with 2 HDD
  • Can use small SSD with OS programs and high capacity 2.5″ drive for media
  • Will be available with both 701/629 monitors
  • Monitor upgradable to transflective or optically bonded transflective
  • Internal 4ch amp optional

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8
October

Convert Your Steering Wheel into a USB Keyboard with JoyCon

JoyCon USB Steering Wheel Interface turns your Steering Wheel into a USB Keyboard

Mobile Computing Solutions is currently testing a nifty USB device that allows you to control your CarPC with your steering wheel—the JoyCon. We will likely be carrying this device in two weeks.

The JoyCon allows for HandsFree control over your computer devices and works with Centrafuse, Windows XP, Vista and Windows7.

Other Features

  • Supports 2-wires resistance-output steering wheel remote controller
  • Supports up to 10 buttons + 1 delay button(even works at BIOS setup)
  • Supports Remote Wake-Up (You can wake-up your PC from sleep mode by pressing remote controller’s button)

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7
October

Mobile Computing Solutions Deploys New Shopping Cart

We are happy to announce the launch of our new online shopping cart. It is now easier to navigate through our catalog, calculate shipping costs and pay via credit card rather than through just Paypal or Google. We welcome all feedback via email to chris@mo-co-so.com

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17
September

Announcing the Black Box “N” Self-Contained Double DIN Car PC


In October we will launch a completely self-contained double DIN Car PC system. It comes with a built-in 7” touch screen monitor that we will offer in standard as well as daylight readable options.

The system will come with a 1.5 G C7 processor, 1G of RAM and 5V output. Additionally, users will have the ability to mount 2 hard drives. For example, a solid state for critical information and a larger standard hard drive for media files would create an optimal car pc system.

Other Features:

  • Quick connect harnesses provides easy wiring.
  • 2 PS2 ports for keyboard and mouse
  • 4 rear accessible USB ports

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17
September

Lilliput 629GL DVI Touch Screen Monitor Allows Users to Unlock NVidea Dual Video Features


This week we had an opportunity to test the brand new Lilliput DVI compatible 629 based 7” touch screen monitor.

Lilliput reengineered their popular 629 GL monitor to include a DVI port. This is only the second 7” touch screen monitor on the market to include DVI compatibility. While the Xenarc DVI touch screen is significantly higher in price than the analog model, Lilliput only charges slightly more for their version, making it the most affordable touch screen DVI on the market.

Having a DVI port on the 7” touch screen allows users to unlock the dual video output already present in motherboards with the NVidea chipset. Since the NVidea chipset requires one output to be digital and the other to be analog this feature was not available for car pc users until now.

Combine our PCI case, a second sound card a DVI monitor and a VGA monitor to create a cost-effective DIY dual zone system.

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2
September

Centrafuse 3.0 Unveiled

On August 22, Chris from Mobile Computing Solutions attended the the AFKfest 2009 picinic at MP3Car.com where he unveiled his installation of the feature-rich Centrafuse 3.0. Watch the video and see for yourself.

AFKfest 2009 – Centrafuse 3 preview from Robert Wray on Vimeo.

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6
August

Brand Spanking New Centrafuse 3.0

Centrafuse 3.0 hits the shelves this fall! Look forward to great new features with the reliability of the old interface. Buy the current version now and receive a free upgrade to 3.0. This is a great deal because the current version is $25 cheaper than the new one will be so act now!

Take a gander at the video:

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29
July

Coming Soon– A New Era of Laptop Hard Drive Storage

Western Digital takes us into the future of SATA2 storage with the Scorpio Blue. Beefing up the capacity from 500G to up to 1TB, this new drive goes a long way towards bridging the gap between home pc storage and that of your laptop or car pc.

Aside from providing massive storage space, the Scorpio Blue will have a number of other features including:

  • WhisperDrive: a hard drive quieting algorithm
  • ShockGuard: perfect for your car PC, this helps your hard drive withstand shock
  • SecurePark: separates the head from the disk surface to improve the reliability of the drive

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29
July

Strut Your Custom Car Modifications and Win Mini ITX Cases and Accessories

August 22, 2009 at the Baltimore Waterfront: Mp3Car.com hosts an exciting event for both car and computer geeks (best yet, car computer geeks). There will be a tour of their labs and a contest for best custom car. Prizes include Mobile Computing Solutions mini-ITX cases, car pc accessories, monitors, plus great donations from Centrafuse, Lilliput, Scantool and more.

Special guests include:

  • Centrafuse Team: Creators of the Centrafuse software
  • Mitch Solomon
  • OpenStreetmaps
  • RevFE lead developer
  • Cabe Sipes, audio guru from MTV’s “Pimp My Ride” and OLN’s “Rock The Boat”
  • John Shepley’s 100% electric computer controlled van.
  • The Mp3car Team
  • Chris Wood, mo-co-so.com owner and hardware developer

Pick the brains of the leaders in the car pc industry and win great prizes.

Talk about the event on the MP3Car.com forums
Buy your ticket now

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24
June

Intel D945GSEJT with LVDS Kit Perfect for Industrial Kiosks

Intel’s new D945GSEJT Mini-ITX motherboard offers a unique 2cm “half-height” footprint with low power consumption of less than 20W. This board harnesses the efficiency of the ATOM Dual-Core processor with additional I/O options including DVI, GbLAN and PCIe Mini. Because of its efficiency and flexibility, this board is perfect for industrial or OEM systems.

We will be carrying the Intel LVDS kit which will supply the essentials for building an industrial kiosk or digital signage. The LVDS allows for your system to run at very high speeds for an extremely low power consumption ratio. All you will need to do is build the housing around the system in order to have an efficient, high quality kiosk.

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