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Mac mini + Toyota Prius = touchscreen Front Row goodness
Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 05:15 PM EST

Jeremy Kusnetz's, "Mac Prius" website has been updated today with a new picture of the Mac mini installed in the Toyota Prius and a QuickTime movie showing Apple's Front Row being controlled by the Prius's MFD touch screen.

Kusnetz used a professional-grade scan converter to convert the VGA signal from the Mac mini’s video output to the Prius' NTSC touchscreen display. To get the touchscreen to work with Front Row, he wrote a custom Perl script.

Check it out the pictures and movies, download the Perl script, read more about his project here.

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Jun 22, 06 - 04:20 pm Comment from: Shady

Whoa cool... can you say "car accident"? There are so many drivers that I would never trust with something like this.

Now as for me......

Jun 22, 06 - 04:25 pm Comment from: Luke

Is there something wrong with driving while you're driving?

Jun 22, 06 - 04:35 pm Comment from: Benjamin

Some of us spend a lot of time on the road for our jobs which often means eating lunch in the car while sitting in a parking lot somewhere. It's be nice to watch a little video, see some pix, listen to a little music, etc.

Now, if I can only find some free open Wi-Fi get the streaming Movie Trailers to work...

Jun 22, 06 - 04:47 pm Comment from: macromancer

We need more distractions while we are driving.

Just a few days ago a kid drove across the center line and hit a woman head on. Her and her unborn child were killed. He lost control while he was trying to manipulate his cell phone.

There should be less of this stuff, not more.

Jun 22, 06 - 05:03 pm Comment from: face

Tuaw featured this story yesterday. Just sayin'

Jun 22, 06 - 05:33 pm Comment from: Loru

Extremo props...

Jun 22, 06 - 05:51 pm Comment from: MikeR

In most states it's against the law to have a monitor (TV-VCR-DVD) where the driver can see it. Therefore it has to be in the back seat area.

Jun 22, 06 - 07:26 pm Comment from: LordRobin

I'm getting a Prius on Saturday! Maybe I should do this! (maybe not)

Jun 22, 06 - 08:39 pm Comment from: Uncle Fester

This is terrific. I actually own an '04 Prius and a new Intel Mac mini. I thinks I'll follow his lead...

THANK YOU MDN for the heads up!

Jun 22, 06 - 10:28 pm Comment from: TheConfuzed1

I wonder if this would work with my Honda...

Jun 22, 06 - 10:31 pm Comment from: jd

shame on you mac prius...i really from the bottom of my heart start wishing that there will be less to NONE accidents due to this things....what a shame to lose life and to lose only chance to see wonderful things like seasons, love, friendships, relations, happiness, your first baby, growing up years of that wonderful relations around your life before going to heaven...i really wish people would start thinking about safety before doing things

Jun 22, 06 - 11:14 pm Comment from: Mr. Reeee

Wow!

Now there's a reason to buy a car!

Macs EVERYWHERE!

Jun 23, 06 - 12:31 am Comment from: Why junk up a Mac with a crappy Prius

When is this stupid hybrid fad going to end? These Priuses are ugly and expensive, pollute more than a diesel, get the same or worse fuel economy than a diesel, do not run on alternative fuel like a diesel, have not been tested and proven for 100 years, and did I mention they're ugly?

Jun 23, 06 - 07:46 am Comment from: Thorin

Clean Diesel rocks! Hybrid is a fashion

statement.

Jun 26, 07 - 05:21 pm Comment from: andy

these stupid people commenting above are ignoring the fact that you have done something amazing. i am very impressed. have you attempted to add to the rom/firmware of the nav unit? good job! people like you should be congratulated, not given crap for causing accidents.
(anyone seen the hummer h2 on wreckedexotics.com that drove off a freeway bridge because the driver was watching a dvd? lol. thats down to the driver being a dumbass, not the dvd's. theres a time and a place...

Jun 26, 07 - 05:25 pm Comment from: andy

ps, i haven't found the script. does it work thru the usb input on the mac? i need more info. i am very intrigued. how is it connected to the screen. i see how the ipod is shown on nav, but not how its controlled,
jeremy, you are a master

Oct 04, 08 - 08:55 am Comment from: cxcx

congratulated, not given crap for causing accidents.
(anyone seen the hummer h2 on wreckedexotics.com that drove off a freeway bridge because the driver was watching a dvd? lol. thats down to the driver being a dumbass, not the dvd's. theres a time and a place...
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