Mini PC specialist AOpen today joined Mitsubishi to unveil a voice-controlled in-car computer designed to provide driver and passengers with travel information and keep them entertained - and connected - while they're out and about.

Called the Car PC, the unit's designed to slot into a range of vehicle Mitsubishi said it will bring to market in the US and China during 2007. The system incorporates a GPS receiver to provide navigation guidance, and AOpen said it will feature internet connectivity too, presumably through a built-in cellular link.

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The Car PC is based on an Intel Celeron M 360 and Intel's 915 chipset with built-in graphics, AOpen said. The device has a compact LCD screen and an optical drive for DVD and CD playback. The machine runs Windows, but AOpen has produced a custom front end that provides direct access to key entertainment and driver-information utilities. ®

Links

1. http://www.autonet.com.tw/cgi-bin/news/new_index.cgi?qry=index
2. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/29/review_shuttle_xpc_x100/
3. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/10/27/review_evesham_mini_pc/
4. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/10/18/review_shuttle_xpc_sn27p2/
5. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09/15/review_shuttle_xpc_sd37p2/
6. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/15/review_fujitsu_siemens_pocket_loox_n100/

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