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    In Car PC

    in I.C.E & Electronics

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    I got my hands on MS Autoroute for the PC , it comes with a USB GPS aerial. Installation of the software is easy and when running it gets the position straight away instead of TomTom's ToGo 5 minute warm up. The maps are I believe more upto date too. My road is actually on the MS maps and I've been living here over 5 years. The downside of the package is its too complex , its full of all the bells and whistles you expect from a MS product. TTTG is much easier to use even with a small screen.

     

    I have not tried Autoroute in the car which I'll give a go sometime soon ( install it on the laptop) and pop out into the country for the day.

     

    More news later , this is Seedy signing off for the news at 10 , good night :)

    Need help choosing which Z?

    in 350Z General

    Posted

    If i remember correctly, even a year ago people were selling imports for £17K. It seems "a bit" expensive for an 02 car. If it was a couple of grand cheaper then I would say its a reasonable price.

     

    Near by me at a local stealer there is a silver ( maybe gunmetal) 350z on the roadside for £17,999 ( will need to check price ) for a 53 plate. I am normally whizzing past the place so I dont have time to gawk at it.

    Black Enzo owned by the mong who destroyed a red one...

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    A report in the British newspaper the Mail On Sunday has alleged that Kevin Maxwell, the son of the late media tycoon Robert Maxwell, was involved in a failed bid to rescue collapsed mobile gaming company Gizmondo.

     

    According to the paper, Maxwell held a meeting with top executives at Gizmondo last year and discussed a deal which would have seen him providing funding to keep the firm afloat in exchange for a stake in Gizmondo's US parent company, Tiger Telematics.

     

    The deal fell apart, however, when Maxwell failed to produce the funding. Along with his brother Ian, Kevin Maxwell had previously been declared bankrupt with debts of over GBP 400 million - a figure which even dwarfs the debts with which Gizmondo finally sank

     

    The deal fell apart, however, when Maxwell failed to produce the funding. Along with his brother Ian, Kevin Maxwell had previously been declared bankrupt with debts of over GBP 400 million - a figure which even dwarfs the debts with which Gizmondo finally sank.

     

    Although Maxwell was acquitted of charges of fraud in the wake of the collapse of the Maxwell media empire in the early nineties, after the suspicious death of controversial media tycoon Robert Maxwell, the actions of the Maxwell brothers and their father were described by the UK's Department of Trade and Industry as "inexcusable."

     

    In a related story, disgraced former Gizmondo executive Stefan Eriksson - who left the company prior to its collapse after it emerged that he had been convicted for his involvement with mafia organisations in Sweden - has been charged on a number of counts after his arrest in the USA last week.

     

    Eriksson, who hit the headlines after his Ferarri Enzo crashed into a pole on a Californian highway at 162mph a few weeks ago, has been charged with embezzlement, grand theft and being a felon in possession of a gun, as well as two counts of drunk driving.

     

    The embezzlement charge relates to taking three cars, including the Enzo, worth a combined amount of over US$ 3 million out of Great Britain despite being prohibited from doing so by lease agreements, while the gun possession charge is due to a gun being found in his home in Los Angeles in contravention of a law preventing convicted felons from possessing firearms. Eriksson has a felony conviction for counterfeiting dating from the early nineties.

    Black Enzo owned by the mong who destroyed a red one...

    in Other Cars

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    Former Gizmondo handheld console executive Stefan Eriksson has been charged on multiple counts following his high-profile Ferrari crash in Los Angeles in February, according to an Associate Press report.

     

    Eriksson, who resigned from the now bankrupt Gizmondo Europe last October following controversy over Gizmondo's financial performance and significant financial perks to company directors, was claiming that he was merely a passenger in the 2003 Ferrari Enzo, which crashed into a light pole on the Pacific Coast Highway, shearing the car in two.

     

    A 'German man called Dietrich', the supposed driver, according to Eriksson, allegedly fled the scene, but the Los Angeles police department have now charged Eriksson with two misdemeanor counts of drunken driving, indicating that they disbelieve his story.

     

    In addition, and more seriously, Eriksson has been arraigned on felony charges of embezzlement, grand theft and possession of a gun by a felon, resulting from his importation to the U.S. of two Enzo Ferraris and a rare Mercedes worth an estimated $3.8 million, according to authorities.

     

    Deputy District Attorney Steven Sowders commented in a statement that these cars were simply leased to Eriksson from multiple British financial institutions, and he had no right to remove them from England. Bail for Eriksson, who had already been arrested on suspicion of a subset of the charges, was set at $5 million, and he could face up to 14 years in prison if convicted.

    Black Enzo owned by the mong who destroyed a red one...

    in Other Cars

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    Eriksson held without bail

     

    Former Gizmondo executive Stefan Eriksson is facing grand theft charges after Los Angeles detectives concluded that three of his luxury cars actually belong to British financial institutions.

     

    According to the LA Times, police raided Eriksson's Bel-Air mansion on Friday night and conducted a six hour search of the property. Eriksson was later taken into custody, and his USD 1 million black Enzo was confiscated.

     

    Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore told the LA Times that detectives believe the car belongs to UK banks, as did Eriksson's red Enzo, which was destroyed in a crash on a Pacific highway in February, and his Mercedes SLR McLaren -which was seized last month after his wife was caught driving without a license.

     

    Eriksson purchased all three cars in the UK, and brought them with him on moving to LA. But Whitmore said that two financial institutions claim they hold the titles to the cars, and that payments have lapsed.

     

    "This is the beginning of the investigation," Whitmore said. "All three cars have now been confiscated."

     

    Eriksson is being held without bail at the request of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

    TOM TOM satnav

    in I.C.E & Electronics

    Posted

    I have the base TomTom and have it wired into the cig lighter. I removed the center console and cut a hole in the cubby hole to feed the wire ( cig lighter) down the back of the stereo.

    Then at the base of the console i have hidden a 4 way cig lighter which also powers an origin B2 ( also a stealth install )

    Black Enzo owned by the mong who destroyed a red one...

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    Police impound Eriksson's Mercedes

     

    A month after losing his Enzo Ferrari in a crash on a Californian highway, former Gizmondo executive Stefan Eriksson has been forced to say farewell to another luxury car after police impounded his Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.

     

    According to the LA Times Eriksson's wife, Nicole Persson, was driving the car when a Beverly Hills police officer's suspicions were aroused by its European licence plate.

     

    He stopped the vehicle and found that Persson was unable to produce a driving licence. Further investigations revealed that the $400,000 Mercedes was not registered in the US, and after contacting Scotland Yard, police learned that the car may have been stolen.

     

    LA County Sheriff Sergeant Phil Brooks said that Eriksson is now left with just one of the three luxury cars he imported into the US last year. "He brought in through San Diego two Ferraris and the Mercedes and said they were show cars and that he was not going to drive them on the streets," Brooks said.

     

    Police are still investigating the incident last month where Eriksson's Enzo Ferrari was destroyed on a Pacific Coast highway. Eriksson claimed the car was being driven by a man named Dietrich, but so far police have been unable to ascertain his whereabouts.

    In Car PC

    in I.C.E & Electronics

    Posted

    I thought I would play about with a mini pc , might eventually get it into the car :). I bought most of the parts at http://www.linitx.com

     

    It really simple and not that expensive for the PC you need a few parts. Now if you dont need a cd/dvd drive in it the cost comes down but you need to connect it one to install an OS such as windows or linux.

     

    All prices are pre VAT.

     

    1. Case: Cubid 3677 £48.00

    2. Hard drive: Seagate 40GB Momentus 4200 2MB Cache £43.20

    3. MotherBoard:VIA EPIA MII 12000 Nehemiah Mainboard £112.20

    4. DVD/CDRW: Panasonic CW-8124-B £46.00

     

    After VAT and delivery the above came to £301.98 ( you could knock £50 off if you dont need the DVD/CDRW in it)

     

    The following I had at home and did not need but heres the prices

     

    1. windows XP home: £58.72

    2. 512MB of memory: £33.78

     

    With this configuration I can run it as a normal PC and use my keyboard/ mouse and monitor, so building it is quite easy.

     

    As the computer is not meant to be the all powerful, i am not too bothered about the speed of the Hard drive.

     

    As I have a wireless router at home I bought a NetGear WG11 Wireless PC Card which took no time to set up £23.45 inc vat.

     

    I have looked at the dashboard and most of them are lacking in comon sense , so when I have time ( and most importantly I feel like it ) I will knock up something more to my taste.

     

    I did notice that microsoft have autoroute with GPS antenna on special offer for £100 on the pcworld website.

     

     

    The downside with this system is it's size, it not what i would call the most compact thing in the world. It could fit very easy in to the storage area behind the passengers seat, or if need be a custom container could be built to store in one of the little boxes behind the seats ( between the speakers).

     

     

    Removing the centre console is not too difficult and people have mentioned which touch screen can fit in there. Running the wires to the PC whether its under or behind the passengers seat is not a problem as it seems most of them have extension leads.

     

    The only part I have not looked at is the wring from the PC into the car's electrical system

    Brand New Rays and Tyres

    in For Sale

    Posted

    I bought my rays from neilb for £1200 and they were in perfect condition. I then sold my standard wheels for about £600. So the upgrade only cost me £600 compared to the stealers £1000. Result...

    xbox 360

    in Off Topic Discussion

    Posted

    I was pretty impressed by it. I dont like too realistic racing games as they never live upto expectations.

     

    Everybody at work was p?ssed off with me as I would not bring it into work. Hooked upto a 52 inch HDTV and it looks lurvly in glorious high resolution.

     

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