Mini PC to Navigation display

**wnrussell** · 07-24-2012, 09:35 PM

After 6 months of trial, I finally found the perfect PC for my 535i. The Stealth.com LPC-460.

Link to specs: http://www.stealth.com/littlepc_460_mobile.htm
Xenarc sells this for $359

Features:
Built for Mobile, In-Vehicle Computing
Start Up/Shut Down Safety Feature
DC Power Input 10V-26VDC
Powerful Intel Core 2 Duo Processors
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
3D Graphics with 16x9 Capability
Built-in Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0,
1394a Firewire, Audio, Serial, Video
Low Profile Rugged Aluminum Chassis
Slim Slot Loading Optical Drives
Solid State Hard Drives (SSD) optional
Windows 7 & XP Pro Compatible,
*other O/S Options Available

Dimensions:
5.7"(W) x 9.9"(D) x 1.65"(H)
(14.6 x 25 x 4.2 cm)

I turned my car into a mobile office with a rear display (Touch panel) my passengers can use while I am driving. The car has:

CarFi on board: Autonet Mobile
Slingbox
Skype
Google Talk/ Video Chat
Netflix
Windows Media Center
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office with voice translater
Optical drive to play movies
Voice activation: Google search and video chat.
Safe driving, no physical input. Say "Home Depot" and you're on your way.
900 TV Channels if connected to FiOS.

Windows 7 with 5 input options, including voice:

Google home page, with GoogleTalk chat session:

Logitech Webcam covers both front and rear passengers:

Full internet capability:

Rear seat touch display:

Slingbox works great

Installed Outlook on Stealth today, and activated the Windows 7 Speech recognition.

Everything is working with voice commands i.e. say "Start, Outlook" and you have it hands free. Then you can say "Press Down" to scroll through the messages, "Press Enter" to open them, "Reply" and start dictating, "Send", "Close window", etc.

For anybody who hasn't tried the Windows 7 Speech recognition yet, it just needs to be turned on and configured for the microphone. It is blazing fast and accurate.

**wnrussell** · 10-25-2012, 05:34 PM

The new Logitech Alert Digital Security Systems are really great and high definition. Here are views from inside the car, from the phone and from the PC.

Viewing the Control Panel from inside the car

Viewing the Alert App from the phone

Viewing the Alert App from the PC

You can even put one inside your car if you want to, and you get an alert to your phone when there is movement inside.

**PhilG** · 10-26-2012, 06:50 AM

Very nice neat package but they certainly are not giving it away.... $1200 no monitor, no OS. It's kinda spendy but again, very nice looking unit!

**Dluvr22** · 10-26-2012, 07:42 AM

Wow.
I am speechless.
The cost of this package is certainly out there
Great though I certainly like it.
Kudos

**Dluvr22** · 10-26-2012, 08:01 AM

By the way what mic are you using for Windows 7 voice recognition?
I've been trying to get that to work for the longest time and while it does indeed work, when playing music in my car it plays havoc with the speech recognition software.

**wnrussell** · 10-26-2012, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by PhilG

Very nice neat package but they certainly are not giving it away.... $1200 no monitor, no OS. It's kinda spendy but again, very nice looking unit!

You guys missed the Xenarc model in post #1. It was $359 back then. Now it is $329: https://www.xenarcdirect.com/product...cat=256&page=1

**wnrussell** · 10-26-2012, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by Dluvr22

By the way what mic are you using for Windows 7 voice recognition?
I've been trying to get that to work for the longest time and while it does indeed work, when playing music in my car it plays havoc with the speech recognition software.

Here is the Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 for the Skype and Windows Voice Recognition.

Originally Posted by wnrussell

Here is the Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 for the Skype. Also use split screen, zoom off for minimum distraction. THE MIC HANDLES THE VOICE COMMANDS.

Your desire to use voice recognition with this while playing music is not going to work with this mic. You will have to use a BT Mic instead.

**bambam** · 02-13-2013, 01:22 PM

Very nice install! When you using voice recognition, how do you handle initiating it? I mean, what did you do to mute the sound then initiate listening, speak and then unmute the sound?

**wnrussell** · 02-13-2013, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by bambam

Very nice install! When you using voice recognition, how do you handle initiating it? I mean, what did you do to mute the sound then initiate listening, speak and then unmute the sound?

To initiate, you say "Start Listening", yes mute the radio, and dictate, but you must be in a quiet environment. Either driving slow or stopped. Over say, 30 Mph the background noise is too much, and you'll want to use a BT mic.