Help Bugbyte kill his car PC with an iTouch/iPhone install

**kingjamez** · 02-25-2009, 04:57 PM

Just a note to anyone going down this path: The eBay iPhone composite video cables that claim 100% compatibility with iPhone 3G V2.2 do NOT work. I bought 2 and neither would work more than 15 seconds. I bought the real thing and it works every time. So spend the extra dough in the beginning to avoid paying for trash cables.

-Jim

**RBasil** · 02-25-2009, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by kingjamez

Just a note to anyone going down this path: The eBay iPhone composite video cables that claim 100% compatibility with iPhone 3G V2.2 do NOT work. I bought 2 and neither would work more than 15 seconds. I bought the real thing and it works every time. So spend the extra dough in the beginning to avoid paying for trash cables.

-Jim

Good point. The ONLY 100% compatible iPhone 3G composite cable available (right now) is the one made by Apple.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB128LL/B

**RBasil** · 02-27-2009, 12:15 PM

WOW!

TV comes to the iPhone! Just another example of how the iPhone is slowly turning into a nice replacement for the CarPC.

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/ipho...es-iphone.html

**Bugbyte** · 03-02-2009, 11:16 PM

I've put some of my thoughts about two products for video output into the following video.

[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcGXHE1yh7Y[/media]

Rough steps are:

1. Jailbreak your iPod/iPhone using QuickPwn
2. Use Cydia to load Screensplitr, or TVOut. If you want to control the iPod from a browser wirelessly, load Veency and follow instructions in the video.

Props to Plutinosoft's Sylvain for writing this app. Can you figure out how to hook up a touchscreen via bluetooth or something?

I'm also going to post this step as a separate thread in the mobile mesh forum.

**jusjake** · 03-03-2009, 10:24 AM

Just downloaded a radio app that has most of the radiostations clear channel owns. It's nice because I can use it to listen to the local radio stations through the iphone.

Location: app store

Name: iheart radio

Cost: Free

Also it works well with screenspltr.

**vorin** · 03-03-2009, 11:41 AM

I know OBD-II isn't the main reason many people decide to get into carpcs, but The iPhone/iPot has that capability with data logging thanks to Rev and Rev Lite(the free version.)

you can check it out here http://www.devtoaster.com/products/rev/index.html and even order the required hardware from their store http://www.devtoaster.com/store/

i have no idea if it plays well with Screensplitter.

**Bugbyte** · 03-03-2009, 02:00 PM

Best part of that product is that it uses WiFi - no need for a cable.

**tdub24** · 03-04-2009, 02:58 AM

Worst paart is the price

**canibusfan** · 03-04-2009, 08:23 AM

so whats the status of this project?

**Bugbyte** · 03-04-2009, 08:24 AM

Yeah, it is kind of pricey! But it is at the very least an option to connect a mobile device to the car. I am surprised there is an option at all at this point and I think it is indication of the amount of development and experimentation that is going on around this mobile device.