Mini-box.com Introduces Low Cost Car PC

by Marco Chiappetta — Wednesday, January 24, 2007, 03:00 PM EDT

Sub-$400 VoomPC X86 Car PC Platform

Ideal for Telematics, Entertainment and General PC Applications

FREMONT, Calif, Jan. 24 2007 - Mini-box.com, a subsidiary of Ituner Networks Corp., today announced it has launched the VoomPC-2T family of low power, high performance car PCs. Based on the small form factor Mini-ITX platform and with an integrated battery management unit, the VoomPC family is ideally suited for navigation, productivity and entertainment with superior audio and video performance. The unit is equipped with an intelligent power supply eliminates battery drain and prevents damage from unwanted power surges, a key requirement for successful car PC designs.

The VoomPC-2 is now shipping, shattering the industry's low cost barrier with the barebones version starting at just $399. The VoomPC-2 is an industry standard X86 computer that runs Linux or Windows, enabling easy integration of non-proprietary telematics and other best of breed applications. Whether for serious applications such as security, rescue or delivery services or as an in-vehicle entertainment device, the VoomPC-2 opens the road for a wide range of peripherals and telematics functions such as GPS navigation, and communication, as well as audio and video applications. READ MORE...

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Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com