cool gadget or waste of time ??

[trem1]

what do you reckon to this then ???
A really cool app or a complete waste of time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay-ZvTn3 ... r_embedded

[lozz]

[jonsowman]

I've heard good things about Torque, shame my 406 isn't OBD compliant really

[Welly]

I'm getting a blackberry next week and knew about these things so started looking up about getting one......

Firstly I can't find if they work with a blackberry, and secondly the OBD thing doesn't seem to support Volvo software (VIDAS??).

So I'm knackered really but really wanted one to get the engine coolant temp up etc.

[trem1]

BUT what about getting say a 7" tablet pc and having that set up as a mfd in the middle somewhere?? can those tablet thingy's do audio as well ???

[sirwiggum]

BUT what about getting say a 7" tablet pc and having that set up as a mfd in the middle somewhere?? can those tablet thingy's do audio as well ???

Most tablets can output audio to a standard 3.5mm jack, they'll have MP3 players installed, and some allow SD card storage.

[lozz]

As anyone used a Archos in there car?
ive got one floating about doing nothing somewhere, was thinking about using it in the car, dont know if thats possible tho,

[rwb]

I tried one of those boxes and can confirm that it doesn't work on 406s At least, not mine anyway.

I believe the big screens in 407s run on Windows CE -- like Windows Mobile.
I wonder if they're going to switch them to Android. I'm sure development would be easier and faster, and it might save on license fees.
What it really needs, though, is a "debug" interface (i.e., PP2000) so that you can "debug" the whole electronic system while the car is running.