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World’s most dangerous Mini computer exposed

World’s most dangerous Mini computer exposed:
World’s most dangerous Mini computer exposed

Computex 2005 Formerly Brit, now German

By Tony Dennis in Taipei: Tuesday 31 May 2005, 09:45
ARE THEY CRAZY? Apparently engineers have fitted the world’s smallest computer [Oh, yeah? –Ed.], to a BMW Mini Cooper cabriolet. They apparently stole the car radio to get it in.

Once again Chipzilla appears to be to blame here. The Mini Cooper was brought on stage in a key note speech by the ever-present Anand Chandrasekher at Computex to show just how powerful a PC can be if you put it in a car.

And just how dangerous. The PC is intended to be controlled by the driver. So he or she can use it to start a game that plays on head-rest mounted screens for the kids sitting in the rear seats.

Meanwhile, the driver can opt to play music tracks downloaded via a USB memory stick. Or view a photo album or check emails. Hopefully none of this will take place while tearing down the M1 at 70 mph.

More puzzling was the revelation that the Mini Cooper was the first car to be shown with its own built-in WiMax receiver. Hmm. That’ll work when you’re on the motorway? Not.

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