Posted 03.19.2010 at 2:47 pm
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High Tech Goat
Jalopnik (www.jalopnik.com)
The wiring in many classic cars is more likely to be a fire trap than a masterpiece of industrial control. Not so with Dave Phipps' 1969 GTO, which he controls remotely with an iPod Touch.
The RedEye is a hardware and software solution that allows a iPhone or an iPod Touch to work as a universal remote control. The iPhone/iPod communicates with the RedEye over a wifi network and the RedEye, in turn, relays commands to things like TVs and VCRs over an infrared link.
Dave Phipps took the "universal" part literally and set to work using the RedEye and his iPod Touch to build a remote control for his Goat. The RedEye is interfaced with the control system for the car, also of Dave's design, operating some things through wired links to the RedEye and others through infrared links as per the RedEye's typical usage. As he demonstrates in the video, he can put the windows and roof up and down, control the stereo, and apparently even scare passers-by as he starts and revs the engine from outside the car.
For a man who has apparently implemented several versions of electronic control for his car over the years, it should come as no surprise that Rush is playing when he turns on the stereo.
[Jalopnik]
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I demand to be thanked at the end of this article for my contributions to PopSci haha.
Nice goat, but lacking a hood tach.
--GTO--
I've seen iPod remotes on other cars. I always wonder how hard it would be to hack the remotes. It would worry me.
BTW, the wiring on most restored classics is redone, so they aren't firetraps. Have you checked the auction prices lately?
Heh heh, he makes sure to carry a voltmeter in the trunk...
Cool ride, and a cool implementation of the iTouch w/Redeye.
It's amazing what can be done now without wires. I mean, sure remotes are one thing and they really were a massive break-through when they were first released, but if you look at all the wireless technology we have now it's really astounding. I read on this blog www.wirelessspeakerssystems.net that soon almost every consumable electronic product, will be wireless.
This just reminds me of The Wrong Trousers in Wallace and Gromit! What's there to stop anyone from misusing his i Pod? Kids would think this is a great remote controlled car; and the would-be terrorists these days… oh well, I don't even want to know.
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I've seen iPod remotes on other cars. I always wonder how hard it would be to hack the remotes. It would worry me.
BTW, the wiring on most restored classics is redone, so they aren't firetraps. Have you checked the auction prices lately?
www.tran33m.com/vb/
www.tran33m.com