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ARM/Linux based car stereo?



Hi,

I'm in the market for a new car stereo, and was wondering if yinz
would know of an ARM based one that can run Debian. Something
similar to the empeg but about a decade newer would be nice.

I've searched the internets and find a lot of x86 based
carpc's/carputers and even articles about running linux on them,
but they all seem to be too power-hungry to run off battery.

I've considered using my Netgear WGT634u with a USB hub, USB
audio adapter, thumbdrive and bluetooth dongle, but my current
car stereo doesn't have an aux input, and it's dying, so I need a
new one anyway. (In case you're not familiar, the wgt634u is an
ARM based wireless router with a 200MHz CPU and USB 2.0. I
haven't actually tested whether it's fast enough to play MP3s,
but it seems like it should be able to. It comes with a 5V 1A
power supply, so it can't use more than 5W at most.)

I now have a spare android phone, which would probably do a
better job, but I'd prefer something less stealable, and I'm
thinking of giving the phone to my brother anyway.

So, anyone know of a good linux-based carputer? I'd like it to
have 802.11 and be able to run off battery for at least a week or
two. (I often leave my car parked for a week at a time, and I'd
like the ability to copy music from my house.)

Please CC me as I'm not on this list.

Thanks,
Ivan


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