Google WiFi and Xbox Live on wheels

These days, there seems to be a commercial solution to car entertainment problems. DVD players, game consoles and laptops are easy to install for the most part. However, as the online gaming trend becomes an even more essential factor in this generation of consoles, car gamers are trying to find a way to stay connected even while on the road. The sad truth is there’s no quick and commercial way to pull it off – you’ll have to improvise.

Two men in Mountain View, California did just that. Google had free WiFi covering the city and it immediately solved the mobile connection issue. All that they needed was a vehicle, the hardware, spare time and lots of motivation- and that’s exactly what they had.

They mounted one of those flat HDTV kits to the back of a jeep’s passenger seat. By zip-tying it behind the head-rest, the screen was secured tightly and was snug all the way. The connection to the web was fed via notebook and everything was powered by two 400-watt inverters. The whole thing could run at about US$ 4,000, but if you really want to play UNO and Rainbow Six Vegas when you’re on the go, you can’t go wrong here.

Via Jake Ludington

These days, there seems to be a commercial solution to car entertainment problems. DVD players, game consoles and laptops are easy to install for the most part. However, as the online gaming trend becomes an even more essential factor in this generation of consoles, car gamers are trying to find a way to stay connected even while on the road. The sad truth is there’s no quick and commercial way to pull it off – you’ll have to improvise.

Two men in Mountain View, California did just that. Google had free WiFi covering the city and it immediately solved the mobile connection issue. All that they needed was a vehicle, the hardware, spare time and lots of motivation- and that’s exactly what they had.

They mounted one of those flat HDTV kits to the back of a jeep’s passenger seat. By zip-tying it behind the head-rest, the screen was secured tightly and was snug all the way. The connection to the web was fed via notebook and everything was powered by two 400-watt inverters. The whole thing could run at about US$ 4,000, but if you really want to play UNO and Rainbow Six Vegas when you’re on the go, you can’t go wrong here.

Via Jake Ludington