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10-09-2012, 03:21 PM

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USB or Bluetooth keyboards for tablets are cheap.

Defeats the purpose of being easy to use.

10-09-2012, 08:19 PM

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If you have fitment issues, couldn't you hook the BT adapter up to a short serial extension cable and put it anywhere you want?

Works fine as long as you have a good serial cable. Some of the cheap ones don't go straight through on all liners, and especially pin 9 which is used to power the adapter. The Monoprice cables are working for me, though.

10-09-2012, 08:34 PM

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I hate you bastards. I need to stop spending money!!!

10-10-2012, 09:40 AM

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Installed Android 4.0 (ICS) on my HP Touchpad and loaded ShadowDash. Hopefully BT works with the Android port.

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10-10-2012, 10:07 AM

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I hate you bastards. I need to stop spending money!!!

Never, you must spend all your money to help save the economy. At least thats what I keep telling myself.

10-10-2012, 10:29 AM

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Cool. I am not an expert on the construction of serial cables, so I wasn't 100% sure that would work. Of course you have to keep it under ~15 feet or so due to signal degradation, but that shouldn't be an issue in a Miata.

Reverant, you just need a Transformer

I will still probably get an SSD for my netbook and use that instead, but it is nice to know I have that option

Also I assume the BT link is encrypted so people can't literally hack into your car and **** up your tune, right?

10-10-2012, 10:32 AM

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FYI the serial cable can be quite a bit longer than 15 feet.

10-11-2012, 10:46 PM

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I was dreaming of something like this when I first saw info on shadow logger.

With this you could run a totally stock looking interior for daily no extra gauges to reveal anything.
Then run a small tablet/phone for gauges when you are driving serious, or dash mount and flip screen and have a sweet window HUD.

10-12-2012, 10:21 AM

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FYI the serial cable can be quite a bit longer than 15 feet.

At the megameet in 2010 we hooked up a 50+ foot serial cable between an MS and a laptop and we had no problems with communication.

10-12-2012, 11:42 AM

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Installed Android 4.0 (ICS) on my HP Touchpad and loaded ShadowDash. Hopefully BT works with the Android port.

[ROM] Unofficial CM10 Preview by Jcsullins - xda-developers

10-12-2012, 12:12 PM

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[ROM] Unofficial CM10 Preview by Jcsullins - xda-developers

Too many bugs.

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10-12-2012, 01:02 PM

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Too many bugs.

+1. Coming from a TouchPad with CM9 the Nexus 7 is so much nicer to deal with.

10-12-2012, 03:09 PM

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Well, it looks like I have to get a smart phone now....

10-12-2012, 04:55 PM

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Well, it looks like I have to get a smart phone now....

A cheap wifi tablet works just as well, and without the need for a data plan.

10-12-2012, 06:04 PM

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How does a Nexus 7 work for actually editing fuel/timing tables?

10-12-2012, 08:37 PM

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Ordered the adapter the other day, but didn't think about Bluetooth on the touchpad. Guess I'll find out for sure when it gets here.... could just get a nexus 7, though.