Intel and Harman show off BMW X5 with Atom Car PC

Posted on Friday, March 20 2009 @ 15:12 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Intel and Harman Becker engineers have created a concept of a BMW X5 with an Intel Atom based Car PC. The system offers 3D navigation, speech recognition and 3G/UMTS or WiFi Internet connectivity.

The Car PC has e-mail, SMS and MMS communication and can play modern audio and video file formats without a problem. Another interesting aspect is the power efficiency, according to the engineers the Atom-based system uses only 25 percent of the power consumption of conventional Car PCs. More info at PC Max, there's a video at their site but unfortunately it's all in German.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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