From ComputerClubIndia

3" x 3" formfactor of BeagleBoard makes it very suitable for a lot of applications. The peripheral set that it can support and a very active community porting and maintaining Linux makes it easier to put pieces together and make some cool solutions.

BeagleCarPC is one such solution. Here's a wish list we intend to achieve:

1. Physical characteristics
   1. A double-din touchscreen display connected to a unit that will house the beagleboard and all its peripherals.
   2. The touchscreen display shall be slidable - when it slides, it exposes a slot-in DVD drive, a USB drive, a SD card reader and audio-in and audio-out.
   3. Unit shall
2. Functionalities:
   1. A quick boot up to ensure that the user is up and running in no time.
   2. All user interface viewable without having to strain oneself
   3. A media player that will play out media from any of the possible interfaces - USB, SD, CD/ DVD media
   4. A FM player to tune into local radio stations
   5. A RSS reader that display RSS from user's favourite feeds in a viewable format - a 3' UI?
   6. A Bluetooth transciever
      1. Hooks up to the user's phone as he enters the car, diverts all the audio from his calls to the speaker system.
      2. Lets the user speak without any additional peripherals - software intelligent enough to take his speech and inject into the call.
   7. A GPS to let him navigate through the lanes of the world
   8. A weather applet to give live updates of weather
      1. Sensors to display outside temperature, wind speed
   9. Car control?