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Review Ford Fusion ( Mondeo) Android Car Radio infotainment with Navigation 27

Dec

10

2019

2014 Ford Fusion car Android radio upgrade… Having purchased my 2014 Ford Fusion , I quickly realized that the crappy stock Ford Sync (powered by Microsoft== “Microcrap“) was not going to cut it. The stock radio Ford Sync leaves a lot to be desired, overzealous use of buttons, dated voice recognition via Sync, dated ...

Easy battery powered Mailbox Door IoT sensor using ESP32 36

Apr

16

2018

This post is how I took my rusty (literally) old mailbox and made it into a battery powered smart mailbox (an IoT device) , that sends you an SMS (text messagE) or MQTT alerts, and in the process how I learned about Arduino and particularly the ESP32 chip which lets us relatively easily setup with minimal ...

Raspberry Pi Zero W LED matrix stock ticker code and demo 4

Feb

28

2018

So I was recently intrigued by Raspberry Pi Zero W, it’s small ARM-based Linux PC with integrated WiFi and ability to connect shields (known as Hats or pHats in Raspberry lingo) , got me thinking what kinds of interesting applications could I use it for. After coming across the Scroll Phat HD in my electronics ...

Honest Review : Trackimo GPS dot live tracker

Dec

26

2017

Do you need near real-time GPS tracking for persons or property such as drones, baggage or other valuables in transit or anything that moves and you need to keep an eye-on? The Trackimo GPS tracker can be purchased as low as $99 /for 1-year free tracking or $139 new from their website. The device allows you to view it’s ...

new hobby drone photography – drones and aerial photography (aka Quad copters)

Mar

9

2017

So I have had my eye on getting a drones (formally known as a quad copter) or UAV in FAA parlance ) for a while. I had started seeing the DJI Phantom series of drones pop-up here and there and had always been curious and intrigued by the flying camera. But I could never rationalize ...

Android Auto / Carplay after market car radio 2016 8

Jan

11

2016

While I wrote a while back about my experience with an aftermarket Chinese Android Car radio , I had expected by this point in 2016 we would have a flood of more mainstream vendor’s aftermarket units with more polished interfaces… February 16 Update! : It appears a new aftermarket entrant is coming into the market. The ...

Review: Android TV Boxes from Keedox with Kodi.TV 27

Nov

22

2014

Android TV Box(es) with Kodi.tv This year I recently received two newer Android TV Boxes from Keedox (4kSmartBox and TV quad-core MXIII)(www.keedox.com) that support 4k video (UHD), H.265 ,recent versions of Kodi.tv (still branded as XBMC 13.2,), and supporting NetFlix, youtube and other Android Apps. Both boxes are feature packed and for the cost really bring a modern smartTV ...

Review Toyota Camry Radio Navigation GPS Bluetooth Head Unit 14

Jul

23

2014

Car radio upgrade for Camry 2007 – 2011 … [icon name=”android” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Click here for a more updated Android Radio Review Looking for a great car radio upgrade for your Toyota Camry 2007-20111? Consider a generic (aka Chinese “un-branded”) Windows CE car Radio + Navigation unit. Before you roll your eyes and think ...

Review: Solememo® Myvision N16 Bluetooth Speaker

Jul

18

2014

This is review of a neat little N16 MyVision Solememo® Bluetooth speaker. This is nicely styled unit. That gives you a lot of bang for your buck.. Besides providing external Bluetooth connected speakers for your mobile device , it also has hand-free phone calling and mp3 (SD-card) standalone music playing. Specs: Operation. The n16 is ...