Holy F***, does he know what he's created?

Browsing through my usual subscriptions i came across an interesting headline.

"iPod Touch Controlled Mazda RX8"

April Fools joke it most certainly is not, because i used my usual "i gotta see this to believe it" intuition and opened it. I watched the video and was impressed with the concept as a whole, until he described how it worked. And then it hit me..... This man has just hooked up his RX-8 to one serious security system. As you will see in the video, the central-locking, starter, diagnostics and gps are all connected to a computer in the boot, which is hooked up to a 3G modem.

So in a nutshell, he can start his car, unlock it and get information on where it is and what its doing anywhere in the world. Which made me think. Think of the shock the guy who steals this will get when you start it up or cut off the engine for him even though he's miles away. With a few tweaks you could probably cut the fuel pump before he gets too far and use Google Maps on the iPhone to locate it.

I think he should go ahead and patent the idea and sell it to some security company. Kudos.

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