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VIDEO: Add some real gauges to your racing sim
We're not sure whether to peg this guy as a true nerd or an auto enthusiast-god. It's probably a little of both. This race simulator fan has taken the gauge, tachometer and speedometer out of a real live car, spliced together a bunch of wire and USB cables, and managed to come up with this Frankensteinian contraption that hooks into a computer to provide an even more realistic driving experience. How he did this, we've got no clue, but we're in awe. He no doubt has one of those fancy gaming wheels, complete with paddle shifters and/or a clutch on the floor, so this is quite the addition to an already realistic situation.
The conversation in the You Tube comments lead us to believe that the maker may be going to market with this most marvelous of car/computer hacks, and that other upgrades are in store for it.
Follow the jump to see a video of the gauge package in action.
[Source: Gizmodo]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
naggs 1:11PM (5/31/2007)
that is totally awesome, i want
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Rick Lyon 1:23PM (5/31/2007)
I don't know which is worse, the fact that someone was geeky enough to actually spend time creating this, or that they weren't crafty or handy enough with power tools enough to present it in a nicer package.
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Nick 2:53PM (5/31/2007)
I think he took the guts of a Logitech G15 gaming keyboard (which has an SDK available for running the display) and hooked it up to some gauges somehow.
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Dodge 4:05PM (5/31/2007)
Always nice to see Live For Speed get media-time :)
Its possible because LFS outputs all telemetry information in real time as of a few months ago, was a great feature for the devs to add, seen a lot of these type of rigs lately (including some more neatly done ones)
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blackimp 4:20PM (6/01/2007)
someone needs a girlfriend. or at least a pet goat.
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