Dave Phipps is like the Ben Heck of automobiles, only instead of putting the parts of old game consoles into newer, smaller boxes, Dave takes sweet-looking old cars and fills them with hi-tech electronics. This time he has wired his 1969 Pontiac GTO to be remote-controlled by his iPod Touch.
The video above, from Jalopnik, shows the system in action. Dave uses the “iTouch”, as he calls it, combined with the RedEye iPhone remote to roll the car’s windows up and down, fire up the ignition, pop the doors and trunk and even roll down the roof.
The RedEye, you may remember, is a box that receives its instructions from the iPhone or iPod over Wi-Fi and blasts them out to your home-theater components via infrared beams. Dave has used it to build a Wi-Fi network into his GTO which is hooked up to all the motors in the car. He even uses the macro function of the RedEye app. Wait ’til you see the “all down” function in the video. I guarantee you’ll crack a smile.
While this is undoubtedly an awesome mod, one of Dave’s previous versions sounds even better. He had a Bluetooth setup that did all the same things, only it was controlled by voice. That sounds suspiciously close to KITT from Knight Rider.
Electronics Whiz Controls ‘69 Pontiac GTO With iPod Touch [Jalopnik via Gadget Review]
