cool, the use for that kind of bus as an advertising bus at events or as a cool "competition bus" for games like set it up for final games lock the door after last player and put up an projector for the outsiders to check it out on :)
game of BF2 whilst driving arround. Also what is needed is an outside projector hooked up to the same interface as the plasma screen so that the image can be projected outside for passing people to watch (just project the image onto the floor)!!!
Well... it seats 12 gamers... looking at the internal pic, I would guess that there are five seats on the right side, and seven on the left. Each seat/desk appears to be about a meter long, so that would make the passenger area roughly seven meters. Add two meters to the front for the driver, and one to the back for other stuff, and you've got a ten-meter bus.
TMM, you can game excelently with a touch pad. I've played several RTS games without my mouse. For FPSs, though, MX518 is one of a very few ways to go.
I think if you look closely, you will see that the plasma screen is mounted at the very back wall, which is mirrored to give the illusion of greater space.
Bear in mind that Wil's camera doesn't have a wide-angle lense, so isn't ideal for taking indoor shots in a relatively small space. It's a Mini Bus, so it's the next size up from a large SUV, but smaller than a fullsize Coach
Have something like this outside of a mall or near a EB store. Some were where gamers go. Also you could also rent the bus out to movies. Like a mobile commands centre.
I have that laptop (there are two kinds on the bus).
It's not explicitly mentioned, but it's a Clevo notebook, The one i have is Sager branded (NP9880), but it is hardware identical to the Alienware Area 51m 7700, with the exception of the plastic cover on the screen.
Originally Posted by The_Pope I think if you look closely, you will see that the plasma screen is mounted at the very back wall, which is mirrored to give the illusion of greater space.
Bear in mind that Wil's camera doesn't have a wide-angle lense, so isn't ideal for taking indoor shots in a relatively small space. It's a Mini Bus, so it's the next size up from a large SUV, but smaller than a fullsize Coach
If you look vagely carefully at it, you can see were the mirror is, and from that it makes the bus look quite a bit smaller.
Great to see so much enthusiasm for the bus! Just to introduce myself, I'm Product Manager at rockdirect so I help look after a lot of the specs and new models we're looking at. The Pegasus 650 as featured on the bus is a great notebook - the overclocking and ability to turn off the X700 when not in use make it a killer! We're talking with Will about lending one for a review on the site :-)
Please feel free to fire questions in my direction and I'll do my best to help you out. I can't promise to check the forum every day but I'll do my best.
As for internet connection on the bus, we are looking into kitting the Shuttle out with 3G/GPRS data card for web browsing. LAN cables can be routed outside and a WiFi access point is to be fitted this week. We considered satellite but then you still need the 3G/GPRS for upload anyway and the lag's still going to rule out network gaming.
We'd be interested to hear about any events that you guys would like us to pitch up at. The great thing about the bus is that as the article says, it's a LAN party in a box, we can even hook up more players outside the bus by wired or wireless LAN.
The chassis is an old library bus that we got in an auction from Oxfordshire County Council - some of you guys may well have even had a book or two from it in its heyday :-)
btw, MV is now a brand of rockdirect too so fire away if you have any Qs on that too.
The most obvious starting point for events would be i25 at the end of the month. I don't know if you guys sell outside the UK or not, but a Road Trip to DreamHack Winter in Jönköping, Sweden would be funny as - bit like one of Clarkson's Top Gear races across the continent. Plus you'd have 7000 gamers to greet you when you got there.
Obviously it's too late to get to Leipzig, but there's the Games Market thing that's replaced ECTS - that might be an idea. I'll let you know if I can think of anything else.
If this thing got decked out with some external switches that opened up via hatches on the sides and a good dedicated server, you could use it as the backbone of a Lan Party; even better if it came with ethernet cable :D
This bus is amazing and really REALLY creative! LAN party guest hosting would be immense. One thing i thought of (but later thought this bus is really above) Is things like school fates, £5 a player for 20 mins :)
Fireman hose/ethernet cable coming out the side or back would be funny to see, plus pratical! :D
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can even be used as "Rent a lan" :)
just one?
Hmmm... I think this bus should have some kind of satellite for internet access. Maybe even a wifi antenna to connect to hotspots?
Tbh i think its pretty awesome (both the lappy(s) and the bus >_<)
TMM, you can game excelently with a touch pad. I've played several RTS games without my mouse. For FPSs, though, MX518 is one of a very few ways to go.
Bear in mind that Wil's camera doesn't have a wide-angle lense, so isn't ideal for taking indoor shots in a relatively small space. It's a Mini Bus, so it's the next size up from a large SUV, but smaller than a fullsize Coach
Yes!
I have that laptop (there are two kinds on the bus).
It's not explicitly mentioned, but it's a Clevo notebook, The one i have is Sager branded (NP9880), but it is hardware identical to the Alienware Area 51m 7700, with the exception of the plastic cover on the screen.
Great to see so much enthusiasm for the bus! Just to introduce myself, I'm Product Manager at rockdirect so I help look after a lot of the specs and new models we're looking at. The Pegasus 650 as featured on the bus is a great notebook - the overclocking and ability to turn off the X700 when not in use make it a killer! We're talking with Will about lending one for a review on the site :-)
Please feel free to fire questions in my direction and I'll do my best to help you out. I can't promise to check the forum every day but I'll do my best.
As for internet connection on the bus, we are looking into kitting the Shuttle out with 3G/GPRS data card for web browsing. LAN cables can be routed outside and a WiFi access point is to be fitted this week. We considered satellite but then you still need the 3G/GPRS for upload anyway and the lag's still going to rule out network gaming.
We'd be interested to hear about any events that you guys would like us to pitch up at. The great thing about the bus is that as the article says, it's a LAN party in a box, we can even hook up more players outside the bus by wired or wireless LAN.
The chassis is an old library bus that we got in an auction from Oxfordshire County Council - some of you guys may well have even had a book or two from it in its heyday :-)
btw, MV is now a brand of rockdirect too so fire away if you have any Qs on that too.
Kind Regards,
Alasdair
The most obvious starting point for events would be i25 at the end of the month. I don't know if you guys sell outside the UK or not, but a Road Trip to DreamHack Winter in Jönköping, Sweden would be funny as - bit like one of Clarkson's Top Gear races across the continent. Plus you'd have 7000 gamers to greet you when you got there.
Obviously it's too late to get to Leipzig, but there's the Games Market thing that's replaced ECTS - that might be an idea. I'll let you know if I can think of anything else.
Geoff
Deputy Editor
Fireman hose/ethernet cable coming out the side or back would be funny to see, plus pratical! :D