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Mac mini VW GTi Install Matt Turner was kind enough to drop us a line about his month-long endeavor of permanently installing and integrating a Mac mini into his 2001 Volkswagen GTi. He pulls out all the stops with a 7" USB touchscreen monitor, a Cirque EasyCat USB trackpad, a USB FM/AM tuner, an installed iPod dock and some very nice fabricated, brushed aluminum trim bezels to hold it all. He's spending the next several days going into detail about each of the steps involved and any issues he experienced along the way. Take a look at how to integrate your Mac mini from someone who very clearly knows what he's doing. More pictures at his site. GTi Mac mini Installation [TunerTricks] Related: iDash: Mac mini for your Car [Gizmodo] - cardinal (editor@gizmodo.com) [Gizmodo] 12:41:37 PM

SanDisk Flash Drive has Built-In Finger Scanning SanDisk announced their newest USB 2.0 flash memory drives, including their Cruzer Profile which features an integrated fingerprint sensor to help secure your data. Fingerprint images are maintained on the unit itself and so it requires no additional software to be installed on a client PC to read the data¡Xjust swipe your finger and the drive becomes active if you're authenticated. SanDisk tells us the Cruzer Profile will ship in mid-April and cost about $100 for 512MB, $200 for 1GB. Check their release for more on their other new drives. Press Release [SanDisk via CoolTools] - cardinal (editor@gizmodo.com) [Gizmodo] 12:40:45 PM

Hexatech Driving Simulator FCS Company's Hexatech Racing Simulator is just what you need (racing-enthusiast-cum -millionaire that you are) for that spare Great Room in your summer home. The 170 square-foot system consists of a race car cockpit with a force feedback steering wheel, and, before I forget, a driver seat and visual system mounted on a six-degrees of freedom Electric Motion platform. The Hexa moves across all axes near-effortlessly, in all directions and all rotations. This means that the system can impart on you over two G's of acceleration forces at its whim while you sit immersed in its 3 x 23" TFT display system and THX Dolby surround sound system. Launched at Six Flags Holland, it's safe to assume these aren't exactly meant for consumer purchase. However, their three-minute video totally sells the experience and I absolutely want one, even if it doesn't come with that swanky progressive neo-lounge soundtrack playing in the background. Hexatech Video (Click "Video", natch) [HexatechRacing via Mavromatic] - cardinal (editor@gizmodo.com) [Gizmodo] 12:40:04 PM

Gaming-Generation Impact On Business Office Culture: What A Good Playing Attitude Can Do To Your Workplace. Are gamer employees different?   This is the question John Beck and Mitchell Wade answer in Got Game, How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever. Photo credit: Liany Cavalaro They argue that yes, employees who grew up with Nintendo,...... [Robin Good's Latest News] 12:25:18 PM