Great news for Auto enthusiasts and N900 owners. there is an app, which can connect to your car via bluetooth and the OBD2 (On Board Diagnostics) and monitor you car with your mobile phone! Carman for Maemo 5 on N900!

what is Carman? 

Carman is the ultimate open-source application that connects you to your car data and to your own way of moving with it, including map views, GPS features, trip recordings, information sharing with friends, gauge screens, speed alert and more. It's the private storage of where you go and how you go.

here are the main features of carman (according to their site):

• - GPS Integrated: See GPS track during a trip and collect data
• - Map view: Interstate, intercity and urban maps to guide you
• - Follow friends: See your friends position and exchange information
• - Trip reports: Cross-check information like speed versus time
• - Check Trouble Codes: Find out why the check engine lights is on
• - No Caables: No cables needed for communicating with OBD2 and PDS devices
• - Cool Screen Gauges: Stylish gauges in three new designs
• - Cusomizable Look: Three options of themes available

With a user friendly UI designed for Nokia Internet Tablets N800 and N810, its features are programmed to display how the car can communicate with you and how that can make your life easier. Originally designed for those who wish to understand more about the car mechanical behavior, Carman is also a guide to help you plan your journeys and keep track of your friends.

 

 

Carman's first version was developed in the OpenBossa Lab at INdT and released in 2007 targeting the hobbyist and the tuning addicted who could benefit from its gauges displays, trouble codes checks and data recording. The latest version takes that experience to a more customized level, matching you car data with the way you drive.

It's not just about car obsession. Well, most of the times it is. But as cars are turning to be more refined machines and therefore complex ones, the need to understand their language, power and limits become crucial.

if you want to know more about carman, look here.

and if you want to use it on your N900 goto their project site :-)