Media System with LCD Screen and temp sensor

See the complete tutorial here: http://makeitbreakitfixit.com/2014/02/28/diy-complete-media-system-that-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/

REQUIREMENTS

The target users are also non-tech savvy people, thus the top requirements are:

1. Small form factor
2. Energy efficient
3. Cheap to build
4. Linux-based
5. Large storage capacity
6. Network connectivity
A bit of knowledge in hardware, chassis building, networking, Linux OS, BASH Scripting, building simple electronic circuits, Arduino programming is required.

OBJECTIVES

Our device will finally be able to:

• Run Transmission. A BitTorrent downloader
  
• Run CouchPotato. A movie downloading front-end to search and manage downloads
  
• Run SickBeard. A TV series downloading front-end to search and manage downloads
  
• Run MiniDLNA. A service which streams all media content to any compatible device
  
• Run OpenVPN. This instance runs as a client to a server the author has in USA, allowing us to stream USA-only services like Netflix (click here for related blog entry)
  
• Run Squid Proxy. Used for any devices on the network to proxy their traffic through which is then source-routed through the VPN tunnel to USA
  
• Run OpenVPN. This instance runs as a server to allow remote connections to the network. This isn’t needed for media services, but is handy to have
  
• Networking configured so that certain services are accessible from the local network and/or internet
  
• Monitors temperature of the machine and triggers a fan if temperature passes a threshold
  
• Uses an LCD screen to show temperature, running service status and other alarms
  

See the complete tutorial here: http://makeitbreakitfixit.com/2014/02/28/diy-complete-media-system-that-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/