Another player in this space is Square, which offers a tiny card reader that attaches to the audio jack on an Android, iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and reads a card.

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Somehow, though, MSI squeezed in an Ethernet jack and full-sized HDMI socket, along with two USB 3.0 connections, an audio port and a memory card reader, tucked around back.

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The IS9181 also includes an auxiliary audio cable to play files from MP3 or CD players or any other device with a 3.5mm headset jack.

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