Since there's no way to hook the iRiver up to an external monitor or TV, what you see is all you get.

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BeagleBone DVI-D Cape provides a DVI-D interface for connecting an external monitor.

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If you've never heard of such a thing, Acer is hoping you'll use as a kitchen PC, or as an external monitor for keeping an eye on things like email.

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While its connected to an external monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, and other peripherals there is functionally no difference between a Windows 8 tablet and a traditional Windows 8 desktop or laptop PC.

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Now that DisplayPort is becoming more of a household name ( like it or not), we're thrilled to see someone making sure we can run an external monitor from more than a stone's throw away.

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The device offers external control of Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices over Bluetooth 2.0 or USB, with a full keyboard, 8-inch 800 x 480 LCD and some USB and VGA plugs for tapping into external drives and an external monitor.

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And when connected to an external keyboard, mouse and monitor, which can be done through the media station, the Cius operates like a small computer.

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It can be used to connect a 1080p monitor, or an external hard drive.

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