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Connect Hermes to external LCD - e.g. in car satnav

Can anyone advise if the mini USB out port could be used to connect the Hermes to an external touchscreen LCD monitor, e.g. as included in a built in car satnav system. I have a built in touchscreen satnav in my car (Subaru Legacy) and would love to hook my PDA up to it and use Tom Tom, WM and all my other PDA functions via this large touchscreen whilst on the move. I alraedy have a parrot MK6000 to handle the sound side of things.

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usb host is required for a pda to use any other usb device
hermes dont have usb host

Thanks Rudegar - at lreast I have an answer and don't dismantle my car trying to find a way!

It's possible : http://www.spectec.com.tw/products_detal.asp?dptype=v1sdv842 This microSD SDIO cart with TVout allow you to show on big screen stright form PDA screen
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But you will have problem with memory for maps .
I found solutions it's WL-HDD by Asus
It's easy to connect storage on WiFi Hard Disk. Working perfect BTW.
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Does Dicota Beat support the HD2?'

I want to buy Dicota Beat . I just want to know. Does Dicota support the HD2?'
Link : http://www.dicota.com/start.php?page=page_productDetails&office=23&ds=1302
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The question should be 'does Dicota support the HD2?' as you will need drivers from Dicota for the HD2 to recognise it I beleive.

seems very unlikely as it looks like a windows gamepad, not for mobile devices as shown by the usb connection at the end of the cable

No.
It's working perfectly on my Toshiba TG01 (WinMo 6.5, but has a "real" USB host that accepts USB pens, keyboard, mouse, etc)
Using the HIDgamep.dll drivers I've found here, at XDA and a new key in the registry, it was working perfectly (I used it for FpseCE mainly)
But I've tried to do exactly the same on my HD2 in vain, the gamepad is not recognized.
The only strange thing that occured, is that as long as my dicota gamepad was plugged, my screen ratated to landscape when I clicked on "start" and was back to normal for the today screen.
I wonder if it was not recognized like kind of a keyboard.....

What is the probability of future work of the Dicota ?
Sorry for my english , I'm using google translate

Is there any progress?

Terminal Emulation Program & BT Serial Dongle

You can now use your Transformer to work as a terminal emulation program via Blue Tooth with a serial blue tooth dongle and the SENA Terminal APP available Android Market (Free). See below response From CS at SENA. I have not tried this as the Parani-SD1000 BT dongle goes for around $100.00.
Thank you for your interest in Sena product, Zigbee.
SENA BTERM is terminal emulation program for Android OS. From our knowledge, Android OS does not support ZigBee protocol. However, Android OS does support Bluetooth and you can use our Bluetooth Serial adapters Parani-SD1000 (http://www.sena.com/products/industrial_bluetooth/sd1000.php) to communicate with Android device through SENA BTERM.
If you have additional questions or need any assistance, please feel free to contact me any time.
Thanks.
Dan Kim
Sena Technologies, Inc.
Customer Support Engineer
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Great, but it'd cost £75 to get one here in the UK, when a similar thing can be made with a PIC and a bluetooth module for under £10...

I just want a USB serial dongle to work

Use Your Old Android As A Secondary Monitor

Use Your Old Android As A Secondary Monitor
You know that old HP touchpad was a great tablet but it's just been sitting around for years now. You can't bring yourself to throw it away but what on Earth could you use it for?
Hi, my name Steve Shockmonster and I'm here to tell you how you can turn any old Android tablet into a secondary screen for your computer. By installing an app on both your pc and Android device, you can activate an extended display setup. This will allow you to move your open windows to your tablet by dragging it off screen.There are many practical uses for this feature and almost anyone would be able to take advantage of this.
So what app do you need to get this working? Well I've put together a list that will get you all setup.
Splashtop Wired XDisplay Free
Download
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Splashtop Extended Display HD
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Air Display 2
Download
Air Duet Screen-Second Display
Download
iDisplay
Download
Is there an app that you use that I haven't listed? Let me know in the comments!

Using HP Touchpad as MAME Arcade

I have a 32GB HP Touchpad that had seen little use for a while, I got an ION iCade cab which connects via Bluetooth to the Touchpad. Although sold as (and originally designed for) iPads they work well with Android .
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I flashed the Touchpad with Android 5.1.1 removing the WebOS first. This leaves enough space for the full Mame4droid 0.139 u1 ROMset, the smaller 16GB Touchpad will still host a huge selection of games.
I flashed 5.1.1 because the Bluetooth works well, this is critical for connecting to the iCade, or any Bluetooth controller.
TPToolbox was used to install 5.1.1
Bluez IME was necessary to force the iCade to connect the first time, after that it works every time. This is keeping my 7 year old entertained no end, and was to replace my full sized MAME Cab that had to go as it was (apparently) taking up too much space.
I'm posting this from my phone and will update it from my laptop with more detail.