The recent financial data of Archos must have put the fear of death in the company’s top executives. So bad were the numbers they cannot wait for the launch of the Archos MIDs, which were next in line for the Archos flagship brand. I’m quite sure the budget-friendly Archos 2 wasn’t in the Archos drawing board until about a little over a week ago when the numbers came.
The Ylfang Digital MP3 player
The specs are about the same, although Archos had to increase the screen size from 1.5 inches to 1.8. The Ylfang Digital MP3 player may be a little ahead in video support with the preloaded conversion software support every video format imaginable. See the orginal here. My theory is, Archos is so desperate to earn back the losses, it found this little spiffy player to sell under its own branding. It might just work for under $60.
Archos 2 at Amazon
jbmm for the Ylfang Digital player
read also Engadget
May 9th, 2009 at 7:20 am
[...] Euro price translates to $53 (39.60 euros), which should go down once it hits Amazon, based on the 8GB Archos 2 they have on offer. Just a little pricier than the screen-less and button-less iPod Shuffle of the [...]
September 15th, 2009 at 8:51 am
I knew they couldn’t even make hardware. They really suck at software. It only makes perfect sense. HAHAHAHAHA. These guys really suck now.