8GB Archos 2 $59.99 at Amazon but Clones YIfang Digital First

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 [...]

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Archos 2 and 4 Rumors

We’ve heard about Archos plans to launch MIDs, but what about the smaller PMP market, would Archos be interested in refreshing its smaller line like the 105? The rumor mill says Archos may indeed be nearing launch on a 1.8-inch and 4-inch PMP models. Archos 2 should be chrome, 8GB and retail between 50 and 60 [...]

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Archos 105 Flash Player Reviewed

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5SrAAPLcCU[/youtube] We’ve been waiting for our friends from GenerationMP3 to post their review of Archos’s gen-5 flash player and now here it is. Unfortunately, they find the Archos 105 a little disappointing, especially with a retail price of 99 Euros or about $141. The 105 is a solidly built device with an intuitive Archos interface. Is [...]

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Watch Out Apple, Archos Gen-5 Has Come!

Generation 5 Archos PMPs have finally been made available to the rest of the world. They have been slapped with official prices so we know what to expect n our next credit card bill. To enumerate. 1. Archos 105: 2GB for $89 2. Archos 405: 2GB for $149 3. Archos 605 WiFi: 4GB for $199, 30GB for $299, [...]

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The Official Archos 105 & 705 WiFi

The rest of the Fifth-Generation Archos products were introduced at the IFA today. The 705 WiFi is a 7-inch 800 x 480-pixel touchscreen PMP with WiFi connectivity, available in 80GB and 160GB versions (picture above). There’s not that much difference from the Archos 704 WiFi, but we will see when reviews begin rolling out. [...]

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Archos 105 in September in Three Colors

The most recent Gen5 Archos PMP product to be announced is the tiny Archos 105. The mini-PMP boasts a 1.8-inch OLED color screen with 160 x 128-pixel resolution and 262k colors and plays WMV videos at 160 x 128-pixel @ 25fps. For audio, it supports stereo MP3 decoding WMA, WMA (DRM) and WAV (PCM) with [...]

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Archos 605 With Solid Gen5 Specs

Archos officially came oput yesterday with its Gen5 portable media players 105 (mini-PMP) 405, 605, 705 with a new addition, TV Plus. It almost felt like MacWorld 2007 to the bloggers who managed to attend. In our post, we’ve included a composite of several popular blogs and a awesome video preview of the 605, the [...]

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Archos 5G Rumored Specs Now Available

A month ago, our friends at Generation MP3 reported about Archos’ plans for fifth-generation players. This time Generation MP3 got some specs for us, courtesy of JBMM forum posters. Archos will first releast 5th-genration players of the 105, 405, 505, 605 line. It looks like most of these players will be flash-based and will be [...]

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