Remember Charbax? If you’re a long-time fan of this site, you’ll definitely remember our video journalist for CeBIT 2007.

Charbax just got the new firmware for GPS capability on his Archos 605. The GPS function on his Archos 605 demo is fully dependent on WiFi connectivity. The user interface on the navigation software is pretty good and if should be a pleasure to use with a GPS receiver in your car. It’s a real navigator, too, which you can use to plan your journey. For use with an In-Car Holder, the Archos 605 will be powered by a Sirf 3 GPS receiver

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Archos Gen5 PMPs just got better, way better. With several press releases, the French PMP manufacturer has made available GPS feature on the Archos 605. Once a rumor, it’s now official and Archos didn’t even have to make hardware changes. According to Archos, the 605’s 4.3-inch screen is unmatched by other GPS devices in the market. “With more than 50 times the hard drive size, twice the screen resolution, and similar pricing as stand-alone GPS navigation products, the ARCHOS 605 GPS is the ultimate navigation and entertainment device.” The GPS sells for $129.99 separately or comes bundled with a 30GB Archos 605 for $399.99.

TVPortation is Archos breakthrough technology that convert a portable device into portable TVs. It’s available for the 605 and 705 WiFi Archos PMPs. It uses the Archos TV+ as media server. Henri Crohas, ARCHOS founder and CEO claims, “The ARCHOS TV+ is the first home entertainment device that combines a home TV streaming server with a DVR, giving TV, movie and music fans everything they need to stay entertained and connected both inside and away from the home.”

Through a free firmware update, 605 and 705 users will be able to support Adobe® Flash® 9, Windows Media Video® (WMV) 9 and ON2 video formats. This will open up almost all videos on the Internet for Archos WiFi PMP users, and it’s free. Plug-ins for Web TV and Radio have also been made available for $19.99.

Last but not least, Archos and Paramount has signed an agreement allowing Archos users to watch movies like “Cloverfield,” “Shooter,” and “Beowulf” on their portable players. In North America and Europe, Paramount content will be preloaded to ARCHOS TV+ WiFi Digital Video Recorder (DVR) so you can get movies directly on your Archos WiFi portables.

Thanks to A Jackson for the tip.

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French PMP manufacturer Archos is up to something big next week, April 23. According to T3, new PMPs from the company will feature GPS. Archos’s plan is to “direct you to your destination of choice in Europe, the USA or even China, and you can then pass the media player to the back of the car to let the kids entertain themselves with hours of movies, music and internet.” This could be the next generation (Gen-6) Archos we’ve been waiting for. Gen-5 was announced last September, which was over 6 months ago. Archos 606 and 706 are way overdue. To tell the truth, we’d wait a little while longer for an Archos PMP with WiFi, GPS and 3G.

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The Archos 606 may see the first implementation of SFR’s 3G+ plans for Archos players. The 606 will be the successor of the 605 and will boast the same casing dimensions with 1 to 2 centimeters of screen space added. It’s all black as well and this artist’s impression of the device, if I may say so, not bad looking at all. It’s even prettier than this iPhone2 mockup that we thought would look better with an Archos branding.

Archos 606 will have 30GB of storage. Hopefully it’s not a bad idea for Archos to skip current advances in flash storage. Should it be enough for SFR’s 3G+ plans, here are the possible prices: €14.90, €19.90, and €29.90 a month ($22 to $46), each of which will let you purchase the device for €249, €199, or €149 ($380, $305, or $230), respectively, or you can simply the player without a plan for €290, or about $460.

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Four new games are coming to the Archos 705 WiFi and the Archos TV+ Wifi Digital Video Recorder through the Playin’ TV Game Pack. There’s Captain Ozone, an adventure game with an environmentalist slant; Aces and Faces, a poker game; Reveri, which is basically your classic chess game, and Brix Fusion, a casual game challenge that involves blowing up bricks. The Archos TV+ allows you to play the games from the comfort of your living room couch, and with the 705 PMP you can take these games on the road with you. Available on the Archos Content Portal or at the Archos Web Store for $9.99.

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Buy.Com is offering a sweet deal on refurbished 30GB Archos 404’s - $109.99 with free shipping! The Archos 404 has a 3.5″ 320 x 240 display, video support for MPEG-4 and WMV, audio support for MP3, WMA, and WAV, and support for AAC, AC3, and H.254. Battery life lasts 12 hours for audio playback and 4 hours for video playback. You can even use the optional DVR station for video recording

It looks like Buy.Com is clearing their shelves to make room for the 30GB Archos 405 but take advantage of the sale instead of waiting for the new model. I mean, a hundred bucks for a solid PMP?! That’s a pretty good offer to pass up if you ask me.

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We at PMP Today like Archos players. We like Archos player with WiFi connectivity even better. Now we have a chance to like Archos player even more with SFR, a French wireless provider. Select PMPs from may be rocking SIMs 3G and HSDPA connectivity when the user is away from hotspots. We’ve always wanted to make calls via our portable movie players instead of the other way around, watching movies in our cell phones.

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Archos 405 is one flash player that just went hard - hard disk, that is. The low-capacity Archos PMP just got a memory boost with a 30GB HD inserted inside it. The 405 has also changed with the upgrade. It now has a plasticky 3.5-inch TFT screen (16m colors), a mic and external speaker. The 405 is coming closer to becoming its big identical brother, the Archos 605. Add WiFi and touch screen and you’ll have something that may rival the Zune or iPod Nano.

The 30GB Archos 405 is selling now in Europe for 199.99 Euros.

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It’s gonna be a while before the next installment of the Harry Potter movies comes out, but Archos is giving Pot(ter)heads something to look forward to come January. Archos and Warner Brothers patnered up to come out with a special edition 20GB Archos 605. Physically-speaking, it doesn’t look very different from the normal Archos 605; I was hoping for a laser-engraving of the Harry Potter logo or something on the cover. But what makes this special edition so special is that it comes pre-loaded with the first four Harry Potter movies. You can download Order of the Phoenix (the fifth film) via the Archos Content Portal after its DVD release. Other than that, it packs the same awesome features as the normal 605 - 4.3″ touchscreen, WiFi, support for Adobe Flash and DVR Station Gen 5, which allows you to use the Archos to record TV shows.

The Harry Potter Archos 605 will be sold in January for £189.99. It’s going to be available for a limited time only and unless you reside in Europe, you probably won’t be able to get your hands on one.

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The multi-talented Archos WiFi PMPs are now getting support for DVR transfers from Dish VIP622 and VIP722. All you need is one of the WiFi-enabled Archos gen-5 PMP (Archos 605 or Archos 705), download the application and you’re ready to plug and record over USB. If you don’t own an Archos PMP yet and are a Dish subscriber, I suggest you purchase an Archos PMP immediately but only the WiFi-connect 605 and 705, the 120GB version to be exact.

[via engadget]