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Archos 1 Vision Mini-PMP is OEM Friendly

BrianB — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:31:54 +0000

French manufacturer Archos has been bitten by the budget bug lately. Despite the premium Internet tablets (e.g. Archos 5), the company has been keen on flooding the market with cheap mini-PMPs. The Archos Clipper, Vision 2 and Vision 3 have all come out this year to a pretty much disinterested public. And now they are releasing the 30-euro Archos Vision 1. The 1.5-inch LCD screen and lack of video support despite the name will not charm anyone but perhaps the price tag will. It supports MP3, WAV, WMA, APE, FLAC, music files and plays continuously for 20 hours at a single charge.

[via journaldugeek]

Archos 5 Internet Tablet Shipping Now

BrianB — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:25:35 +0000

The Archos 5 Internet Tablet is now available for shipping at Amazon. The 160GB will set you back $389.99. Other capacities like the 500GB and the 32GB are not available yet.

The Archos 5 is a 4.3-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen PMP with WiFi, 3.5G connectivity and GPS. It supports HD TV out thru an HDMI output. Archos also makes available an optional DVR station. Other Archos 5 features: Web TV and Web Radio, multimedia content on the go thru Media Club, instant messaging, DroidIn, Twitroid, Deezer for music streaming, Dailymotion, ThinkFree Mobile, etc.

[amazon via i4u]

Archos has an Android Phone Tablet

BrianB — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:47:16 +0000

Very, very interesting announcement today from Archos. No official name for the Phone Tablet yet but it’s touchscreen, shiny and equipped with a 1GHz ARM Cortex processor. It will be official unveiled with features and everything at the next CES. Other known features include 3.5G connectivity and a big 4.3-inch screen supporting an 854 x 480 resolution, also a 10mm slimness.

[via engadget]

Video: Archos 3 Vision PMP

BrianB — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:26:11 +0000

To tell the truth, there is very little that excites us about the Archos 3 Vision. Besides its unoriginal looks, it’s a mid-range PMP featureswise with none of the cutting edge specs that the newer Archos Internet Tablets possess.

Archos 3 Vision
by roylovelock

For a 3-inch player, it’s got quite a good, crisp screen. Good choice for Archos not to include a built-in speaker. It’ll make public areas more livable for the rest of us. The review has some slight problems with the virtual scroll-wheel but other than that, it’s a useful little player.

[via engadget]

Archos A5S and A5H Internet Tablets to Run Android?

BrianB — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:48:20 +0000

Engadget has dug up two new Archos Internet Tablets under FCC review. They are the A5S and the A5H. They both seem to be spin-offs of the Archos 5, but they could very well be new devices… to be revealed on the September 15 Archos event. We expect a 5-inch touchscreen device with WiFi. The photo also tells us that maybe Archos is rethinking the price-range of their Internet Tablets. The A5S looks placticky and should appeal to the more budget-conscious crowd.

[via engadget]

Archos Clipper and 2 and 3 Vision Handled

BrianB — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:58:55 +0000

Three new Archoses were available for review at Archos lounge. The Archos Clipper MP3 player and Archos 2 Vision and 3 Vision look too gray for me at the moment. I’m sure Archos will supply us with various colors for the three. The Teclast lookalike Archos 3 is in full live display as well. Archos lounge may well be under way in giving us a full in-depth review of all three gadgets. For now, have a look at the photos they have on there.

Archos Sends Invites to Archos 5 Tablet Unveiling

BrianB — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:24:58 +0000

Google Android will officially be run on Archos devices on September 15. The funny thing is, Archos mentions a 5-inch Internet Tablet. If you remember, Archos has already announced a 5-inch tablet along wth a 7-inch one earlier this year. Is this the same hardware or something totally new? AppsLib has also been soft-launched. It will make available apps for Archos devices that have operating systems like the tablet. Sounds interesting, but then again, it may just be the barely old stuff with a fairly new OS.

[via pocketables]

Archos Clipper MP3 Player Unveiled

BrianB — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:44:41 +0000

French PMP manufacturer Archos has an iPod Shuffle competitor. It’s really just a screenless DAP with buttons and an unbelievable 11 hours of playback for a full charge. The Archos Clipper will set you back 35 euros for the 2GB. Right now the Archos Clipper doesn’t sound like much more than another option for those looking for a clip-on music player, but who knows maybe with a little sleek ad campaign we’d see it in a different light.

[via dapreview]

Archos 2 Vision PMP Revealed

BrianB — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:24:28 +0000

The French PMP manufacturer Archos has been having a binge of new releases lately, and they’re not stopping just yet. The Archos 2 Vision has been hinted upon recently and now it’s out in the flesh. It looks special at least, compared to the too-regular Archos 2. It’s a 2-inch player with a touch-sensitive slide control below the screen. It’s no new technology but it’s the first I’ve seen on a PMP or outside a laptop. It plays MP3 and WMA and transcoded AVI. The 8GB goes for 60 euros and the 16GB for 99 euros. Battery life lasts 10 hours on music and 4 hours on video.

[via dapreview]

Archos 9 PC Tablet Specs

BrianB — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:12:20 +0000

It’s still a few months to go before we see the Archos 9 tablet on sstore shelves (October 22) but we would like to catch the complete specifications this early before handing our $500 to a retail store. You can’t find the Archos 9 specs list on the Archos site but some people in Europe managed to dig it up.

8.9-inch 1024 × 600 touchscreen
Atom Z515 1.2 Ghz with 1GB of RAM
1024 MB RAM
Wifi 802.11 b/g+BT
Bluetooth
Ethernet 10/100 Mbps
2 USBs, line-in, VGA out
1.3 MP camera
Windows 7 Starter OS
60GB, 80GB, 120GB options

[via journaldugeek, archoslounge]