It’s not the 606 and other 6th generation PMP Archos announced to day but a new line of devices - namely, the “5″ and “7″ multimedia Internet tablets. Problem is with these new devices, there’s no need for Archos PMPs. The Archos 5 and 7 are not only WiFi-enabled multimedia players, they have a new [...]
Continue reading...15. August 2008
Archos will bring up the curtain on something very interesting. Hopefully, it’s the Gen6 of the Archos PMP line. The Archos Gen5 players were superb but they all needed a design overhaul in my opinion. If there is a PMP manufacturer out there that could truly push the portable media player industry without overlapping to, [...]
Continue reading...3. July 2008
Nothing much in the PMP world today except this little bit of rumor… Archos Gen6 will be announced at an upcoming Archos event on June 10th in London. An Archos bigwig named Tony Limrick will be presenting the new series. Is 3G finally coming to the Archos? Now, I having nothing against more features but [...]
Continue reading...25. April 2008
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=em9WqbYVaF0[/youtube] 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 [...]
Continue reading...22. April 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...16. April 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...12. March 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...27. February 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...15. February 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...13. February 2008
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 [...]
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19. August 2008
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