Tag: Archos
HANDS-ON PREVIEW: Archos G9 8-inch and 10-inch Honeycomb tablets
Archos unveiled a pair of budget-friendly Android Honeycomb tablets yesterday as they showcased their 8 and 10 inch G9 tablets. We went hands-on with the Archos 80 G9 and 101 G9 at the UK launch event. Available in a number…
Archos 35 range: Android powered radios and home phones incoming
Archos are further fuelling the Android invasion of your home with the release of the Archos 35 range. Cramming the Google Android OS into a radio and a home phone, the Archos 35 Home Connect and the Archos 35…
Archos 9 tablet gets 2011 Atom update
Despite being a Windows based tablet, the Archos 9 was a solid little performer when it launched in the back-end of 2009. Packing Windows 7 starter edition, a 1.3 MP webcam, a 9 inch touchscreen and 1080p HD playback, it…
Archos Android tablets go Froyo in new update
style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /> Archos' Gen8 range of internet tablets will get a bit of boost today as a new update brings them all into the Android Froyo fold. Owners of Archos 28, Archos…
Archos 101 10-inch Android tablet starts shipping
The latest Archos Android tablet, the Archos 101, is reportedly shipping to shops across Europe today. A ten incher, it's of comparable size to the iPad, but at a fraction of the cost with an RRP of $300 (Circa £220)…
IFA 2010: Archos prep 5 Android tablets for Berlin show
Tablet devices, unsurprisingly, are going to be a big draw at this year's IFA conference in Berlin. We've already had a very interesting announcement from Viewsonic this morning concerning a dual-booting Android/Windows tablet, and now Archos are chiming in with…
Archos 7 Tablet now available for pre-order
Archos have announced that their 7 Tablet is now available for pre-order for UK residents. Claiming to slide somewhere between a smartphone and a netbook, the 7 Tablet will set you back £129.99. The 7 inch 800×480 touchscreen device runs…
Archos 7 and 8 Home tablets on the way
Archos have just announced the release of two new bits of tablet kit. The Archos 7 and 8 Home tablets will be available in April and May respectively, and will be priced somewhere around the wallet-friendly price of £135. However,…
Volume cap headed to iPod and MP3 players
A new EU restriction may see the volume levels across all iPods and MP3 players capped. EU officials believe that as many as 10 million EU residents risk permanent damage to their hearing from listening to music played too loudly…
Archos launches three portable media players
Not content with unleashing their latest mini-PC range, Archos also used today’s launch event to announce the arrival of three PMPs to add to their line-up.
The vision range’s flagship PMP is the touch-screen Archos 3 vision. It’s just 9mm thick and it only weighs 56g. The touchscreen is 3-inches with a resolution of 400×240.
It has 8GB of storage and supports multiple media formats including…deep breath…MP3, WMA (non protected files), WAV, OGG, FLAC, MPEG 1/2/4, WMV (non protected files), FLV, AVI, RM, RMVB, JPEG, BMP and GIF. It ships with a cable for TV playback and it also plays FM radio.
Playback time is 14 hours for audio and four for video. A cool feature is the FM transmitter which allows you play back your audio via any radio you can sync with it – iTrip stylee.
The real good news with regards to the Archos 3 vision is the price. £89.99 is very reasonable for a touch-screen PMP.
One step down from the 3 vision is the 2 vision. It has a 2-inch screen – not touch screen though. It uses a surface slider control for navigation.
It supports MP3, WMA and WAV as well as photo viewing. It has 8GB of storage although this can be upgraded using the micro-SD slot. It’s only £49.99 – another very fair price from Archos.
Finally, the Archos Clipper is a gym/jog friendly, shuffle-style mp3 player. It’s nearly twice as heavy as the latest iPod shuffle at 20g – but it’s hardly going to weigh you down. It’s 2GB and will only set you back £19.99.
Archos also mentioned the 4 and 7 visions which should be released by the end of the year although they didn’t supply and specific details. I’m not Mystic Meg but I’m guessing a 4-inch screen and a 7-inch screen – I think that’s a given.
The three PMPs mentioned all go on sale next month. Go direct to Archos if you fancy getting yourself one.