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09-21-2009, 05:44 AM
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Archos (http://www.archos.com/) just announced its latest Archos 5 avatar, a well stacked media player and internet tablet that has all the looks of a worthy opponent to the mighty iPod touch.
This version comes with a powerful wi-fi for super fast web browsing that allows for full width, PC like viewing without shrinking or need for zooming . It runs on the open source android platform .The Flash 9 supporting tablet not only enables you to watch videos on sites like YouTube but is also the only Android device that supports video formats in High Definition. So expect things to get really creative and very apps rich pretty soon.
The Archos 5 will come already preloaded with several Android apps, like the eBuddy instant-messaging app, Twidroid for sending and receiving tweets, Craigsphone for posting or accessing classified ads, Thinksfree for viewing Microsoft Office files, Quickpedia, and many more.download more apps from the Android Market or from Archos's own AppsLib store for the Archos 5 and future Android tablets to come.
The full email application lets you read, write, download ,send attachments, and manage your contacts. You can also access content from a variety of on-the-go , on demand services such as CinemaNow, Hulu , integrated Internet radio, music from sites like Pandora and Web TV widgets. You can schedule TV recordings from any channel on your cable or set-top box and watch it later at a time and place of your choice. Then if you wish, play back all the digital content from ARCHOS 5 to your TV, all in HD quality, at 720p. It comes with a Bluetooth, through which you can access the 3G connection of your mobile phone.
There are some interesting accessories and plug-ins that you can purchase on the side such as DVR station to record video and an integrated GPS with TeleAtlas application. The software provides the usual GPS features with an interesting feature called 3D Photo Realistic mode. In the 3D mode the maps use multiple angles and zoom levels to portray the landmarks and streets as realistically as possible.
The slim, light weight device that ships with a DVR station adapter and a standard USB cable is available in a flash model at 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacities (with a MicroSD card slot) and a hard drive version with a choice of 160GB or 500GB. Pricing is about $249.99 at the entry point .You can order from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Archos-250-Internet-Media-Tablet/dp/B001D0E4DA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253502123&sr=8-1)or the Archos website (https://store.archos.com/a5.html). Make sure that you are ordering the latest model though as quite confusingly the earlier model still selling in many outlets is also called archos5.
Archos (http://www.archos.com/) just announced its latest Archos 5 avatar, a well stacked media player and internet tablet that has all the looks of a worthy opponent to the mighty iPod touch.
This version comes with a powerful wi-fi for super fast web browsing that allows for full width, PC like viewing without shrinking or need for zooming . It runs on the open source android platform .The Flash 9 supporting tablet not only enables you to watch videos on sites like YouTube but is also the only Android device that supports video formats in High Definition. So expect things to get really creative and very apps rich pretty soon.
The Archos 5 will come already preloaded with several Android apps, like the eBuddy instant-messaging app, Twidroid for sending and receiving tweets, Craigsphone for posting or accessing classified ads, Thinksfree for viewing Microsoft Office files, Quickpedia, and many more.download more apps from the Android Market or from Archos's own AppsLib store for the Archos 5 and future Android tablets to come.
The full email application lets you read, write, download ,send attachments, and manage your contacts. You can also access content from a variety of on-the-go , on demand services such as CinemaNow, Hulu , integrated Internet radio, music from sites like Pandora and Web TV widgets. You can schedule TV recordings from any channel on your cable or set-top box and watch it later at a time and place of your choice. Then if you wish, play back all the digital content from ARCHOS 5 to your TV, all in HD quality, at 720p. It comes with a Bluetooth, through which you can access the 3G connection of your mobile phone.
There are some interesting accessories and plug-ins that you can purchase on the side such as DVR station to record video and an integrated GPS with TeleAtlas application. The software provides the usual GPS features with an interesting feature called 3D Photo Realistic mode. In the 3D mode the maps use multiple angles and zoom levels to portray the landmarks and streets as realistically as possible.
The slim, light weight device that ships with a DVR station adapter and a standard USB cable is available in a flash model at 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacities (with a MicroSD card slot) and a hard drive version with a choice of 160GB or 500GB. Pricing is about $249.99 at the entry point .You can order from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Archos-250-Internet-Media-Tablet/dp/B001D0E4DA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253502123&sr=8-1)or the Archos website (https://store.archos.com/a5.html). Make sure that you are ordering the latest model though as quite confusingly the earlier model still selling in many outlets is also called archos5.