Craving for an Archos 5G PMP? If you’re a resident of France, here’s some good news for you folks. SFR is now offering the new Archos 5G Internet Media Tablet for €249 ($320) with a monthly data service plan of €19.90/$25 for existing subscribers and €24.90/$32 for new ones on a 2-year lock-in period. If you [...]
Continue reading...26. September 2008
The new spanking Archos 7 is now priced and available. The gigantic 320GB is priced 549 euros ($804) while the smaller 120Gb version is only 499 euros ($731). For a touchscreen, Web TV-, WiFi-, and GPS-enabled PMP with optional accessories like a DVR station you’re definitely getting what you will be paying for it. Archos [...]
Continue reading...5. September 2008
The new Archos portable media player and Internet device has just been thoroughly reviewed at Archoslounge. Though the software is still in beta, Archos somehow thought it fit to make the device available so be warned. Besides the nice form factor and the incredible big screen, the improved processor is really something users will enjoy. Archos’ [...]
Continue reading...19. August 2008
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
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 [...]
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25. October 2008
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