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“How do you tablet?” Oh yes, that’s Archos’ new tag line when it comes to its growing number of Android tablets. Good timing since, you know, it just went ahead and released a quintuplet of new gadgets. The offerings range from small PMP-like devices with 2.8- and 3.2-inch screens to higher-end 4.3-, 7- and 10.1-inch tablets. All will ship with Android 2.2 “Froyo” and will include accelerometers, while only some have capacitive touchscreens, front-facing cameras and 1GHz processors. There’s a lot more to them all — we’re talking five different devices, of course — so we suggest hitting the break for a short rundown of each of them along with our early impressions. And don’t forget to check out the the gallery of hands-on pictures and videos below.

Continue reading Archos unleashes five (five!) new Android Froyo tablets, we go hands-on

Archos unleashes five (five!) new Android Froyo tablets, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It was just last week the Android-powered Archos 32 spontaneously burst into existence with a premature sale, and thanks to the FCC we can say today that we also know what it looks like. As you can see in the picture above, the “minidroid” appears to be a completely capacitive affair, with dedicated buttons and directional controls surrounding that 3.2-inch screen. The full filing also reveals built-in GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack and Archos’ trademark kickstand alongside Bluetooth and WiFi. While it does have a microphone as originally reported, there’s strangely no mention of a camera in the user’s manual, which actually suggests that circle on the back of the device may be the integrated speaker. (Here’s hoping we’re proven wrong.) On the connectivity front, ARCHOS seems to have the usual host of accessories planned including a 720p-capable DVR dock, but frustratingly the unit also requires a proprietary connector to transfer data and charge. Should the original leak be accurate, expect to see this one at e-tailers in the coming months for a penny under $150, an excellent price should the build quality equal the company’s codec support.

Archos 32 Internet “Tablet” hits the FCC, pictures and manual in tow originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve already gotten our hands on the Archos 7 Home Tablet, but the Archos 8 has been considerably harder to come by, and hasn’t made much of a public showing since a brief appearance courtesy of the FCC back in May. The folks at Archos Lounge have now gotten their hands on the bezel tablet, however, and given us our first real look at the device. As you can probably tell from the form factor, this one is primarily designed to be used propped up on a table or a desk, but you can fold away the kickstand and do a bit of bezel-enhanced web browsing if you like. Head on past the break for Archos Lounge‘s video of both tablets — en français, of course — and look for the Archos 8 around the 11:20 mark.

Continue reading Archos 8 Home Tablet gets unboxed and examined

Archos 8 Home Tablet gets unboxed and examined originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Archos 13 laptop arrives in France originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Get a load of that bezel. With chunk like that we can only be looking at the Archos 8 Home tablet, a device that just lumbered its way through the FCC in a rather unflattering (even for the FCC) photo spread. Archos calls its Model 7800 an Android MID throughout the government docs, but given the bezel-to-display ratio we’re guessing it’ll pull primary duty as a $199 picture frame with the ability to track down the occasional recipe over WiFi. Other details include the same plodding Rockchip RK2808 SoC found in the Archos 7 Home Tablet and a HSD070IDW1 resistive touchscreen display from Hannstar with 800×480 pixel resolution, 25ms response, 500:1 contrast, 200/300 nits brightness, and poor 140-degree left-right and 110-degree up-down viewing angles — easy to see where Archos cut out the cost, eh? Oh, and get this, Hannstar says that its display is 7-inches, not 8-inches as Archos claims. Either Archos made a mistake in its FCC submission or the company is hoping to mask reality with that giant plastic border.

Continue reading Archos 8 Home Tablet just a 7-inch display according to FCC docs

Archos 8 Home Tablet just a 7-inch display according to FCC docs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 May 2010 01:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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