Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet Reviewed: Disappoints With Lack of 3G, Apps

I wasn't too impressed when I took a look at the Archos 5 and the guys at T3 are of the same mindset. The Archos 5 is good as a PMP, but the Android "concept just doesn't add up." More »

Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet: Amazon Taking Pre-Orders

The 4.8-inch screen tablet won't get full Flash support until December-ish, but you can slap down your plastic now if you don't wanna wait: 160GB ($330), 500GB ($430), 32GB SSD ($380). No word yet on the shipping date. [Amazon] More »

Archos Phone Tablet May Be Too Big for Your Pockets Unless You Are Andre the Giant

After the Android-based Internet tablet, the fabled Archos phone may become a reality too. A 0.39-inch thick reality called the Archos Phone Tablet, which will have a sharp 854×480 resolution 4.3-inch touchscreen, and 3G connectivity. More »

Archos A5S and A5H Tablets Look Blah, Unless the "A" Stands for Android

Looks like that Archos Android internet tablet that is set to be released on September 15 got outed by the FCC. Looking a lot like the Archos 5, the A5S and A5H have 4.8 inch screens and you know, internet. More »

Archos Android Tablet With 720p Playback and Mobile Internet to Launch September 15th

Archos may have underdelivered with internet tablets in the past, but since that was mostly due to half-baked UI, we'll allow ourselves to get excited about an Android-based Archos tablet—especially one with specs like these. More »

Should We Be Excited About the Archos9 Windows 7 Tablet Netbook?

We already knew pretty much everything about the Archos9 tablet netbook running Windows 7, but with nobody sure what kind of touchscreen the thing uses, we're left to wonder if we'd want anything to do with a resistive-touchscreen tablet. More »

Archos 9 Windows 7 Touch Tablet Poked, Prodded, Discussed on Video

The Archos 9 Windows 7 touch tablet has made it through its first round of show floor pageantry, briefly falling into the the expectant hands of the guy(s) from ArchosFans. The mildly romantic encounter was captured on video, for posterity. More »

Archos Event Invitation Unsubtly Hints at Rumored Android MID

On its own, it's a stretch: the invite is green and vaguely Android-y, and there's a faint rectangular device in the background, therefore Archos must be working on an Android MID! Right? Well, they are. More »

Archos 2 Leaked by Amazon: 8GB MP3 Player for $59

The new Archos 2 takes after the Zune and iPod nano, but what makes it special is that it gives you 8GB of space for just $60, plus it takes microSD cards. [Amazon via Cnet]

Archos 2 And 4 MP3 Players Offer Ho-Hum Update at an Affordable Price

Touch economic times call for cheap MP3 players (don't they?), and Archos is trying to deliver, if a pair of low cost updates ever come to fruition. More »

Texas Instruments Spills the Beans, Archos Working on an Android MID/Smartphone

Android Community has learned that Archos is working on a Mobile Internet Device that will run Android, have phone functionality and use the TI OMAP 3 processor (same as the Palm Pre). More »

Archos Teases New Product (That We Hope is More than a Red Curtain)

Archos used to (and to some extent still does) represent the biggest, baddest personal media players on the block. I mean, they weren't just PMPs. They were DVRs, too, and featured massive screens. In a way, Archos never let us down. We just realized that if we were carrying around that much extra gear, it needed to do more than be another device to watch a movie on (even with add-ons like GPS). In any case, we're pretty intrigued over this new banner on Archos' site with the simple tease "Coming up soon..." If we're reading the hint correctly, we can expect a new product any day now. And we're looking forward to it. [archos via DAPreview]

Video Demo: Archos Sling-Like TVportation Video Streamer

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Archos 606 is their First 3G-Equipped PMP

This seems to be a France-only deal, but Archos's upcoming 606 looks like their first 3G data-equipped player to be available anywhere in the world. The player looks around the same size as the already-released 605, but is completely black, has a 30GB hard drive, and certain pricing details that are only relevant for France. In any case, if Archos can get a deal like this going in France, it bodes well for PMP fans who are looking forward to a cell-connected player to download audio and video with elsewhere in the world as well. Especially if it has support for movie/music rentals. [Archos Lounge]

Limited Harry Potter Archos 605 Raises Wands Everywhere

The Archos 605 Wi-Fi is a fine player when you want to watch movies on the go, but have you noticed that it's not quite Harry Pottery enough? Archos hears your cries, and is introducing a special edition loaded with the first four Potter movies (with the fifth being downloadable from the Archos Content Portal). This may or may not be a UK-only deal, but we'll keep you scarf-wearing superfans updated. [Shiny Shiny]

Starz' Vongo v2.0 Supports New PMPs and Media Center Extenders

Starz' PC subscription video service, Vongo, reaches version 2.0 today. More »

First Hands-On with Archos 605 Wi-Fi CinemaNow Downloading PMP

Archos is one of those companies that is known better for its technology than its army of rabid fans. It had a hard-drive-based music player before the iPod, and it had one of the first, if not the first, portable DVRs on the market. Last year it rolled out the 4th generation portable media players, including the 604 and 704 Wi-Fi players, but they were high priced and, frankly, had a bit of a clunky interface. Today they unveil the 5th generation, with lower price, better interface, sleeker form factor and new services. It's also beefed up to handle Flash video straight from the Internet, as you'll see in the gallery. More »

Archos TV Plus Also Downloads Movies, Surfs the Web

Archos has also jumped into the personal-video-recorder-streaming-box-Internet-TV-thing-a-mathon bandwagon. Their TV Plus works on its own, connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi or Ethernet, as well as in tandem with their multimedia players. It has your usual AV ports, including HDMI and component up to 720p, and stores 80 to 250GB of content. It does a lot of things for a nice price, but I think I could just grab one for the ZX Spectrum-like rubber keyboard in their remote. More »

Videos of the Archos 605 and 405

Those cool froggies at Le Journal du Geek got their le hands over le Archos 405 and le Archos 605. They look sweet and quite small for their features, but from here the interface looks like the usual too-complex-for-my-taste Archos stuff. Whatever, I like the track. – Jesus Diaz More »

Archos 605 WiFi Downloads Movies Over the Web

Archos has just announced their Generation 5, their new line of multimedia players. We will get a hands-on later today, but the 605 Wi-Fi has been posted on their site. Although it looks very similar to the previous model, it has been improved all around. More »

Watch n' Fly: American Airlines Brings PMP to Flights

American Airlines had to compete with likes of Jetblue and their in-flight DirecTV service. But that's pretty hard to do when you're already bleeding cash all over the run way. More »

Archos Wireless HD-Downloading Handheld Player Forthcoming

Archos is up to something, and the company's teasing us with talk of wirelessly browsing and downloading HD movies. The breathless prose in an emailed event tease goes so far as to blurt out that this upcoming Generation 5 product line will include "the most innovative products ever introduced from Archos." More »

Archos 204 Debuted, But Europe Only

Following on the heels of the pudgy Archos 704 Wi-Fi, this Archos 204 is a PMP for people who actually want the word "Portable" in that acronym to mean something. More »

Archos 704 vs. 604: In Video

The successor to the 604 Wi-Fi, the 80GB Archos 704 Wi-Fi has been caught on film. Sure, we saw some pictures about a week ago, but let's admit it, we only cared because we had nothing better. It was like an appetizer—the delicate balance of mozzarella to its deep fried bread crumb counterpart was rocking our world—until the surf & turf arrived, and we realized the congealing, neglected finger grease had found its way to not just our new shirt, but our new favorite shirt. More »

Archos Releases 604, 604 Wi-Fi Firmware Into to Open Source

Thanks to the fact that Archos used GPL and LGPL code in constructing their firmware for the Archos 604 and 604 Wi-Fi devices, they're forced to release just about the source code for said firmware into the public domain. What does this mean to the average Archos 604 user? Not a whole lot, at least right now. The code is pretty much complete, but lacks a few things like signatures, and some non-GPL utilities Archos used to build, link, and generate the final firmware files. More »

Archos 704 Caught in the Wild

Hot on the heels of the 604 Wi-Fi comes Archos' latest creation—the 704 Wi-Fi. Not much is known about the player, although it's rumored to have a giant 7-inch touch screen. The new handheld is also being dubbed a mobile DVR, thanks to its built-in TV tuner. Other than that there's 802.11b/g (as the name implies) and flash memory (though no word on how much). We'll keep you updated as we learn more info. – Louis Ramirez More »