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NEW!! ARCHOS 48 Internet Tablet

 

500G $199

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Overview


ARCHOS is once again bringing new technologies into the hands of its users. The new ARCHOS 48 Internet Tablet is combining all the know-how and renowned expertise of multimedia with the hot new environment developed with Google™: the Android™ platform.

Applications just for you

In this new era of open source and collaboration, applications and software are blooming throughout the world. Everyday sees a new gold nugget that will overwhelm the market. That's the magic behind the common and shared environment of Android™, anyone can create a best-seller. There is so many fun games out there and so many cool applications that it would be a pity  to not give you access to them. Here comes the ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet.

With its sleek and advanced list of features, it truly achieves the convergence of the Internet, entertainment, TV, and GPS in one device, letting you discover and download lots of applications and games while performing the best multimedia experience of a handheld device.

Featuring a customisable interface, the ARCHOS 48 can be personalised to fit with your lifestyle, with an access to a range of rich applications and widgets. And with the AppsLib, you have a supermarket of paid and free applications to download from. Your favorite sources of information, communications and entertainment are always at your fingertips so that you can find anything you want.

Discover a world of entertainment and connectivity

Built on a culture of innovation and a passion to deliver groundbreaking technology, the ARCHOS 48 delivers the great features and user experience that have made ARCHOS a global leader in consumer electronics
The user experience has dramatically improved, and the ARCHOS 48 is arguably the best HD portable player that exists. No matter what you want to watch or listen to, view or do, the ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet will let you do this in HD* quality, with accessories featuring HDMI outputs.

With easy WiFi connectivity, and Bluetooth technology to tether a 3.5G mobile phone, the ARCHOS 5 will manage to deliver 24/7 Internet connectivity.

Adding to this a great range of storage capacities and Digital TV capabilities, the ARCHOS is probably the most complete and over-achieving device that exists today.

Find out more about this device in the feature section.

In a few words:

 

bulletApplications: The new ARCHOS 48 Internet Tablet is compatible with Android applications. Customize your product by downloading the applications you want from the AppsLib store. We have also pre-installed for you a selection of applications. Enjoy directly on your product: instant messaging, office suite viewer, streaming music or video sharing…
bulletHD Multimedia: Play HD videos and view photos on the amazingly sharp 5’’ touchscreen1
bulletInternet: Surf the Web in full width just like on your PC (with Wi-Fi or the 3.5G technology of your mobile phone) and stay in touch by using the integrated Email and contacts applications
bulletTV: Record live TV then watch them all on a large-screen thanks to the HDMI connection4

APPLICATIONS

 

Liven up your viewing standard


One of the most common shortcomings of internet devices is that they are generally naked. They could feature lots of useful applications, but every time, you find them without any. The ARCHOS 5 Internet tablet comes loaded with lots of them, so that you can immediately start using it.

Deezer: With about 35 webradio stations and the SmartRadio feature, plus access to the premium account for those of you who have one, Deezer is the best way to listen to your favorite online playlists.
Dailymotion: A long time ARCHOS partner, Dailymotion is now providing its video service as a native Android application. That’s a whole new way to use it. You can browse videos by search tags or channels. Or, connect to your ‘MyDaily’ account and start uploading your own videos.
Twidroid is the industry-standard Twitter™ client for the Android platform. You can easily access the famous free social networking and microblogging service and start sending and reading tweets, publish short url’s and pictures.
eBuddy IM is the multi-platform instant messaging application you want to have when it comes to chatting. You can connect to all your friends from one unique application, no matter what service they are using. Supporting MSN® or Windows® Messenger, Yahoo®, GoogleTalk™, Facebook™, ICQ™, MySpace™ and AIM (AOL), this is the simplest way to simultaneously connect and chat with your entire network of friends and family.
DroidIn: Connect to your LinkedIn® account to exchange information, ideas and opportunities. Stay informed about your contacts and industry. Find the people & knowledge you need to achieve your goals. Control your career online. DroidIn will let you do this directly from your ARCHOS 5 Internet tablet.
QuickPedia: Wikipedia™ can be directly accessed from the desktop of your ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet thanks to this convenient application. Whatever encyclopaedic information you need, you can get it here. For faster access to your articles, Quickpedia also saves the text of each Wikipedia search to disk, so going back to your favorite articles is fast, making it a great way to access your information, even when you are off-line.
ThinkFree Mobile: for viewing Office documents. This application allows you to view Microsoft® Office 97/2000/XP/2003/2007 Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF documents. A forth coming free update before year-end will also allow you to edit and create documents.
CraigsPhone: Craig's List is the de facto centralized network of online communities, featuring free online classified advertisements – with sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums. And Craigsphone is certainly the best way to access Craig’s list on an ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet.
Moov wraps up most of your search needs all in one place, so you can toggle quickly between your phone’s contacts, Google, Facebook, Yelp, Wikipedia, Netflix, and Dial Zero.
High Paying Jobs: Browse through jobs lists directly on the Product. Search over 2 million jobs from all the leading jobsites.

E-mail & contacts

 

  Stay in contact by using the full integrated Email and contacts applications.

 

 

Get more from the AppsLib store

 

It’s a one-click access to a large variety of free and purchasable applications from your ARCHOS, classified by genre, ratings and date to help you find the ones you want.

 

Fun & Customizable environment

 

Use your ARCHOS in portrait or landscape mode by simply tilting the device thanks to the accelerometer. Customize your ARCHOS to your taste by putting your favourite applications in the extended screen and moving them to the window of your choice simply by dragging it with your finger.

 

HD MULTIMEDIA

Best high resolution screen for mobility

 

With an 800 pixel-wide 5’’ touchscreen1, an ultra thin design (certain models approximately 1cm thick), and an accelerometer, you will have the unequalled comfort of view on a hand-held device. Whether for your personal enjoyment or to share with your friends, you will always be delighted and satisfied with its outstanding image quality.

 

Enjoy the most popular HD video formats

 

Don’t make compromises concerning your videos. The ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet is able to handle the widest range of video formats even at HD 720p resolution (H.264 HD, MPEG-4 HD, and WMV HD5).

 

Your music always with you

 

Enjoy more music formats directly on your device (MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC9, Flac & OGG and AC35). In addition, the unique ARCHOS music browsing system allows you to create your playlists without using a PC. Last but not least, you can also make your ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet your new music “center” simply by plugging it into amplified speakers.

 

Unique photo experience

 

Browse through your photos with a simple flick of your finger or play a slideshow of your last vacation with music and transition effects. The high resolution screen perfectly reproduces each picture in such detail that you can easily zoom in to see the tiniest of details. The only limit will be the resolution of the picture itself.

 

 

 

 

All your media with you

 

Depending on your needs, you can choose from a wide range of capacities for your ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet. Choose from 8 to 32 GB*, in the super thin Flash memory configurations (with a micro SD (SDHC) card slot to increase the capacity**) or from 160 to 500 GB* in the Hard Drive version. Don’t waste your time choosing what files to bring along, you can take your entire media library with you.

 

 

INTERNET

 


Fast & convenient web surfing

 

The ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet offers you an easy way to surf the Web. In fact, combining a Wi-Fi connection (802.11 b/g/n) with the new OMAP3440 processor based on the ARM® Cortex™ A8 superscalar microprocessor and DSP running at 800 MHz, you get quick and responsive Internet browsing just like on your laptop. No more endless waiting for the page to be loaded. You can browse the Web in full width thanks to the 800 pixel wide screen. No need to zoom in or out, web pages are fully displayed on the ARCHOS screen.

 

3.5 G mobile phone connection

If you own a standard mobile phone equipped with 3.5 G & Bluetooth™ technology, simply pair it up to your ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet via Bluetooth™. This will give you easy access to Internet directly on your device anytime and anywhere.

 

Easy access to online content

Web TV and Web Radio

In less than 3 clicks, you can access nearly 1,000 Web TV channels, over 10,000 Web radio stations, and 100,000 podcasts. There's no downloading wait time. Radio and TV start streaming directly from a worldwide list of traditional and independent radio and TV stations.

 

Media Club

The Media Club remains the easiest way to get video and music content on the go. With an even richer library with new partners and including some of the biggest industry names, you will discover a large library of movies, documentaries, music albums, and games. Buy or rent your entertainment in a couple of clicks and start watching it on your ARCHOS 5 Internet Table

 

TV

 

HD TV-out with the optional DVR Station or HDMI Mini Dock

 

Turn your TV into a real web-connected multimedia platform. Enjoy all the ARCHOS functions on the big screen of your living room. Watch your movies in HD (720p), listen to your music, share your high resolution pictures, play games or surf the Web.

 

Record your favorite programs with the Optional DVR Station

 

With the optional DVR Station, you have the perfect match for your ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet at home. Record TV shows and movies in one step using with the included remote control. Then you can enjoy your recording at home on your wide-screen TV or in the palm of your hand when you are out.

 

 

PLUG-IN (Free with the purchase of the DVR Station)

 

 

Play WMV HD movies in 720p resolution at 24 frames per second.

     Play movies in MPEG-2/VOB format with AC3 sound

(5.1-surround sound, via the SPDIF output on the DVR Station).

Copy/paste your DVD movies from your computer to your ARCHOS. Supports multiple language tracks.

 

 

 

 

Add-ons

 

DVR Station

This accessory allows you to record TV, play video back to your TV and charge your ARCHOS. Recording your favorite programs has never been so easy. You can also surf the Web or stream web video to your TV while comfortably laid back on your couch using the included remote control as a keyboard and mouse pointer.

 

$139

 

DVR Snap-on

Use our DVR Snap-on to record from almost any audio or video analog source when you are on the move.

 

$79

 

 

 

Mini Dock

Transfer your files directly from USB keys, digital cameras, or other portable media players. Quickly charge your ARCHOS with the included charger/adapter. Play video out to your TV with video output in high quality S-Video or standard quality composite.

$29

 

HDMI Mini Dock

Optimize TV playback with HDMI output quality. Transfer your files directly from USB keys, digital cameras, or other portable media players from the standard USB port. Quickly charge your ARCHOS with the included charger/adapter.  

 

Coming SOON

 

Battery Dock

Transfer your files directly from USB sticks, digital cameras, or other portable media players. Quickly charge your ARCHOS with the included charger/adapter and get extended playback with the built-in backup battery. Play video out to your TV with video output in high quality                              S-Video or standard quality composite.

$49

 

 

Product Information:
Display characteristics High resolution touch screen, 800x480 pixels, 4.8'' TFT LCD, 16 million colors
User interface Touch screen, ON/OFF, vol+ and vol- buttons, retractable virtual keyboard
Processor(s) Central Unit:

Main processor:ARM Cortex™-A8, 32 bit, In-order, dual-issue, superscalar core @ 800 MHz
Additional processor: 32 bit DSP @ 430 MHz
RAM memory 256 MB* (Low-Power Double Data Rate SDRAM)
Mass storage memory Hard Drive: 500 GB*
Operating system Android v1.6 Donut - enabling application installation or development
In its normal use mode, the ARCHOS 48 being a miniaturized Personal Computer:
Program language C - requires special developer-edition firmware15
Connectivity On board WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), USB 2.0 host with optional accessories
PC accessories Possible attachment of numerous standard USB PC accessories (keyboard, mouse, memory key, memory cards reader, camera and other future computer accessories)
Others applications Webbrowser, Email, Contacts, DroidIn™, Ebuddy™IM, Twidroid™, Deezer™, Dailymotion™, Quickpedia, ThinkFree Mobile, Moov, Craigsphone, Pages jaunes™ (only for France), High Paying Jobs (only for US & Canada), Alarm clock, Calculator...
Interfaces USB 2.0: Media Transport Protocol (MTP)
USB 2.0 Host: Mass Storage Class (MSC) and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) with optional Mini Dock, Battery Dock and DVR station

Add-on connectors to connect to the DVR Station and other ARCHOS add-ons
Communication protocols WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP, EDR, ARCP, HID, Dial Networking
FM transmitter (requires the Car-mount that features the antenna)
FM receiver (RDS)
Video Codecs7 MPEG-4 HD (up to 720p)
MPEG-48 (ASP@L5 AVI, up to DVD resolution)
H.264 HD (up to 720p) WMV (MP@ML, up to DVD resolution) including WMV protected files
MKV (up to 720p, 2500kbs, 23fps
M-JPEG (Motion JPEG Video) in QVGA resolution

With optional plug-in (downloadable from your tablet or on www.archos.com):
Cinema: MPEG-2, WMV HD (720p), VOB
Audio codecs7 Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 Kbits/s CBR & VBR,
WMA, Protected WMA, WAV (PCM/ADPCM), AAC9(except protected content),
AAC+ stereo audio files
OGG Vorbis
FLAC

With optional software plug-ins (downloadable from your tablet or on www.archos.com):
AC3 stereo audio and 5.1 sound files (via SPDIF output of DVR Station )
Photo viewer10 JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
Subtitles Support subtitles files with .srt, .ssa, .smi, .sub extensions
Video recording11 Via the optional DVR Station or DVR Snap-on. Records NTSC/PAL/SECAM in MPEG-4 AVI format with stereo sound, VGA resolution (640 x 480) @ 30 or 25 f/s
Via the optional TV Snap-on (only available for Europe): Records TV in MPEG-2 TS format.
Audio recording Via the optional DVR Station or DVR Snap-on: Stereo line-in, WAV (IMA ADPCM or PCM) format
Voice recording with the built-in microphone
Miscellaneous Built-in speaker
Built-in leg stand
Built-in Microphone
Power source Internal: Lithium Polymer battery
Device charges via computer USB port
External: Power adapter/charger (via optional add-on)
Battery life Music playback time12: up to 22 hours13
Video playback time12: up to 7 hours13
Scalability Device automatically downloads latest firmware updates when the WiFi connection is activated
Updates can also be downloaded at www.archos.com
Dimensions & weight ARCHOS 48 Internet Tablet Hard Drive series: 143,2x78,8x20 mm - 286g
In a possible use mode, in connection with an external computer through the USB B connector:

Minimum system requirements Microsoft® Windows® XP, Vista, or higher (with Windows media Player 11 for MTP)
Linux (with Mass Storage Device Support)
USB 2.0 interface
Package includes ARCHOS 48 Internet Tablet, earphones, Standard USB cable, DVR Station adapter, Quick Start Guide (QSG), legal and safety notice.

 

 

 

 

 

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