Archos Archive

  • Archos to announce Android tablet on September 15, specs revealed, I drool

    Archos to announce Android tablet on September 15, specs revealed, I drool

    Ooh la la. A real deal Android tablet this summer? Am I dreaming? No! I’m so in love with this OS it’s disgusting. Put aside my sickening love for a freaking OS and consider taking a gander at AppsLib? It’s the Application Store for Android launched by Archos, which states that registration will begin on [...]

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  • Use PlayOn to screw the man and get Netflix on your PS3 (and Wii soon)

    Use PlayOn to screw the man and get Netflix on your PS3 (and Wii soon)

    Microsoft might have scored an exclusive deal to keep Netflix Xbox 360 only and off both the PS3 and Wii. But if you're willing to forgo the fancy UI on the Xbox, there is still a way to get Netflix on the PS3 and eventually the Wii too.

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  • Is 2010 the year of the tablet? Nah.

    Is 2010 the year of the tablet? Nah.

    There’s a lot of talk of 2010 being the year of the tablet or, more correctly, the year of the Mobile Internet Device (MID). These devices were supposed to change the world a few years ago (remember Origami?) but never did and we basically bumped over MIDs and into netbooks, resulting in the race to [...]

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  • LG Electronics to stuff ARM processors into HDTVs

    LG Electronics to stuff ARM processors into HDTVs

    HDTVs are increasingly becoming Internet appliances as much as they are televisions. The latest trend from all the major manufacturers are to include widgets and local network access which is pushing the limits of the custom CPUs. This is why LG has shifted focus away from making the central CPU itself, and outsourced the work to ARM. LG has reportable chosen the ARM11 MPCore Processor to do the dirty in upcoming HDTVs. This chip is a multi-core CPU that, along with the ARM Mali graphics chip, should eliminate everyone's main complaint about on-TV widgets: lag.

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  • Video: The Archos 10S Netbook

    Video: The Archos 10S Netbook

    Archosfans has a fairly long video showing off the Archos 10S netbook, a $399 netbook. I honestl hadn’t heard much about it and Archos doesn’t sell much here. Writes charbax: It is probably one of the best values at 399 dollars for a slim netbook designs (only 22mm) thanks to their super optimized Magnesium case design. They have [...]

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  • Video: Archos 9 tablet looks nice, may cost under $500 this fall

    Video: Archos 9 tablet looks nice, may cost under $500 this fall

    Ooh la la, here’s video of the Archos 9, straight from a recent Archos event in Paris. The quick and dirty: about three hours battery life, Windows 7, 8.9-inch 1024×600 touchscreen, 80GB hard drive, 1.2 GHz Atom CPU, Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, kickstand, onscreen keyboard, and SIM card slot for HSDPA. Charbax from ArchosFans.com speculates that it’ll cost under [...]

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