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Archos 7 and 8 Home Tablets announced; and that’s all I have to say about that

Archos has announced two new Android-based media devices designed for use in the home and on the go. The Archos 7 Home Table is a Wi-Fi enabled device with a 7-inch touchscreen, USB connectivity for transfer between PC’s and digital cameras, and 7 hours of battery life. The Archos 8 Home tablet is a digital [...]

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Leaked specs and pricing: Archos 7 Internet Tablet with Android

We saw the unveiling of the Apple Tablet yesterday and although it hogged much of the spotlight that was not the only bit of tablet related news to hit the web. In addition to the iPad announcement, word of the upcoming Archos 7 Internet Tablet with Android hit the web. Basically, this Archos 7 information [...]

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Archos 5 Internet Tablet gets an update, now with OS 1.6

It seems to me that we have seen this happen once before only to see Archos pull the update, but nonetheless they have rolled out the Android OS 1.6 update for the Archos 5 Internet tablet. According to the Archos support page the latest update includes; New Android 1.6 “Donut”?- Optimization of applications on the high-resolution screen [...]

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8GB Archos 5 Internet Tablet now available at Radio Shack, selling for $249.99. But is this a good deal?

I must admit that I was excited when I first saw the posts mentioning that a version of the Archos 5 was available in an 8GB (and less expensive) model. Personally, I have been itching to get a small tablet and being an Android fan I would like it to be running Android. I have [...]

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Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android gets a super thorough review by CarryPad

I am still determined to find and actually purchase a tablet style device, and although I am not hard set on it running Android, that would be nice. I was pretty close to pulling the trigger on the Camangi WebStation the other day, but after finding out that the early bird discount was only $10 [...]

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Archos 5 Internet tablet now with Android Market and Google Apps

One of the items that many have come to not only love, but also feel lost without is the Android Market and all of the good Google apps. That of course was the some of the pain felt by anyone who purchased the Archos 5 Internet tablet. Thankfully that has since changed and the Market [...]

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Archos 5 160GB Internet Tablet pulled by Amazon

It was just yesterday that I mentioned how the Archos 5 Internet tablet was available at Amazon, however that has since changed for one of the two previously available models. As of this morning the 160GB Archos 5 with Android has been flagged as “Item Under Review.” Unfortunately, there is not any real reason as to [...]

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The Android powered Archos 5 now available with Amazon

Good news for anyone who may have been waiting to grab an Archos 5 Android portable media player — it is now available from Amazon. Well, to be more specific two of the three models are available for sale. So far the 32GB SSD and 160GB models are available and retailing for $369.99 and $389.99 respectively. [...]

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Rumor: Archos Android MID being announced soon

How sweet would it be to finally see Archos’ Android device? Well, signs are pointing to an official announcement shortly according to a press event invite sent out by Archos. On June 11, Archos will host a press event in Paris, where it will unveil a new product. The invite is vague, revealing only the bare [...]

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Archos to release their Android-based tablet in July?

We have already heard that Archos is planning to release an Android-based Internet tablet sometime this year, and now some more details are beginning to surface. The good news here is that, while we still do not have an exact release date, it was further confirmed to be available “at the start of Q3 2009,” which [...]

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