Can Archos 5 Media Tablet Eat The iPod Touch’s Lunch?
At Apple’s September 9, 2009 event reviewers and fans alike were surprised by what was thought to be an inevetability#&151;The iPod Touch would be blessed with a video camera and/or still camera. And when the iPod Nano (the Touch’s little runt kid brother) got a cool new video camera, it was thought to be an absolute lock. But it didn’t happen and Apple fanboys around the world went bat sh#t.
So, the iPod Touch doesn’t have a camera. *shrugs* Now the naysayers are claiming that the Zune HD, which was released earlier this week, may get a foothold in the media player market. Even after the original Zune devices barely put a dent the size of a pebble in Apple iPod sales numbers, the talk persists. Now Archos has upped the ante with a media device that threatens to turn more heads away from iPod’s once and for all.
Let’s take a look at the stats, shall we.
Archos 5 stats courtesy of 9to5mac.com
- It runs Android which has a working apps store and Google behind it. Included apps: 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.
- Built-in GPS, built-in DVR, 802.11N, FM receiver AND transmitter (to broadcast music into car stereo)!!!!! - Game changing functionality
- 800×480 screen 3X compared to Zune’s 480×272, over an inch larger
- Up to 500GB Hard drive version, MicroSD card slot for an additional 32GB of Flash storage
- Bluetooth keyboard support
- Flash 10 support in 2010
- the Archos 5G has 3G wireless built-in. !!!