February 10, 2009 by Tap
Known for their highly acclaimed media players and Internet Media Tablets, Archos today announced that they are working on a new IMT that will combine Google's Android telephony stack and the ARCHOS' multimedia framework. According to the official press release, "With the integration of voice, ARCHOS is looking to expand beyond portable media players to provide solutions for the converged space, where a foundation in high-quality video content delivery is a benefit." In addition to Android functionality and voice support, the new
ARCHOS' IMT will offer:
- PC-like Internet experience enhanced by a high-resolution 5” screen and full-width
page viewing
- Adobe Flash and Flash Video support, full screen
- Access whenever and wherever to TV, movies, photos, music and games
- Uncompromised TV recording and High Definition (HD) playback, all formats
- Hundreds of hours of video storage, up to 500 GB
- Innovative design: compact 10-mm ultra-thin tablet
- Long battery life, 7 hours’ video playback
- 3.5G 7.2 Mb/s HSUPA
- Laptop-like performance from the first implementation of OMAP3440 processor based on the ARM Cortex-A8 superscalar microprocessor and DSP
At this stage there is no word on exactly how the device will be launched or which operators will support it but it is scheduled for release in Q3 2009.
Via: Archos.com