ARCHOS 5 (32GB FLASH)

Uncompromised Web surfing in the palm of your hand
With its built-in capabilities, your Internet Media Tablet becomes the ultimate way to surf the web. The amazingly sharp and high-resolution screen lets you navigate effortlessly through the web just like you would on a PC. Browsing becomes almost seamless with the ARM Cortex processor and the Adobe Flash 9 video support. Surfing on a handheld device has never been so fast and smooth. The full email application lets you read, write, download and send attachments, and manage your contacts.

Your entire digital library in a thin handheld tablet
The ARCHOS 5 features a very high capacity internal hard drive from 60 GB to 250 GB, in slim and sleek enclosures. You can thus download a vast number of songs and videos from the unique selection of renowned movie and music partners assembled in the Media Club. You can play movies in HD or DVD quality for the richest media experience on the go.

The ultimate TV experience at home or on the go
Enjoy your ARCHOS contents played directly back to your TV, with the DVR Station. Schedule TV recordings from any channel on your cable or set-top box in just a few clicks. Then choose when and where you want to watch them. Play back all your digital content from your ARCHOS 5 to your TV, even in HD quality, at 720p.

Features:

Full web browsing
With an 800 pixels wide resolution and a 5 screen1, you can browse the Web in full width just like on your PC. No need to zoom in and out, web pages are fully displayed on the ARCHOS screen. Plus, with Adobe Flash 9 video support, you can natively browse video-sharing websites such as Dailymotion or Youtube.

Introducing the worlds first implementation of the ARM Cortex superscalar microprocessor, ARCHOS 5 offers an unrivalled web experience no more endless waiting for the page to be loaded, just grab your ARCHOS 5 and check the latest news right away. Your PC wouldnt have finished booting up by the time you put the ARCHOS back in your pocket

Full email application
Once connected to a WiFi network1, the ARCHOS 5 email software lets you to check your emails whenever you want. You can see the number of awaiting emails right on the ARCHOS 5 home screen, reply to emails, or share attachments with anyone. The ARCHOS email application is the feature that lets you stay in touch while on the go.

You will be up and running in just few taps, receiving your emails from all your standards POP accounts. The only question is: how many accounts can YOU handle

With your ARCHOS 5 you can manage, import or export them as vCards, and switch from your PC, your Mac, or your mobile phone, and manage everything from your ARCHOS 5. Commuting can now be an occasion to send emails to your friends, write a post on your blog, or review your plan for the day.

Web TV and Web Radio
Ever wanted to access web based TV or Radio stations without having to start up your computer and sit in front of your web browser This feature will come in handy then. Because finding a WebRadio or a Web TV station over the internet can be like picking a needle out of a hay stack. ARCHOS brings your favorite web Radio and web TV stations directly in your portable device.

No matter where you are, and as long as you have a WiFi broadband connection, there's no place on earth where you can't follow your favorite news, sports, or music. In less than 3 clicks, you get your favorite show live, directly from your ARCHOS without opening your web browser. You get both live streaming radio and TV as well as access to their podcasts. There's no downloading wait time, it starts playing right away. Nearly 1,000 Web TV stations and over 10,000 web radio stations.

Wherever you are, and whatever Internet music or shows you want to access, be it sports, news, Hollywood reports, cooking shows, or literature reviews, you will find nearly anything you want, but most importantly, your regular and favorite stations.

From TV channels which only exist on the Internet, to traditional stations that simulcast live on the Internet, or stations that make selected content available on demand at their website, there are hundreds of hours of worldwide TV shows available on your ARCHOS. Get rid of your TV antenna, a Wifi connection is all you will need.

With nearly 10,000 radio stations and more than 100,000 podcasts, it is the richest live and archived content brought to your ARCHOS ever. And why not wake up to your favorite radio station by selecting the Web radio source as your alarm clock in the settings screen It's all possible with the Web Radio and TV plug-in.

Widgets application
ARCHOS selected Opera browser as its web-surfing application. With Opera, comes a bunch of widgets, handy small programs which you can download free and use on your ARCHOS 5.

You can now check the weather before leaving for work or see the latest sports results without having to start a new application. Those widgets come directly out of the box. But with your ARCHOS 5, you can also play hundreds more. Download them from http://www.opera.com/widgets. Check the info from your favorite news site, search directly for a Google map from your desktop or find IP addresses instantly. Directly on you ARCHOS 5 desktop.

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 the biggest industry players, 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 instantly.

With FNAC, FilmIsNow, TF1, CinemaNow, FilmIsNow, Vizumi, VodMania, VodeoTV, or Bell Canada*, it is the richest and most diverse content providing experience you can imagine. And of course, the AMC.

With Jamendo, FourMusic and MusicMe , the Media Club features hours of music experience for you to enjoy, directly on your ARCHOS 5. Because there is a simple fact. When commuting, most people get absorb in music. The Media Club is a great way for anyone to discover new tunes, and find out about new artists.

Downloading is so easy. You can pause and resume as often as you need. And the Mini Sites are still developed so that you do not need to scroll up and down. Everything is displayed on a single page, for a better comfort, even on TV.

(* Some services not available in all countries)

Videos
The ARCHOS 5 provides the best multimedia experience on the go. The high resolution screen gives the finest image available on a portable device, and the 5 screen1 held in your hands gives the same viewing comfort as a 32 TV screen in a living room. Your videos on the go never looked so good.

Catch up with recorded TV shows, watch movies downloaded on the go, have fun with video websites such as DailyMotion, YouTube, enjoy video podcasts or simply live TV. Your ARCHOS 5 is clearly your best companion for videos.

So many format supported
ARCHOS Internet Media Tablets play an impressive number of formats out of the box. Windows Media Video, AVI, MPEG4, Flash Videos. And even HD videos * You can now copy your DVDs** onto your ARCHOS 5 and play them directly, with subtitles if you want, with the MPEG 2 compatibility***.

If you are a podcast fan, you can now watch them flawlessly directly on your ARCHOS 5. No need to be stuck on your PC or buy a special podcast viewer. ARCHOS 7 will play any H.264**** formatted video files.

Music
When size eventually matters.Wouldnt it be nice to have ALL your music and be able to listen to it on the same device Without sync. Without copying. Without connecting to one extra disk. Here comes your ARCHOS 5.

With a huge hard disk capacity (from 60 GB to 250 GB), theres plenty of room for ALL your music. Your entire library comes along with you no matter where you go. Rediscover the songs left aside for months, or share with your friends your latest discoveries. The unique ARCHOS music browsing system allows you to create your playlists without using a PC, and the album covers will bring your music to life. And thanks to the new ARCHOS operating system, no more compromise: you can browse the web while listening to your tunes.

Last but not least, you can also make your ARCHOS 5 your new music center simply by plugging it into amplified speakers. What other way to spare your computers power AND still relax with your favorite tunes in your office.

Photos
Browse through your photos with a simple flick of your finger or play a slideshow of your last vacations. The high resolution 800 pixels wide screen simply magnify the stunning quality and emotion of your pictures. It's so sharp and precise that you can zoom in very deep, and pick the tinest detail that even escaped your eye when you shot the picture. The only limit will be the native resolution of the picture.

Without a computer, you can also manage your photo library by editing albums, creating new ones. You can create slideshows on the go, and redefine the transitions and the background music. You can also import photos directly and very quickly from a digital camera, with the optional DVR Snap-on. That comes in handy if you are shooting pictures in bracketting mode. You can then make your selection on a bigger and better screen, on the spot.

Games
For a little fun after work, during holidays, or because you have a little time to kill between flights, just grab your ARCHOS and enjoy some poker, Sudoku, or Golf. Premium games can be purchased directly from the tablet or at www.archos.com, or find other Flash based games downloadable for free on the Web.

Content streaming from your PC
When you are at home and want to watch a movie or listen to music stored on your PC, protected or not (under Microsoft Windows DRM), just browse its hard drive wirelessly and play any file stored on it without transferring the file. Just stream it via your WiFi network and play it immediately on your ARCHOS. With the DVR Station you can broadcast videos directly to your TV, for the ultimate viewing experience. Just like that. TV recording
With the optional DVR Station, youll never miss your favorite TV shows. Schedule and record TV shows and movies in one step using with the remote control. Just locate the TV show on the program guide grid and youll have a recording to enjoy at home on your wide-screen TV or in the palm of your hand.

Content playback and Web surfing on TV
You dont need to be stuck at your desk or bothered by a computer on your lap to browse the web. You could also be laying on your couch. Actually, you no longer a laptop at all either. You may also prefer to watch all your movies and videos on TV. Well, all you need for this is an ARCHOS 5 and its DVR Station.

These two products will turn your TV into a real multimedia platform connected to the Web. Enjoy all the ARCHOS 5 features on the big screen of your living room. Watch your personal movies in HD1, listen to your music, share your high resolution pictures, play games or surf the Web. And with the new shortcuts on the ARCHOS 5 home screen, you can access your favorite page, on TV, in a snap.