Tag archive: Archos 9

Now that Apple had laid bare its plans for the ultimate tablet PC, competing offerings from HP, Lenovo, Archos and a host of other PC manufacturers look a little, well, drab. That’s par for the course for an Apple announcement, but one standout product doesn’t have to spell disaster for the rest of the bunch. The iPad could be the best news out there for tablet PCs , putting them collectively in the spotlight that has eluded them for so long.… Read More

Archos makes the best multi-media players that no one knows about. I know a number of folks who own one of the predecessors to the Archos 9, and everyone loves them. But, unlike the iPod, few people outside of loyal users ever seem to hear about Archos. That being said, after looking at the Archos 9, it sets the bar for what the iPad needs to be when it comes out early next year. Be Productive, Be Connected, Be Entertained This is the tag line… Read More

Pint-sized keyboards may make netbooks more useful device for note-taking, essay-writing, IM-addicted travelers, but if all you’re looking to do is surf and watch episodes of Arrested Development, that keyboard starts to a look like extra weight. Archos has hacked it off for its own take on the netbook, dubbed the 9pctablet, which takes small and slim to new extremes. The device weighs only 1.7 pounds and measures only 0.63 inches thick, yet… Read More