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Well I'm excited, that's all i'm saying.]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
I suppose that's why they say they are bloggers and not journalists. Journalists have to be unbiased and do research on their stories.]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Not a lot of people know about archos yet. Once people know how good archos compared to Apple, Zune, and Creative then people will start buying archos. Apple is overpriced, Creative is a pain to use and load videos and music onto, Zune has limited features.

People ask me "what is that" when I am using my archos and most people say that if they had known about archos then they wouldn't get an ipod.]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
Are you sure? It seems to me that the most part of Engadget's comments - despite of a relative abundance of the Fruit's news - are pretty near the bounds of "I-can't-stand-you-anymore" with Apple...
]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/"Naysayers will have their gripes: there's no FM radio and no recording capability of any sort. The Archos line, for instance, has gigantic screens with programmable video recording capabilities. Those players, however, require expensive accessories to complete the task, have much less friendly user interfaces, and offer a far less sophisticated Web browsing experience. In fact, the Archos 605 WiFi requires you buy the Opera browser plug-in"]]>Sep 13th 2007 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
605 WiFi (30 gig model) 122 x 82 x 15 mm 190 grams
iPod Touch (largest iPod) 110 x 61 x 8 mm 120 grams

So it's 2 cm wider and taller, and almost twice the thickness. It seems like a very nice product with a beautiful screen, but I doubt I'd take it with me anywhere.]]>Sep 13th 2007 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/5210-archos-605-vs-iPod-Touch]]>Sep 13th 2007 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
http://sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/5214-Archos-704-80Gb-vs-archos-605-vs-iPod-Touch-vs-iPod-Classic-160Gb]]>Sep 13th 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
"I suppose that's why they say they are bloggers and not journalists. Journalists have to be unbiased and do research on their stories."

No shit, sherlock, that's exactly why they're bloggers and not journalists. If you don't like it, only read PC Mag reviews, because they definitely are not biased. It's their site, and it's free to all users (READ: you don't have to read or comment on their articles).

Personally, I like the Archos product line, but it's also easily understandable why they do not have the same hype Apple does. Do you notice any kind of campaigning? Have you ever even seen an Archos ad on TV? Don't be so naive. When Archos starts marketing their products better, they'll compete better. ]]>Sep 13th 2007 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
I'd be a little more excited if the 605 Wifi didn't have the headphones jack in the stupidest position (the other side of where it's supposed to be).]]>Sep 13th 2007 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
Are you telling us that Fox News reporters are bloggers? :D]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/"Look, there's room for us! See? All the gaps in the iPod product line? Here, here, here and here!" ]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
I mean, sure, it doesn't justify it fully, but it probably justifies a part of it.]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
1. It works better, doesn't it? :D
2. What's up with European companies?]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
5. Streaming Content from PC
The WiFi ARCHOS PMPs bridge the gap between PC and PMP, and PC and TV wirelessly. For
the first time, users can stream content from the PC or the Internet to the TV, all through a
wireless home network.

Looks like they have been drinking their own Kool-Aid. I have been streaming content to my TV wirelessly for a while now via my Apple TV. And I am certain that this has been happening even longer through the XBox 360.
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And you think the 360 can do this??? How about the regular old xbox and XBMC? How about my old networked KISS player???

People have been streaming stuff for years and years, all archos and apple did was put it in a new box and call it innovation. ]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 15th 2007 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/ Safari Mobile]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
I find it amusing that once the Touch came out, the Archos sold out. Just goes to show, the public wants a touch screen, but also wants the capacity and isn't willing to wait for Apple.

Btw, how's the interface? I know that's one of the slicker aspects to the Touch and was curious if it was nice looking or clunky. Hard to tell from the pictures.]]>Sep 13th 2007 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
I don't know...I never played with Archos Media Players..but I think that the 160 GB classic will be my choice.]]>Sep 13th 2007 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/
Half of what you want can probably be handled by websites out there, and the wifi would allow this. This product is not released as a photo viewer only, it shows the photos great, but what you want is a tablet pc.

This doesn't have to run the software it is supplied with, in the past on the gmini I could run NES, gameboy, gamegear, and Sega master system emulators. Archos has no problem with you hacking their stuff. They did in fact release the linux source, or a portion of it at least on the 604. It does have the hardware capable of running software like you want, just you will have to do it yourself.

In fact, if archos ever became as popular as ipod, I could see them having no qualms about outside companies producing software to run on their pmp's, unlike apple who just bricked alot of iphone 3rd party hacks.]]>Sep 13th 2007 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/archoss-generation-5-players-are-now-available-worldwide/Sep 13th 2007 5:27PM