http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/ Engadget Comments for Archos 7 Home Tablet up for pre-order, could ship first week of April http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
Arbitrary comment about how an Apple equivalent is vastly superior on multiple levels despite nobody previously mentioning Apple - simply because I am an obvious fanboy troll.]]>Mar 29th 2010 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/The resemblance is uncanny!]]>Mar 29th 2010 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://bit.ly/archos7-new-info]]>Mar 30th 2010 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 30th 2010 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt6xo2LZeLc]]>Mar 30th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 30th 2010 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
With this model, I think Archos is falling back into the same problem people have had with PMPs for years. Its too big to be portable, yet too small to actually do anything. The 5 inch model is (barely) small enough to actually pocket and be carried around. I can't really see having a 7 inch screen with that much bezel (don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about bezel) being pocketable.

Had this tablet/PMP/slate been three to five inches larger and had Tegra 2 or some other high powered chipset, you could at least say that this was meant to be a home consumption device--something that could play music while you browse the web and have an email client running in the background. Possibly with an IM convo or two as well.

As it stands, the screen is (again IMO) too small to display any decent amount of content, and that doesn't come with the trade off of it being portable.

You may disagree, and by all means, I'm ready and willing to hear your opinion on the matter. :)]]>Mar 29th 2010 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
Agreed. This just reminds me of an updated Sony MYLO. And we all know how that turned out.]]>Mar 29th 2010 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
7" tablet is 2x larger again than the 4.8" one. To calculate the size of a screen you need to multiply weight by hight of the screen, not just compare the diagonals.

7" Tablet is perfect for watching movies, it's actually really awesome, and the Archos 7 Home Tablet at only $179 is about 6x more compact than your average Netbook, so much easier to carry around in a big jacket pocket or in a bag. If you don't want to carry it around, it is also great at home, in the living room for couch surfing or in the bed for bed surfing and just great for watching movies, even Youtube is supported.

If you want to read a lot of text, normal LCD will not work for that, only Pixel Qi based LCD will be usable for that.]]>Mar 30th 2010 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
What? You want to watch video? Sorry, the codec is $5.
That extra music codec? $5
You want to web browse? $10
...oh, you meant on a FLASH site, well, that's $15.
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I don't know if it's really nickel and diming you if the base price is as low as Archos products usually are. Some of us don't need all the bells and whistles and would prefer to spend less money to use one particular codec. I wish more manufacturers had ala carte models of their devices.]]>Mar 29th 2010 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
I used to be in love with Archos, from both afar and personally once I bought one of their devices. I think they have the spirit to stick around for a while, but I was really hoping for big news over a year ago with their first 9" that disappointed. Still looking for them to actually find the sweet spots in markets while not neglecting the experience, rather than one or the other. ]]>Mar 29th 2010 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
You're seriously living in the distant past, because none of Archos' Android offerings utilize such a 'pay-to-play' system.

The only time a fee is required is to register the GPS software on their upper-line devices e.g. Archos 5 IT/Android etc after the trial period.]]>Mar 29th 2010 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
And even the GPS is free on the Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android, as long as you find some free app for GPS navigation on Android.]]>Mar 30th 2010 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
Since you obviously don't know, the screen technology to which you are referring is called 'resistive', and in colder climates, ones wherein people tend to wear gloves and the like, it's much preferred over capacitive screens as it reacts to pressure rather than actual touch. Resistive displays also fare much better for those who appreciate the accuracy afforded by using a stylus (like typing on smaller screened devices).

So Now You Know...]]>Mar 29th 2010 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/I guess it's opinion, but I really don't mind, and even like the raised touchscreen. It makes it so there is some tactile feedback when you touch it (khotar factor), which is nice. Yes you can have haptic feedback, but that not only wastes battery, but also takes up space inside the device, all when you can have a more natural feedback using this method.
Some of the old Palm PDAs had it(T3 did), but if it has a capacitive screen it won't have it, but I don't know if it'll have it.
It'll also make it more susceptible to scratches, since it'll have a thin flexible plastic filament over the screen (Palm T3 screen after many solitaire games)]]>Mar 29th 2010 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
I have a feeling it isn't khotar. It's KOTOR, in reference to the Xbox RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

If you haven't played it, I suggest finding a copy. It's an original Xbox game and should be dirt cheap by now. It's AMAZING.]]>Mar 29th 2010 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
O wow..I'm pretty sure its khotar...and if the 7 is anything like the 5it the khotar is about a 5 on the negative side...better keyboard improves it somewhat]]>Mar 30th 2010 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
It was supposed to ship today and I've seen nary a word about it. It is supposed to have some digital content ready for download and I'm curious as to how smoothly it will work. When I looked at thejoojoo.com site it didn't even have any Guided Tour videos to show it's ease of use. No mention about number of pre-orders, either. That is one of the plainest sites I've seen in a long while. I'm not knocking it. Actually, it's rather refreshing to see.]]>Mar 29th 2010 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
ummm.... no]]>Mar 29th 2010 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
Get back under your bridge, troll.]]>Mar 29th 2010 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 29th 2010 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
As long as you're running Android 1.6 (or higher), it's just a matter of installing the Android Market app, a process that takes all of 5 seconds.]]>Mar 30th 2010 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/kind of..I have the archos 5it..getting access to the market isn't very hard...nothing a few seconds on google couldn't help you with]]>Mar 30th 2010 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Mar 30th 2010 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/(Yes, I'm out of the loop)
thanks.]]>Mar 30th 2010 12:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
As of right now there is no official release date on the Archos 7 Home Tablet. It is slated for release this summer however. At the moment I have no information as to 3G support. It will however wifi support however.

Thank you,
Andrew H
Archos Sales Support

There is some false information somewhere, not sure if it's spread by them or by others.]]>Mar 30th 2010 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Apr 11th 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/You linked to the wrong Archos. Thats not the 7 IT/HT it's the 7 IMT. Slight difference I know but a difference all the same. The IMT runs some vanilla Linux with an Archos in house skin.]]>Mar 30th 2010 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/
2 for 2 so far.]]>Mar 30th 2010 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/archos-7-home-tablet-up-for-pre-order-could-ship-first-week-of/Apr 2nd 2010 11:08AM