http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/ Engadget Comments for 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/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
If it's anything like other Archos devices, it's a simple matter to install the full Android Market.]]>May 6th 2010 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/That's how all Archos' products are.
It's pretty stupid if you ask me, but as said, there are hacks to install it.]]>May 6th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
The question here is: why doesn't archos include the store in the first place?]]>May 6th 2010 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/I will definitely pay 500$ for a iPad-like with Android and Archos video stuffs.
For $249.99 you can get the Archos 5" 8 GB which works better.

Archos, please, let's make a real iPad-killer running Android. Thx]]>May 6th 2010 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/But APK for the Marketplace exists, at least for the Archos 5 so there is a workaround.]]>May 6th 2010 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/From my understanding, there are different levels of Android licensing, some are free and some are not. Android is still controlled by Google, whether you believe it or not, it's not really an open source platform. It's just that Google is willing to share it, with conditions and mostly supports its own agenda.]]>May 6th 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/How is Android not an open source platform? The source code for all the base functionality of Android is all open source. This is the only reason why Archos can build this tablet.

It is the Google branded apps like Market, Maps, Gmail, etc that need to be licensed. And given they use the Google trademark, it makes sense why they have to be licensed.]]>May 6th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
Android needs a better browser. The one on the Achos 5 sucks mightily.

OTOH, there is just no comparing the amount of storage you get on an Archos to an Apple. For me having an iPod/iPhone/iPad is entirely optional. I WILL have a big fat Archos regardless of what other "sparkly" devices I do or don't have.

The family is too used to the amount of stuff an Archos can hold.

Yes, the iPad is missing about 200G of storage space.]]>May 6th 2010 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://j.mp/archos-7-tablets-reactions]]>May 6th 2010 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
Three Huge Issues, Resistive (for that sole reason im not getting it), android 1.6 what?! the G1 can do better, and no market place.... its pretty much not android then ]]>May 7th 2010 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
There is some functionality on the newer SDKs that you would be missing out on, but for the most part, 1.6 gets the job done.

Just because you write an app with 1.6 does not mean it won't work with 2.1.]]>May 6th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
Yep I know about the V7, but the Q does the job for me with just FBReader installed. There's also a community developed internal install of Android for the SmartQ 5, but none yet for the SmartQ 7. Which is weird because this is something Smart Devices could easily do.]]>May 6th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
I really liked my Archos 504, although it was a brick...]]>May 6th 2010 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/You can install the Android market (although I agree it is the stupidest thing not to include it in the first place..)

Archos has this tendancy to not understand marketing at all.
They never have and never will if you ask me.]]>May 6th 2010 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/]]>May 6th 2010 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/A little unstable on the OS side, and those missing buttons do mean that you loose some screen space. Hacking the Market on is doable - I've done it, yet the lack of hardware buttons & large screen size means some Android 1.6 apps have issues with it - I gather Android 2.0 resolved app resolution issues.

Despite numerous OS updates since I bought it ( on launch ), I just don't trust it 100%, and never know if it will have any battery when I pick it up as sometimes it decides to keep some program sucking the life out of it (unlike my other devices).

It needs too much tinkering - and it's not the OS, as I've just picked up a (admitedly faster) htc desire, and now know what the Android (2.1) experience is supposed to be like - VASTLY different.

Alas, the htc droid does not have the media features of the Archos, so you win with one hand, and loose with the other.

I want a device to just work, so I can spend time using it, rather than maintaining it with task killers, reconnection problems, etc.

Give the Archos a proper screen, a solid Android 2.1/2.2 release, and you'll have a total winner.

Not holding my breath on that though, which is why (here in UK) I've just pre-ordered an iP*d]]>May 10th 2010 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/Most add-ons are available on the AppsLib, and you still can install the Android Market.

Still, if you don't need any add-ons, a $199 tablet seems pretty reasonable to me.]]>May 6th 2010 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/You don't need to pay for those add ons with the Archos 5 Android, so I doubt you would here either. ]]>May 6th 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/Your arms look a little chubby, but I'd still hit it.]]>May 6th 2010 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
I'll wait for other, more promising tablets. I'll even wait until there's a 7" $200 iPad if I have to.]]>May 6th 2010 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
I used to have the Archos 704 WiFi tablet. Archos never provided a newer version of the Opera web browser, even though the version on the machine would crash frequently and would fail to render many, many web pages. All support questions were answered with things like: "Maybe in the future..." They NEVER did provide a fix for their browser, they just introduced the next generation of products, ignoring all their current customers.

STAY AWAY FROM ANY ARCHOS PRODUCT - it will become obsolete almost instantly and you will never get any of the bugs in it fixed.

Archos introduces new products and fails to support/enhance the version you already have. You will be throwing away your money.

Stick with "name brand" companies and stay away from Archos.]]>May 6th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/Archos has been providing constant bugfixes on the Archos 5 IT since it's release, and there is a possibility of seeing it updated to Android 2.1 before the end of the year according to Frandroid (sorry, french website)

http://www.frandroid.com/14137/android-2-2-froyo-sera-presente-le-19-mai/]]>May 6th 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/May 6th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
For the intellectually and or reading comprehension challenged, this is code for "don't buy it, it sucks"]]>May 6th 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/archos-7-home-tablet-ships-to-android-lovers-in-june/
unless the 7 has a huge upgrade in screen tech the upcoming engadget review is going to be painful.]]>May 6th 2010 11:37AM