http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/ 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/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/I don't want to sound like a geek, but if this is an actual photo of the Archos 8 and these are rulers measured in centimeter, then the screen is about 16cm x 13 cm, which gives you a diagonal of about 8 inches. ]]>May 26th 2010 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/Your right, the bezel is too small.]]>May 26th 2010 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 5:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/And I thougt the iPad had a huge frame.]]>May 26th 2010 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/The next revision uses a 3.5" screen and a 12" bezel.]]>May 26th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/
yeah i agree, i bought the apple ipad i was thinking what was the one thing this was missing, more bezel! my prayers have been answered!]]>May 27th 2010 2:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/Now the iPad bezel seems small, huh?]]>May 26th 2010 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/
Maybe its compensating for something? :p]]>May 26th 2010 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/]]>May 26th 2010 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/
You might have trouble *finding* the screen though.]]>May 26th 2010 2:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 2:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 2:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/I think you need to speak up: IT'S NOT A TABLET IT'S A PHOTO FRAME.]]>May 26th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/Actually they don't. Archos revenue:
2006 - 124 Mil. Euros
2007 - 102 Mil. Euros
2008 - 74 Mil. Euros
2009 - 58 Mil. Euros
Doesn't look good at all. ]]>May 26th 2010 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/
I don't think they do have money to throw around. This is low spec and low on technical innnovation. They don't appear to have good designers and engineers working for them because they probably can't afford to pay for good designers and engineers.]]>May 26th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/
this thing will only going to make my iPad wielding buddies more obnoxious :(]]>May 26th 2010 2:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 3:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/One bezel to rule them all !

]]>May 26th 2010 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/ahhh that's a stretch, but I'm gonna give it to you. +1 internets.]]>May 26th 2010 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/May 26th 2010 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/]]>May 26th 2010 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/archos-8-home-tablet-just-a-7-inch-display-according-to-fcc-docs/
http://www.archos.com/products/ht/index.html?country=us&lang=en

I kind of like Archos devices. They are great for portable video viewing.]]>May 26th 2010 11:19AM