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Our friends over at Electricpig.co.uk have been all over the new Archos device – the (Android-powered) Archos 5 Internet Tablet. Apparently Archos let pretty much all the info go at the press release, so there are lots of pics, and lots of info:
As expected, the Archos 5 Internet Tablet comes crammed with Wi-Fi, a 800×480 screen and up to an epic 500GB of storage. In the hand, it’s much slimmer than you’d expect, and typing is easy enough in widescreen. The triple homescreen effect isn’t as well executed as HTC’s Sense UI for Android, but it’s at a sharper resolution, and you can even hook the Archos 5 Internet Tablet up to a TV for Android on the big screen.
Videos look great, but the same reservations we’ve always had with Archos apply: at 5-inches, the Archos 5 Internet Tablet is still much harder to cram into a pocket than an iPod touch.
The Archos 5 Internet Tablet is out later this month, but for now go and take a look at the extensive image selection on the Electricpig.co.uk site!
[Via: Electricpig.co.uk]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
