ARCHOS to merge Android and Media Stack in voice-enabled MID

Posted on 09 February 2009, Last updated on 11 November 2019 by

This could be a great move for Andriod, TI and Archos as thay are getting together to build what could be a very interesting MID. A true crossover smartphone/web/PMP device. It will combine the Archos’ PMP charachteristics, its powerful OMAP 3 platform, the Android OS and the following features.

  • PC-like Internet experience enhanced by a high-resolution 5″ screen and full-width page viewing
  • Adobe Flash(TM) and Flash Video(TM) support, full screen
  • Access whenever and wherever to TV, movies, photos, music and games
  • Uncompromised TV recording and High Definition (HD) playback, all formats
  • Hundreds of hours of video storage, up to 500 GB
  • Innovative design: compact 10-mm ultra-thin tablet
  • Long battery life, 7 hours’ video playback
  • 3.5G 7.2 Mb/s HSUPA
  • Laptop-like performance from the first implementation of OMAP3440 processor based on the ARM® Cortex(TM) superscalar microprocessor and DSP

With a 10mm depth, we can probably count out any possibility of a keyboard which could be a huge shame as the platform is powerfull enough to drive some nice, rich web apps.

I wonder if they would combine the docking station and some hdmi action to make it desktop–friendly. How about a netbook shaped dock too?

Expect to hear more about this at the Mobile World Congress which kicks off this week.

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11 Comments For This Post

  1. Steve 'Chippy' Paine says:

    ARCHOS to merge Android and Media Stack in voice-enabled MID http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5574

  2. Beware says:

    Well, Archos’ latest PMP has a (mini) USB port on it, so I would assume this would as well for UPnP devices.

    I, personally, am really excited about this because I love Archos’ PMPs and have been looking at the Archos 5 for a while. Let’s hope the battery life is good and the price is decent. This could be my perfect bridge device. Also, let’s hope it releases soon. ^_^

  3. Alan K says:

    Archos has a habit of producing great ideas but falling short on implementation. Lots of what they are promising was already promised for the A5 but never done; i.e. HD, TV on the go, 3G (only in France), full internet experience. I’ll believe this when I see it, and even then who knows. But if they can pull it off…

  4. chippy says:

    One other note on this. Don’t expect the 500GB version to be 10mm thick!
    I’m guessing they will use the Archos 5 design as the base for the product.

  5. TareX says:

    Thickness is too good to be true… but what I don’t get is the 5″. I mean it’s great for an MID, not so great for a phone. Android is a SMARTPHONE OS. So I would have gone for a 4″ design instead. Something that fits in the pocket.

  6. Chippy says:

    A 4.8 device is, I agree, a large form factor for a 24/7 device.

    I wonder what percentage of high-end smartphone users actually use it as their only phone and DONT have another phone they use when they aren’t working.

    Are we moving to a position where high-end users will have two phones? One 5″ jacket pocketable for work and one very small device for other times?

    My guess is that….mmm…70% of smartphone users have a secondary mobile phone. Would these 7/10 smartphone users be prepared to take it up a notch and accept slightly less pocketablility for more productivity?

    Steve.

  7. focus says:

    What do you understand with:Laptop-like performance ?
    Laptop from what year?1998?2000? or 2009?

  8. Chippy says:

    Good question.

    My benchmarks have a lot to do with startup speed, application availability time and processing of web pages in a 10-second timeframe. That requires 2009 SSD’s but only 2000 desktop CPU power.
    Best-of-2009 battery and energy efficiency too!

    Steve.

  9. mrboombastic says:

    put xp on it. then id be happy. but seriously i think the mass appeal of these mids will come when they have the power of a 2008 netbook (with xp)

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  11. poppiepc says:

    does this have ebook reader capability also? sorry if this seems like a “dumb” questions, I know there is an ARCHOS 5 that is a reader, but this would solve a few problems all at once if it also does the ebooks. Will shortly be moving from a large metro plex to a “back woods” area.

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