Thursday, November 4, 2010

Archos 43 Internet Tablet

archos 43
The next Archos Tablet after 32, this is Archos 4.3 Internet Tablet, a "palm-sized tablet that comes in a sleep design with a screen size of 4.3 inch touchscreen with 480x854 resolution equal to the size of the other tablets such as Samsung Galaxy S. The Archos 43 also features Android 2.2 Froyo, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, a built in speaker, a built in microphone, an accelerometer, a built in kick stand, and a camera capable of recording HD video at 720p. The camera is also capable of taking 2 megapixel stills. 

A big improvement from the Archos 28 and 32 is that the Archos 43 features a 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor. As for its similarities, the Archos 43 features a USB 2.0 host device and has support for a large number of video and audio codecs and formats, and the Archos 43 is also capable of playing 720p HD video. Another feature that differs from the previous Archos tablets is that the Archos 43 has a mini HDMI output and an external microSD card slot. Battery life is also improved and you get up to 36 hours of music playback, up to 10 hours of video playback, and up to 12 hours of web browsing. 

The best part is that there are no physical buttons and its completely a touch screen device with WiFi connectivity, sublime user interface and 3D graphics accelerator. The device is also compatible with Flash 10 to run flash based games. You can record videos and also take snaps in HD quality with 1280 x 720 pixel video resolution with a software to create a slideshow and upload the same media to Youtube or FaceBook.
The dimensions are 135x65x9 mm and it weighs just 130 grams. The Archos 43 will be available with either 8 or 16 GB of built in flash memory, but the 16 GB model is available for pre-order now for just $250. There is no word on how much the 8 GB model will cost.