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Looking to flood the tablet market as sales for the Apple iPad have slowed down to the pace of a gentle hurricane, Archos has released five new tablets which they will be showing off at IFA 2010 come Friday in Berlin.

For the budget-minded consumer

First up at the bottom of the range we find the Archos 28 Internet tablet which is a budget tablet, coming with a 2.8-inch screen and available in a 4GB and 8GB version. The Archos 28 is set for release in September and will go for £99.

Moving along we find the bigger and more capable Archos 32 and 43 Internet tablets which come with a 3.2-inch and 4.3-inch screen respectively. The Archos 32 has a storage capacity of 8GB, while the Archos 43 has a storage capacity of 16GB. Both of these AppsLib-powered tablets will be made available to consumers in September and the 32 will go for £129, while the 43 will go for £199.

Closer to the top

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However, closer to the top of the pile we find the Archos 70 Internet Tablet which will come with a 7-inch display and go for £229 for the 8GB version and £269 for the 250GB version. Finally at the pinnacle of the Archos range of tablets we find the Archos 101, coming with a 10.1-inch screen and in either an 8GB or 16GB version.

So far it seems that Archos truly believes in the saying which goes that the bigger the better when it comes to their pricing. However, this is the only info on specs to expect from the Archos tablets being made available so far. In the press release from Archos the following exciting specs like 1GHz processors, 3D graphic acceleration and HDMI output are mentioned but not linked to any tablet.

More information will likely be released soon on these Archos tablets, making it easier for the public to pick the right one, if they do at all, come the end of September.

Archos, the popular handheld multimedia device maker has announced that it will be extending its Internet Media Tablet (IMT) product line by enhancing the products. The company will add mobile phone functionality to the IMTs and will also use Google’s Android operating system. This is a strategic move by the company. This was quite essential also for Archos as its rivals are also focusing on enhancing their mobile computing devices. The competition is stiffer now and it’s imperative for any mobile device maker to upgrade its existing product line.

Archos is aiming at ‘converged device’ market with its new plans. Essentially, features common to a PC and a smartphone will both be added to existing IMTs like the Archos 7 Internet Media Tablet 320GB. hThe end result with be a product residing somewhere between smartphones and full ledged notebooks. Below are the key features that Archos will include in the future IMTs:

• High resolution display
• Large 5 inch screen to offer PC like Internet browsing experience, great movie viewing and full width page viewing
• Support for Adobe Flash and FLV files
• Instant access to TV, movies, photos, music and 3D games
• High quality TV recording and playback
• Support for almost all the video, photo and audio formats
• Up to 500GB of storage
• More compact design and impressive battery life (up to 7 hours of video playback)
• 3.5G 7.2 Mb/s HSUPA

An interesting mini laptop was released by Archos, a leader in the field of innovative technology and portable media players. Named the Archos 10, this mobile laptop is both compact and functional, whilst providing users with an opportunity to stay connected. With the Archos 10, it is easy to be entertained as well as productive as you move around.

Features galore are incorporated into the 2.8 pounds Archos 10. They include a powerful processor Intel Atom effectively combined with the operating system Microsoft Windows XP, RAM memory of 1GB, hard disk capacity of 160GB and a 10.2” LED screen of 1024×600 pixels resolution. All these advanced features make the Archos 10 one of the most effective computing system at its size, weight and budget.

Users now need not worry about not being connected to their family or work on their move. Stay connected 24×7 with the help of the integrated communication technologies including Ethernet LAN, 802.11b.g wireless, etc. This laptop is also USB 3G ready. You can now instantly message or voice and video call with the help of the Skype software from the laptop. The Arcos 10 also features a 1.3 M pixel web cam.

State of art applications include the vTuner Web Radio, Xn View photo editor, Lotus Symphony – the Working suite, TV player, Parental filter, BitDefender Antivirus 2009, etc. In short, the netbook is up to par with most others on the market, and clearly surpasses the Archos 7 Internet Media Tablet with its capabilities. Other interesting offers of the Archos 10 include the option of downloading from five million tracks on eMusic choosing from the catalogue, 50 free songs and movies from Archos media club.

The competitive price and superb features and functionality makes Archos 10 an ideal buy, especially for first time users.