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Apple iPod Touch vs Archos 605 WiFi
By Donald Bell
JUDGES: Jasmine France, Donald Bell, and Nicole Lee
In the land of MP3 players, there are agile little devices like the Creative Zen Stone or Apple iPod Shuffle that do only one thing and do it well. On the other end of the spectrum are the Brontosaurus of the MP3 player world, devices that seemingly squeeze an endless amount of features into a pocket-size space. For the moment, the kings of the superplayer domain are the Apple iPod Touch and the Archos 605 WiFi. These are the MP3 players we could only dream of back in 2001, when iPods were 5GB and screens were strictly monochromatic.
What makes these two devices so special? Both offer wide-screen video playback, a Wi-Fi Internet browser, the ability to play Internet video content from YouTube, wireless music purchases, a music player, photo viewer, video player, and much more. To find out which of these futuristic devices is the one true king of portable media players, we'll pit them against each other in five bloody rounds in a no-holds gadget war. Hide the kids--this could get ugly.
About the judges
Jasmine France is a Senior Associate Editor for MP3 players and digital audio at CNET. Of the seemingly endless array of products that pass through her hands, only the strong survive.
Donald Bell is the Senior Editor for MP3 players and digital audio at CNET. He's still making up his mind on whether MP3 players are the best thing to happen to music, or the worst.
Nicole Lee is an Associate Editor for cell phones and their accessories for CNET, but she loves gadgets of all kinds, shapes, and sizes.
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