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Archos 7 tablet offers Android on the cheap

The tablet wars have begun, although not exactly with a bang.

The Archos 7 Home Tablet has plenty going for it: a big 7-inch screen; broad audio and video format support; MicroSDHC memory expansion; and a low price of $199.

Ultimately, though, you get what you pay for. For a device that's all screen, the screen ain't that hot. The Android 1.5 OS is stale and stripped down, and the app store is more like a mini mart.

Still, the Archos 7 Home Tablet isn't half bad, given the price. And since Archos is the first … Read more

IDC: 46 million media tablets by 2014

In a trend kick-started by the Apple iPad, more than 46 million media tablets are expected to ship in 2014, according to the new "Worldwide and U.S. Media Tablet 2010-2014 Forecast" released by IDC on Thursday.

Up substantially from the 7.6 million tablets likely to ship this year, that forecast points to a compound annual growth rate of 57.4 percent. Of course, that includes not just the iPad but other tablets following its lead and competing in the marketplace, including the new Archos 7 Home Tablet, a tablet from the likes of Intel, and a … Read more

Archos 7 Home Tablet hands-on

The first thing you should know about the Archos 7 Home Tablet: it is cheap. The Android-powered Apple iPad contender has a 7-inch resistive touch screen, a 600MHz ARM 9 processor, and 8GB of internal memory; however, the Archos doesn't have the muscle to beat Apple on specs. But with a retail price of $199, it may be able to win over your wallet.

Due to hit the market on June 1, and already available for preorder on Amazon, the Archos 7 Home Tablet is the first Android-based tablet on the market with a 7-inch screen. It's also … Read more

Can't score an Apple iPad? Try these other touch tablets instead (at your own risk)

Apple's iPad is apparently a big seller even before hitting its retail release date. So if you didn't preorder, reserve a unit, or plan to line up at 5 a.m. outside your local Best Buy (which will carry iPads in 600-plus stores), it's time to start considering your touch-screen options.

As we've previously pointed out, there are many tablet/slate devices available that do things the Apple iPad simply can't. Though Apple's tablet runs a version of the company's iPhone operating system, most of these tablets run different versions of Windows, and (… Read more