Archos shipping Archos 7o tablet now

Bateluer

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http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/02/archos-70-internet-tablet-now-shipping-for-279-with-8gb-storag/

Archos wasn't going to settle for shipping a single Android device out today, no sirree -- the French PMP specialists are pumping out these 7-inch Archos 70 Internet Tablets effective immediately. $279 buys you a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, 8GB of flash storage, and Android 2.2 running on an 800 x 480 capacitive multitouch screen, with an OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics accelerator, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth and a front-facing VGA camera in an 11oz, 0.43-inch thin package that screams to be held. Sadly, you still won't find Android Market on here, though we'll give Archos credit for ditching most of the proprietary connectors and ports, which should make sideloading your own apps somewhat less of a chore. (There's also a microSDHC card slot.) Expect a 250GB hard-drive model to debut any day now for $350... along with our full review.

Not too bad of a price for the the 8GB version, decent specs IMO. I am curious to see if the Android Market can be hacked into it in some manner, or if enough will sell to generate meaningful community development.
 

QueBert

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If Android's so open why the hell won't Google allow the tablets onto the Market?
 

Bateluer

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If Android's so open why the hell won't Google allow the tablets onto the Market?

Not sure their official statement is, but Android is open. Google apps are proprietary, Cyanogenmod got a C&D order from Google a while back for bundling the gapps with their ROM. Seems retarded because its just distributed separately and installed anyway though.
 

SunnyD

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I know part of the problem is technically Android won't support it, but why the fuck is it so hard to put a decent resolution screen in these things?
 

Bateluer

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I know part of the problem is technically Android won't support it, but why the fuck is it so hard to put a decent resolution screen in these things?

Cost?

Their 10in model has a 1024x600 resolution, as does Barnes and Noble's nook Color with its 7in display.