Android™

Android™ is the application framework developed by Google for connected mobile devices, coming with a full pack of connected apps such as a web browser and email application. The 5 home screens of the Android user interface allow advanced personalization: icons can be placed, moved or erased with just a flick of a finger. Thanks to the home screen widgets, users can instantly access their favorite applications.

Internet on the go by Tethering to your cellphone

Want to be connected anywhere? Just link-up your 3.5G cellphone and your ARCHOS 43 internet tablet. Whether via your phone’s Portable Wifi hotspot (Android Froyo and many other wifi-capable smartphones), Bluetooth™ or even via USB cable, your ARCHOS 43 internet tablet can use your cellphone as a 3.5G modem. 
Giving you free*** easy access to the Internet directly from your ARCHOS 43 internet tablet anytime and anywhere, tethering is the way to go for mobile internet on your tablet using the data service plan of your cellphone***.

Android™ on TV

Basically, this is what you see on your product screen, but ten times bigger. With its TV output, the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet displays every Android™ sceen on your wide screen TV*. You can then browse your files or the Internet from your couch. And guess how immersed in your 3D games you could be using the device as a steering-wheel! This is just staggering!

Home streaming from your PC

The ARCHOS 43 internet tablet has Samba and UPnP protocols: this means that you play your movies, videos, and photos on your ARCHOS, but these files are really located on your computer in another room. You don’t need to store everything on your ARCHOS to enjoy viewing it on your ARCHOS! Your files fly through the air over WiFi. The ARCHOS 43 internet tablet is the small and convenient portable computer that you’ve always dreamed about.

Unique Android™ Multimedia Applications

On top of Android’s latest version, ARCHOS, still at the forefront of innovation, brings you exclusive applications: The internet tablets feature music, video and photo applications, developed by ARCHOS, that enrich the user experience with smooth browsing through the album covers and with widgets added to the home screen to give instant access and control to media. These unique Android™ applications allow users to amplify their digital experience. One of these functions, 3D album cover application, allows you to glide through your music by album covers. You can also make your own music playlists or browse your songs and music by favorites, recently played or recently added. 

Because you want to enjoy your videos and TV shows without re-encoding them with complicated software, ARCHOS makes your life easier by supporting audio and video formats beyond the standard ones of Android™. It can even display subtitles and alternate audio tracks, all you have to do is drag, drop, and play! 

What other functions were created for you? An internet connected Photo frame application with 3D transitions, and the ability to sync your pictures with your Facebook©, Picasa© or Flickr© account.

The best portable HD* video playback experience anywhere

ARCHOS, the recognized expert in portable video devices offers you yet again the latest innovations in terms of video playback. Benefit from an unequalled comfort of view on a hand held device with the large and sharp 4.3” touchscreen. With the industry’s widest range of supported video formats, you’ll be sure to enjoy all your movies or TV shows, even those in HD quality*. Also, it’s simple to share your movies with your friends or family on your home TV in HD quality thanks to the built-in HDMI output connector (HDMI cable in option).

Built-in HD* camcorder

With the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet, whether you’re indoors or outdoors, you can film or take pictures of your friends or family at any time in HD quality (max. video resolution 1280 x 720 pixel). Once you’ve got your photos and videos, you can create a slideshow with the Photoframe application or watch your videos directly on the device. Better yet, upload your videos to Youtube™ or Facebook™ to show them to the world.

Good vibrations

The ARCHOS 43 internet tablet has a new music application adding 3D cover animation support and the ability to add a mini music widget to the home screen, in order to control your music at any time. And as it is an ARCHOS music player, the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet is able to play all the music formats you’ll need to keep your digital music experience as simple as it should be.

Sublime quality for your pictures

Browse through your photos with a simple flick of your finger or play a slideshow of your last vacation with music and transition effects. You can even display the pictures that your friends uploaded to Facebook™ or other photo sharing websites. The high resolution screen perfectly reproduces each picture in such detail that you can easily zoom in to see the tiniest of details, there's no limit.

Dual boot between Linux Android™ and Linux Ångström for extra freedom of use

Your ARCHOS 43 internet tablet is completely open to programmers, letting them even install alternative operating systems to create their own applications and have complete control over their system environment. 

To allow this, ARCHOS has ‘opened up’ their Internet Tablets allowing users to install or even replace the Android system installed on the device. Experienced developers and programmers can install a complete Linux operating system such as Linux Ångström distribution (available to download from www.archos.com). 

When using Linux Ångström you will be joining a community of open source developers constantly adding in new features, new apps, drivers and icons. Archos is proud to support the community of Linux on mobile platforms, and has chosen Ångström out of all Linux OS for their philosophy of creation that we both share.

Multiple Connections

The user can easily connect accessories to the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet. By connecting a USB keyboard or Bluetooth™, the tablet turns into a real PC, ideal for working with office files. Thanks to the USB host, there is nothing easier than transfering photos or files directly from a mass storage device directly to the device. Cameras, USB keys and USB hard drives are easily accessible with the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet. 

Want to work on a larger screen? The ARCHOS 43 internet tablet can be connected a computer screen very easily via the HDMI port. Now you can check your email, edit your documents and practice your presentation on a computer screen, anywhere you go.

AppsLib

Just tap the Appslib icon on the home screen of the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet to immediately discover a large choice of Android™ apps to download for the widest variety of needs you might have. It's so easy and quick.

Application

Want to check the weather, the latest news, your social network account or read ebooks? Simply select the app and it will be available in a couple of seconds.

Games

Additionally, this product has a superfast CPU with OpenGL 3D graphic acceleration and a g-sensor to offer you excellent performance for playing the latest 3D games found on the Appslib.