ARCHOS Unveils First Digital Music Player with Color Screen, Video Playback and Photo Viewer.IRVINE, Calif. -- Gmini400 Provides the Ultimate Portable Entertainment Experience with Music, Video, Photo and Gaming Capabilities ARCHOS(TM), Inc., the pioneer and technology leader in pocket-sized audio and video digital media solutions for mobile consumers, today announced the launch of the Gmini400, a revolutionary new hard-drive-based digital audio player See digital music player, digital media hub and digital media server. that features the industry's first 2.2-inch color LCD screen and advanced features such as video playback, photo viewing and gaming for the ultimate portable entertainment experience. The Gmini400 is available today at major U.S. retailers, or at www.archos.com. ARCHOS is once again introducing true innovation to the portable audio player A portable audio player is a personal, electronic device that allows the user to listen to recorded audio while mobile. Portable audio players became possible in the 1970s and continue to be developed today. space with the launch of the Gmini400. The Gmini400 goes far beyond music to bring exciting new features such as superior video playback, color LCD display for viewing photos and videos, a built-in CompactFlash(TM) reader for transferring photos and data, and the ability to access and play games directly on the device. The lightweight, ultra slim Gmini400 measures only 4.2 inches by 2.4 inches by .07 inches, making it one of the smallest portable music players See digital music player and Portable Media Center. available today, and allows users to record up to 300 hours(1) of music and play MP3, WMA (Windows Media Audio) An audio compression method from Microsoft. Known originally as MSAudio, this proprietary format competes with the MP3 and AAC methods. WMA encodes rapidly and is known to be especially effective at low bit rates. and WAV music files. In addition, the Gmini400 gives consumers much more than a standard digital audio player, with the ability to store and view up to 200,000 digital photos,(1) play Mophun(TM) games(2) and play up to 80 hours(1) of MPEG-4 videos -- all on the color LCD or TV display. "Archos continues to evolve its audio players to ensure consumers can enjoy far more than music on one compact device, and does so at an unmatched price for the general consumer," said Henri Crohas, chief executive officer of ARCHOS. "We have always been focused on providing customers with feature-rich products that allow them to take their favorite content with them, and this product is no different. The Gmini400 goes beyond the standard digital audio player by offering many compelling features on one device, providing the richest portable entertainment experience possible." The Ultimate in Portable Entertainment The new Gmini400 allows consumers to enjoy: --Pocket Music -- record, listen to and archive entire music collections (MP3, WMA, and WAV files The native digital audio format in Windows. Using the .WAV file extension, 8- or 16-bit samples can be taken at rates of 11,025 Hz, 22,050 Hz and 44,100 Hz. The highest quality (16-bit at 44,100 Hz) is the sampling rate of an audio CD and uses 88KB of storage per second. ) -- up to 300 hours(1), make a playlist A file that contains an index to a selected group of music files on the computer. Using digital jukebox software such as iTunes and Winamp, playlists are created by the user by dragging and dropping titles from a master index. The software may be able to create a playlist automatically. directly on the device and organize music without the need for a computer. --Pocket Video -- play back MPEG-4 music videos and movies on the 2.2-inch color LCD screen, with 640x400 at 30 frames per second resolution. Consumers can also view video externally on a TV display or projector. --Pocket Photo -- store and view photos transferred from a digital camera or computer (PC or Macintosh), copy images from CompactFlash cards using the built-in CompactFlash reader, or use an optional adaptor for SmartMedia(TM), MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. , SD or Memory Stick(TM) and Memory Stick(R) Pro cards. --Pocket Games -- play popular Mophun video games See video game console. , with one free game included with the Gmini400, and additional games available for download from the ARCHOS Web site. --Pocket Storage -- store all important data to take on the road on the 20GB hard drive. Pricing and Optional Accessory Information The Gmini400 has a suggested retail price of $399.95 and can be purchased at major U.S. retailers nationwide and at www.archos.com. Additional accessories include a 4-1 CompactFlash Adaptor, FM Radio and remote control, car charger CHARGER, Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 4, 3, 7. and convenient carrying case. Product information and optional accessories are available at www.archos.com. About ARCHOS Established in 1988, ARCHOS is the technology leader in pocket audio/video products and has a long history of inventing state-of-the-art devices for people on the go. In 1999, ARCHOS opened the mass market of pocket-sized MP3 players based on a hard disk with the Jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing. 6000. In 2002, ARCHOS launched the first portable video player A handheld device that plays videos. The term may refer to lightweight flash-based or hard disk-based MP4 players that download video content from a computer or to heavier, but still very portable, devices that play DVDs. See portable DVD player, Portable Media Center and portable media player. , the Jukebox Multimedia. The company's "AV" line of pocket-sized audio/video recorders and players has revolutionized how today's consumers enjoy their music, photos and videos anywhere, anytime. ARCHOS has offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and Asia and more information is available online at www.archos.com. (1) 1GB = 1 Billion Bytes, the available formatted capacity is less (2) Games must be downloaded from the ARCHOS Web site The names of companies mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners |
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