Archos Announces TVportation, Web TV, Web Radio, GPS, and a Deal With Paramount
April 22nd, 2008 by Jeffrey L. Wilson
This evening, we took a trip to downtown Manhattan to witness Archos unveil several new updates to Archos TV+ and its 605 Wi-Fi and 705 Wi-Fi portable media players that will give entertainment seekers new ways to acquire and move content-as well as navigate roads.
TVportation is a $49.99 plug-in (available in May) that transforms the Archos TV+ into a streaming media server that will allow users to watch their live, home TV on 3G or Wi-Fi-connected devices (smart phones Archos 605 Wi-Fi, 705 Wi-Fi, notebooks). In the demo, the connection was slow and more than a little choppy, which the Archos reps blamed on the multitude of wireless signals beaming through the room.
Archos’ new partnership with Paramount Digital Entertainment will allow users to download flicks like Cloverfield and Shooter to their Macs or PCs, or directly to one of the company’s PMPs. Paramount’s offerings will appear in a separate area within Archos’ store, but not within the Archos Content Portal; an odd choice, as who searches for movies by studio?


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