Archos 604 WiFi Portable Media Player

Quite a few products are available today that offer movies on-the-go, and they languish in a market that has very few dedicated customers. However, no other products are offering what Archos 604 WiFI does, and this might be just the thing to jumpstart the PMP (Portable Media Player) industry.

The Archos 604 WiFi ($450) does everything you would expect from a PMP. Its 30GB hard drive can store up to 85 movies, 300,000 photos or 15,000 songs, and its 4.3-inch TFT touch screen dishes out video at 480 x 272. It plays MPEG-4 and WMV video right out of the box and will play MP3s, WMA files, and AAC music.

The included Photo Viewer will show off your favorite pictures as long as they are in JPEG, BMP or PNG, and your 604 WiFi will even read PDF files. The 604 will record video in MPEG-4 with the optional DVR docking station, and will record audio through the built-in microphone.

As the name suggests, the 604 wirelessly connects to the Internet through the 802.11g band to any PC or Mac via USB, and does so with its very own Opera browser. The bright and beautiful interface gives you the option to go to your favorite site (read: Gearlog, while you listen to your favorite songs or watch your favorite movies.

Can't remember the real name of Fredo in The Godfather? Simply minimize the movie, press the Opera button and find out what that backstabbing brother's real name is in no time.

The gorgeous Archos 604 WiFi comes with headphones, a USB 2.0 cable, a DVR station adapter, a pouch and two styli so you don't have to smudge the screen with fingerprints. You can preorder the 604 WiFi for $450 direct, and it will start shipping at the end of the month.

Source: GearLog 

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