Archos Arnova 9 G2 tablet announced

By George Wong on 11/16/2011, filed in Home > Tablets

Archos Arnova 9 G2 tablet announced Archos has unveiled yet another budget tablet to the world. Called the Arnova 9 G2, it packs a 9.7″ (1024 x 768) IPS 5-point multitouch capacitive display, a 1GHz single core processor, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread (hopefully Ice Cream Sandwich makes its way to the tablet). It also packs 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, a USB port, micro USB port, a front facing camera, built in mic, stereo speakers, and WiFi.

No prices have been announced but Seeing how Archos’ other tablets sell for $250 or less, you can expect it not to break any banks. With the Kindle Fire around to compete in the budget tablet market, it’s going to be a hard sell for the Arnova 9 G2 in the US.

[Archos Arnova 9 G2 Product Page]

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

Archos: Archos is a French consumer electronics company that manufactures tablets, eReaders, MP3 players, media players, and notebooks. The company once manufactured portable storage devices, digital camcorders, and portable computers. It was founded in 1988 by Henri Crohas. Popular products include the Archos 9 PC Tablet, the Archos 133 PC 13.3-inch netbook, the Archos 5 Internet tablet, and the Archos 8 home tablet. Archos is also famous for its Arnova series. Arnova, previously known as Archos Technology Hong Kong, is now called Arnova Technology Hong Kong China. Arnova uses the designs from Archos and both share productions and distribution facilities. Read our Archos product reviews to see what the company has been up to: Archos 5 Internet Tablet Review, Archos 101 XS Review.

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