This week on PC World online, an article about the new Windows 7 spoke of the Archos tablet. I tend to like new technologies and platforms as they come to mainstream. The tablets as a whole are pretty cool in my opinion. The Archos is a slim touch screen tablet for internet browsing. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. it has all the fixings, USB and now has Windows 7. Archos 9 is powered by an Intel Atom Z515 processors clocked at 1.2 GHz and runs with 1GB of DDR2 RAM.
Keeping consistent with its PMP siblings, the Archos 9 has an audio and video output (VGA), two stereo speakers and can easily place Skype calls with its integrated 1.3-megapixel camera and microphone. An optical trackpad and an on-screen keyboard can be used for navigation and data input. It will likely cost around $650 which is pricy for internet usage but may very well replace the bulky laptop for lots of users.
I think that for my own needs at this point a tablet is not necessary and I would rather take $300 and purchase an iPhone. I still could have a touch-screen device for internet browsing, given the OS may not be as good, screen not as big, and system processor not as fast. All decisions have trade-offs. The phone allows calling and music, but you probably could do voice over IP on the tablet and download music as well. It is a bit larger but should sell quite well.
Sources: Ionescu, Daniel. (2009). Windows 7 Powers Archos Internet Tablet. PC World. Source Sources: Spring, Tom. (2009). Google's Best Easter Eggs and Hoaxes. PC World. s: Spring, Tom. (2009). Google's Best Easter
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