3D GPS, 3D Graphics Hardware Accelerator in ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet

5-inch, Android-powered Touchscreen Device Plays HD Videos, Has Built-in GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

ARCHOS, Inc. introduced the new ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet, running the Android OS, that combines the best of ARCHOS, featuring high-definition content, TV recording and built-in GPS, with the best of the Android platform for Internet browsing and nearly unlimited customization with applications and 3D GPS, 3D Graphics Hardware Accelerator.

The ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet features a sleek and slim design, 5-inch high-resolution touch-screen, ultra-fast speeds of a PC, full-fledged Internet browser, 3D GPS navigation, integrated applications that rival Mobile Internet Devices, and far more capacity and flexibility. Up to 500GB of capacity ensures the ARCHOS 5 keeps up with the growth of consumer content, offering the ability to store Android applications along with hundreds of full-length HD movies, songs, photos and more.

The five-inch ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet is built on Texas Instruments Incorporated’s (TI) OMAP™ 3 processor and leverages ARM’s superscalar ARM® Cortex™-A8 architecture and other multimedia cores including the 2D/3D graphics hardware accelerator; IVA™ 2 video accelerator; and an Image Signal Processor (ISP) for unparalleled video and imaging performance. Built with full support for the Android platform, the OMAP 3 processor is optimized for low power and high performance. These features combined allow consumers to surf the Web on a high-resolution 800×480 touch screen, as if they were surfing on their PC, all on a Smartphone-like power budget. Additionally, TI’s OMAP 3 processor enables a rich multimedia experience, which is further enhanced by the size of the ARCHOS 5 screen. Unlike the small two- and three-inch screens of most Smartphones and media players, the five-inch screen on the ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet makes surfing the Web, watching movies, sending email, Tweeting or updating Facebook pages and other social networking sites quick and easy. *

Source: ecoustics