Android-powered gaming device arrives in US next year
When I think of ARCHOS, I recall their efforts to try and capture a slice of the portable MP3 market about ten years ago with a line of bulky, but well-designed players. They’ve been making Android tablets of late, and introduced theirGamePad handhelda few months ago. Now, ARCHOS has announced the availability of the device in Europe, where it retails for149.99€. A North American release is expected early next year.
That sounds like a hell of a good price.The GamePadruns Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) on a 1.6Ghz dual core CPU with a quad-core Mali-400 MP4 GPU and features a 7″ display with a resolution of 1024×600. It looks sleek, for certain; totally not the bricks I remember their MP3 players being way back when. I’m not so sure about those analog nubs, but I’m definitely interested in checking the thing out.
