The Archos 35 home connect, a portable Android based web radio claims to be the ‘perfect device’ to stream radio as well as music, anywhere at home. In addition to delivering good quality sound, this compact Wi-Fi enabled audio gear also acts as an alarm clock.
The device is powered by the Android Froyo platform, while it operates with the 1 GHz Omap 3630 and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphic accelerator. It boasts of an onboard memory of about 4GB, which can be increased through the expansion slot that supports microSD card of capacities up to 16GB. It is fitted with a 3.5-inch TFT LCD touchscreen that allows customization by means of a number of applications and widgets.
The audio peripheral provides instant access to internet as well as to over 50,000 web radio stations with the help of the pre-installed TuneIn Radio Pro application. Besides formats like MP3, WAV, OGG and FLAC, it offers video playback of MPEG-4 and AVI formats. Also, users can view pictures in formats such as JPEG and BMP. Moreover, the front facing VGA camera featuring a microphone, can be employed to record videos or capture still shots.
The high quality audio reproduction is attributed to a pair of integrated HD speakers. It is compliant with systems running Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 and Mac OS 10.4 or above. Along with the card slot, the Wi-Fi certified device is embedded with a USB 2.0 port and a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack. The home connect is packaged together with a power adaptor, micro USB cable and user manual.
The Archos 35 home connect price tag reads $149 (approx. Rs. 7,855) and is available through the official website, Amazon, Newegg, Adorama, J&R and more.
