Archos GamePad price and availability details announced officially

The Archos GamePad price has finally gone official along with its availability details. Those who have been looking forward to lay their hands on this Android slab can go right ahead and pick it up through the official company website.

This Android console packs in gaming software inside a powerful tablet that runs the Android operating system. It claims to extend support to multiple games in addition to various applications, email clients and more. Considering that it makes the most of the Jelly Bean 4.1 OS, users can expect the slab to provide access to the Google Play store as well.

The front panel of the gaming slate is dominated by a 7-inch 5-point multi-touch display of 1024 x 600p resolution as well as 14 physical keys and dual analog thumb-sticks, similar to a controller. Its internal working is carried out under the supervision of a dual core processor that ticks at 1.6GHz, while the task of delivering discrete graphics has been assigned to the quad core Mali 400mp GPU.

This GamePad makes use of the Archos mapping tool for making back catalog games compatible with the physical controls of the slate. Players can map virtual controls of a number of games to the physical ones of the device using the tool or they can even choose to take advantage of the drag-and-drop interface for the same. These mapping profiles are saved by the tool and are automatically loaded whenever the game is launched.

It is said to be apt for on-the-go gaming as it measures about 0.3 inches in thickness and tips the scales at merely 330 grams. The slate ships with 8GB internal memory that can be expanded using a microSD card of up to 64GB capacity. Users can download Media center applications and connect the device to a big screen HDTV through a mini-HDMI port.

The Archos GamePad is now available through the company’s online store for a price of £129.99 (approx. Rs. 11,315).

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