French manufacturer Archos has officially announced and released its GamePad Android tablet after being slightly delayed from its original February shipping date.
The GamePad features a 7-inch capacitive display at 1024×600 and dedicated gaming controls, making it an inexpensive choice as a cheap Android gaming machine. The tablet is now on sale for $179.99 and features Jelly Bean 4.1. Below, the complete specifications:
| Display | • 7’’: 1024×600 capacitive 5 points multitouch screen |
| Application Framework | • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean |
| Processor | • ARM CORTEX™ dual-core A9 @ 1.6GHz • GPU quad-core Mali 400 MP • 3D OpenGL (ES 2.0) |
| Capacity | • Flash Memory: 8GB* + microSD Slot (SDHC compatible up to 64GB) |
| RAM | • 1GB RAM |
| Video playback1 | • H.264 HD (up to 1080p@30 fps) • MPEG-42 HD (up to 1080p@30 fps) • With the above codecs, the device can play video files with the following extensions: AVI, MP4, MOV, 3GP, MPG, PS, TS, MKV, FLV |
| Audio Playback1 | • MP3 • WAV (PCM/ADPCM) • AAC3, AAC+ 5.13 • OGG Vorbis • FLAC |
| Photo viewer4 | • JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF |
| Webcam | • Front camera |
| Interfaces | • USB 2.0: Mobile Transfer Protocol (MTP) • microSD (SDHC compatible) • mini HDMI output6(Mini HDMI / HDMI cable sold separately) |
| Wireless technologies | • Wi-Fi |
| Miscellaneous | • Built-in speaker • G-sensor • Built-in Microphone |
| Power source | • Internal: Lithium Polymer battery • External: Power adapter/charger |
| Dimensions & weight | • 229.8 x 118.7mm x 15.4mm (9’’x 4.6’’x 0.6’’) • 330g (11.6 oz) |
| Software update | • Updates can be downloaded at www.archos.com |
| Minimum system requirements | • Microsoft® Windows® 7, Vista, XP, or higher and Windows Media Player 11 • Mac OS. X with Transfer Files application (not included) • Linux with android MTP tool (not included) • USB 2.0 interface |
