Archos brings Android to DECT and internet radio

As well as those very tasty new tablets, Archos has also released details of two more Android devices today – the Archos 35 Home Connect and the Archos 35 Smart Home Phone. The Home Connect is an Android-powered internet/wi-fi radio, which is very nice because we've been trying to find a decent internet radio for ages…

…while the Smart Home Phone is a touchscreen DECT wireless phone for the home. Here they are:

These have been announced by the US wing of Archos, with the Home Connect given a price tag of $149 and the Smart Home Phone coming in at $159. Both launch in the US in September. Archos is usually pretty swift at bringing things to Europe, so hopefully we'll also get some niche Android hardware action at about the same time.

Here's the full press release.

ARCHOS Now Brings Android Home With the ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone and ARCHOS 35 Home Connect

DENVER, CO – June 23, 2011 – In 2009, ARCHOS were the first to market with an AndroidTM tablet

and today they continue to push technological boundaries and innovation with two new Android

devices designed for the home – The ARCHOS 35 Home Connect, an Android-based web radio and

the ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone, an Android DECT phone. Both are smart devices and feature all

of the Android functionalities.

The ARCHOS 35 Home Connect is the perfect music box and the best portable Android device for

streaming radio and music anywhere at home such as the bedroom, kitchen, bathroom or kids room.

Small, compact and easy to carry, ARCHOS 35 Home connect features WiFi and amazing sound

quality becoming a part of your daily life.

The ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone will make owning a home phone popular again. It brings

Smartphone functionality into your home and gives you access to thousands of applications such as

weather, news, games and traffic.

Both cutting-edge ARCHOS Android-based home devices, thanks to the front facing webcams, bring

new usages such as video calling, baby monitoring and even room surveillance.

ARCHOS 35 Home Connect, the most-advanced Android-based web radio

The ARCHOS 35 Home Connect is light, has an extra-long battery-life and fits perfectly in your hand.

With two high-definition speakers specifically designed for improved bass, users will be amazed by the

sound quality produced by such a small device.

With just a click on the touch-screen, users will be able to stream over 50,000 web radio stations or

music using the pre-loaded TuneIn application.

The ARCHOS alarm clock application brings users weather, traffic and news from the moment they

wake up and features multiple alarms. Users will also have access to thousand applications such as

games for children. With a video calling application, users will be able to video chat to stay in touch with family and friends.

Additionally, the front facing webcam allows for baby monitoring and even room surveillance.

ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone, the ultimate Android-based DECT phone

The ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone combines the best of a DECT phone and a Smartphone for your home. Compatible with any ADSL box or phone line and using standard DECT protocols the ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone is a light and stylish home phone that brings users contact sharing with their Android smart phone, MP3 ringtones, caller photo display as well as access to thousands of Android apps, web surfing, emails and video calling.

With its sleek and stylish design the ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone is finally a home phone that users will be proud to leave on their coffee table. Its charging dock is separate from its wireless receiver so there’s no need for a huge dock right next to the phone line.

The ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone gives you access no other home phone can – whether you want to quickly check your email without turning on the PC, find that definition in Wikipedia or play a game while waiting for your call, the ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone can do it.

Thanks to the video calling application, users are able to call from and to a PC or Android mobile phone. Two other usages with the built in front facing webcam are baby monitoring and video surveillance capabilities.

Price and Availability

The ARCHOS 35 Home Connect is expected to be available in September 2011 at the RRP of $149.

The ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone is expected to be available in September 2011 at the RRP of $159. Both devices will be available at the end of September and will be shown beginning of September at IFA.
source: Eurodroid

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