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wraggster
November 1st, 2012, 01:01
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/10/archos80cobaltlead.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/31/archos-80-cobalt-tablet/)The FCC may have spoiled the surprise (http://the%20fcc%20may%20have%20spoiled%20the%20surprise% 20months%20ago%2c%20but%20archos%20has%20taken%20t o%20facebook%20to%20officially%20reveal%20the%20ne w%20member%20of%20its%20elements%20range%20--%20the%20archos%2080%20cobalt.%20sticking%20with%2 0its%20familiar%20codification%2c%20the%20wifi-only%20slate%20has%20an%208-inch%20capacitive%20screen%20filled%20with%201024% 20x%20768%20pixels%2c%20supporting%201080p%20video %20playback.%20the%20other%20specs%20you%27ll%20wa nt%20to%20know%20include%20the%20dual-core%20processor%20running%20at%201.6ghz%2c%201gb% 20of%20ram%20and%208%20gigs%20of%20on-board%20storage%2c%20expandable%20with%20a%20micro sd%20card%20of%20up%20to%2064gb.%20modest%202-megapixel%20and%200.3-megapixel%20shooters%20occupy%20the%20back%20and%2 0front%20of%20the%200.48-inch%20%2812mm%29%20thick%20tablet%2c%20which%20we ighs%20in%20at%20a%20solid%20one%20pound%20%28470g %29.%20there%27s%20no%20word%20on%20a%20release%20 date%20or%20pricing%20for%20this%20ics%20device%2c %20but%20we%27d%20imagine%20the%20answers%20are/) months ago, but Archos (http://www.engadget.com/tag/archos) has taken to Facebook to officially reveal the new member of its Elements range (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/30/archos-97-carbon-tablet-now-available/) -- the Archos 80 Cobalt. As you may have guessed from the familiar size codification, the WiFi-only slate sports an 8-inch capacitive screen filled with 1024 x 768 pixels, supporting 1080p video playback. The other specs you'll want to know include the dual-core processor running at 1.6GHz, 1GB of RAM and 8 gigs of on-board storage, expandable with a microSD card of up to 64GB. Modest 2-megapixel and 0.3-megapixel shooters occupy the back and front of the 0.48-inch (12mm) thick tablet, respectively, which weighs in at a solid one pound (470g). There's no word on a release date or pricing for this ICS device, but we'd imagine the answers are "soon" and "under $200." Any more than that, and we can't see people choosing it over, say, a Nexus 7 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/nexus-7-review/), even if it does have an extra inch on the competition.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/31/archos-80-cobalt-tablet/