ARCHOS Brings Back Game Night and Puts a Digital
Twist on Family Time with the Release of FamilyPad
The FamilyPad 13.3” will revolutionise game night with digital board games that the family can
play together, movie and picture sharing and a special digital family organiser
London – November 20, 2012 - ARCHOS, an award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, is proud
to announce a new type of tablet for the entire family called the FamilyPad. Perfectly sized for a family
to use together the FamilyPad, featuring an impressive 34cm HD screen, will become the must have
family companion this holiday season. Families can sit down and play digital board games, watch
movies, share pictures or connect to social networks together. The FamilyPad runs smoothly and
displays everything on a large sharp color 1280*800 HD display. It also features a 10x multitouch screen
that allows up to four people to play a game as if it’s a real game board. It can also be put on display in
the kitchen, living room or family room as a family organiser. The FamilyPad will be first released in the
UK for £274.99 starting in December 2012.
Play together
The FamilyPad brings a new meaning to family game night and recreates the
traditional board game into a digital game that provides a complete interactive
experience for the entire family. With its 10x Multitouch screen, families can
play games with up to four people at time for a real game board experience.
The FamilyPad features thousands of various games to choose from including a
range of pre-installed games selected by ARCHOS for an instant out of the box
gaming experience.
Perfect for sharing movies and pictures
Family members can load all their HD videos, pictures or movies on this tablet for a
high quality 1080P HD resolution viewing experience. The FamilyPad features a
special embedded animated slide show functions that make pictures come alive for
an entertaining slide show on a 34cm screen.
Organise the family
Family members can use the FamilyPad as a complete family organiser by
placing it on display in the kitchen, living room or common area. In addition,
they can keep connected with friends and family anytime through social
networking and chat applications. It also allows configuration of a variety of
email accounts for each family member, access to newspapers, sport news,
financial information, traffic updates, weather forecasts and more. The
FamilyPad is the perfect sized display tablet that will help keep every
family member informed and organised each day.
Technical Specs:
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Storage: 8GB flash memory and expandable via micro SDHC Slot up to 32 GB
Operating system: ANDROID™ 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich”
CPU: ARM Cortex A8 @ 1 GHz RAM: 1GB
Display: 13.3” inch (34cm), capacitive 10 points MultiTouch Screen, 16 million colors, 1280 x 800
HD screen resolution
Interfaces: 1x Micro USB host 2.0 for external devices, Micro SD slot, HDMI output
Camera: Front camera 2.0 MP (1600*1200) and back camera 2.0 MP (1600*1200)
About ARCHOS
ARCHOS, pioneer in the portable audio and video player market, and now specialising in Android
Tablets, has repeatedly revolutionised the market for consumer electronics since 1988. Today, ARCHOS
offers Android Tablets, Tablet PCs and MP3/MP4 players. In 2000, ARCHOS launched the Jukebox 6000,
the first MP3 player combined with a hard disk. Then in 2003 ARCHOS introduced the first portable
multimedia players with TV recording. In 2006 Wi-Fi is implemented and then touch screens in 2007. In
2008, ARCHOS launched the first generation Internet Tablets, and then the first ever Android powered
tablets in 2009. ARCHOS has offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. ARCHOS is quoted on
Compartment B of Eurolist, Euronext Paris, ISIN CodeFR0000182479.
Web site: www.arnovatech.com
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Contacts:
Lianne Hunter
Harvard PR
[email protected]
020 7861 2843