Archos, a company mainly known for their PMPs, is planning to enter the smartphone market with their Internet Media Tablets (“IMT”) by employing Google’s Android OS.

If you are familiar with Archos’ IMT features, then you will be pleased to know that they would remain the same in an Android smartphone. To recap, here are some core features that would be present in this smartphone: 5-inch screen, Adobe Flash and Flash Video support, unrestricted access to TV, movies, music, games, photos, TV recording and HD playback, 500GB storage, 7 hour video playback battery life, and it runs on a 3.5G 7.2Mb/s HSUPA. Essentially, it is similar to the Archos 5g Internet Media Tablet with the main difference of voice support and the Android OS.

A few weeks ago, you probably remember when Archos announced their new line of Internet Media Tablets. A few days later, the Archos 5 was on sale at Amazon, but it wouldn’t ship until 2-4 weeks later. Finally, the wait is over, the Archos 5 has begun officially shipping from all major retailers. The Archos more »