The ARCHOS Jukebox Multimedia provides a revolutionary, handheld entertainment center, which combines an MP3 music player and recorder, plus built-in microphone, photo album and carousel, still camera and camcorder, plus video player and recorder.
The base unit of the Jukebox Multimedia provides an MP3 player, a photo and video viewing capability, and a 10GB Hard, plus an Expansion Connector that allows additional modules to be attached to the unit.
It comes with a standard USB 1.1 interface and can also use an optional USB 2.0, FireWire, or a PC Card connection. The 10 GB (to 40 GB coming soon) Hard Drive is able to hold 2500 MP3 songs, 5000 to 30,000 photos, 10 to 50h of videos and can serve as a back up hard drive for personal data.
The Jukebox Recorder Kit allows real-time MP3 recording from any audio source. The Photo Module downloads images from CompactFlash cards or SmartMedia in seconds to the hard drive and can be viewed on the color LCD or on a TV.
The Camera Module turns the unit into a digital camera and Camcorder with a 2X digital zoom to shoot movies in MPEG4 format with an MP3 sound track.
The Video Recorder Module is similar to a VCR recorder. It can record and playback MPEG4 quality videos from and to a TV. The Jukebox Multimedia provides a total, portable entertainment solution for music, photos, videos and data - all in the palm of your hand.
It ships in the first quarter of 2002 for an estimated $500.
Features Built-in microphone, photo album/carousel, still camera, camcorder, video player/recorder, 10 GB HD (can hold up to 2500 MP3 songs, 5000-300000 photos, 20 videos), expansion connector
Technical Specifications:
Capacity: 10 to 40 GB GB Hard Drive (10GB in standard version)
Internal Buffer: 16 MB
Transfer Rate:: USB 1.1 (PC & Mac) - 1MB/s Max
Optional interfaces sold separately:
USB 2.0 (PC)
FireWire (PC or Mac)
Format Supported: MP3 (30 to 320 kBps - CBR and VBR) Decoding
MP3 VBR (30 to 160 kBps) Real-time encoding
Photo Carousel to display image files
BMP & JPEG (Any size)
MPEG4 simple profile (Max. CIF format - 352x288 pixels, 30 frames/sec., VHS Quality, AVI File format, MP3 stereo sound tracks)
Display: Built-in 1.5" LCD (Liquid Color Display) RGB.
Color LCD 237 x 234 pixels.
(or External Composite Video Out)
Audio Input Specs: Stereo Analog or Digital Line IN or Built-in microphone.
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