Here are two ebook reading solutions for the Archos 5 Internet Tablet: FBreader and Aldiko. Since this video was made, ereader.com software has become available.

Archos officially announced on thursday their upcoming Android tablet, the Archos 7 HT. Running a custom version of Android 1.6 on a 7-inch display, the new device is slated for launch this May 17 at a low $200 price point.

This tablet wasn’t built to replace a standard laptop computer, this is why Archos is betting on selling it at a price level that many mp3 and mp4 portable media players are priced at.

Apart from its 16:9 widescreen 7-inch display, the tablet will be loaded with 8GB of flash storage that will have a battery able to last users for about 7 hours when playing back video and 44 hours for music. Additional features include 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microSDHC support, email, photos, eBuddy instant messenger, Aldiko ebook reader, and DailyPaper newspaper reader.

It will lack full Android Market accessibility, Archos is bundling their own AppsLib store for downloading additional apps.

This morning, Archos released their new android tablet, the Archos 7 HT (Home Tablet) which will be available in 2 storage formats: 2 gig and 8 gig.

Feature wise, we find a 7-inch screen displaying a 800×480 pixel resolution, a microSDHC slot, a WI-FI B/G, 128m of ram, a microUSB port, 2 speakers all running via an ARM9 600MHZ processor. As for compatibility, the Archos 7 can run formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV, APE, OGG, FLAC, AAC and even H.264 720P HD files. With a 44 hours autonomy while running music files and 7 hours running video files.

This android tablet features Android OS 1.5 without the Google applications. You do not have access to the Android Market but you do have access to the Appslib store “made for Archos” which has over 1000 applications.

Hott, a chinese electronics maker, was showing off a 4.8-inch touchscreen tablet, powered by an ARM9 Rockchip-based processor and running the Android OS, at CeBIT. Hott is claiming video playback supporting up to 720p HD resolution but lacks any HDMI output. With a screen resolution of 800×480, a resolution that cannot support HD, it really needs an external display to be able to perform at full capacity. Continue Reading