Archos ELEMENTS 97 Carbon Android Tablet

Archos introduces its new ELEMENTS series of entry-level Android tablets. The first model to be released is the 9.7-inch 97 Carbon, and the company will launch 7-inch and 8-inch models later. The device runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on a 1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM. It is capable of Full HD 1080p video playback.

The 97 Carbon comes with a 9.7-inch IPS LCD touchscreen with 5 point multitouch and 1024×768 resolution, a 2 Megapixel main camera and a 0.3 Megapixel front-facing camera. It has HDMI output for showing media content on a HDTV. The 9.7-inch Android device supports WiFi 802.11n connectivity and has USB 2.0 port. If the 16GB internal memory is not enough, simply add a microSD/SDHC card up to 32GB.

The 97 Carbon has a slim profile measuring just 0.45-inch thick and weighing 21.8oz, and a aluminum finish. It will be released in July for $249.99.

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Samsung Galaxy Beam with built-in projector now up for grabs: £395 sim-free in the UK

If you've been eyeing flat surfaces with bad intent since the new Samsung Galaxy Beam projector smartphone was announced, it's now ready for your schemes -- at least in the UK. Expansys is showing the light-shooting device in stock, replete with its 4-inch WVGA screen, 1GHz dual-core Cortex A9, 768MB of RAM and 8GB storage, at a price of £395 ($615). The projector itself radiates 15 lumens and displays an nHD (640 x 360) image up to 50 inches across. At 12.5mm (0.5 inches), Samsung claims it to be the world's thinnest projector phone, so if you need something pocketable for those impromptu presentations -- or even to save your bacon -- check the source to snag one.

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