Sangers Group Press Release 10/11/04

Gmini400 Provides the Ultimate Portable Entertainment Experience with Music, Video, Photo and Gaming Capabilities

A revolutionary new hard-drive-based digital audio player, the Gmini400 features the industry’s first 2.2-inch colour LCD screen and advanced features such as video playback, photo viewing, and gaming for the ultimate portable entertainment experience.

The Ultimate in Portable Entertainment
The new Gmini400 allows consumers to enjoy:
Pocket Music ? record, listen to and archive entire music collections (MP3, WMA, and WAV files) ? up to 300 hours*. Make a playlist directly on the device and organise music without the need for a computer.

Pocket Video ? playback MPEG-4 videos and movies on the 2.2-inch colour LCD screen, with 640x400 @ 30 f/s resolution. View video externally on a TV display or projector.
Pocket Photo ? store and view photos transferred from a digital camera or computer (PC or Macintosh). Copy images from CompactFlash? cards using the built-in CompactFlash? reader. An optional adaptor is available for SmartMedia?, MMC, SD or Memory Stick? and Memory Stick? Pro cards.
Pocket Games ? The Gmini400 incorporates the mophun? gaming accelerator from Synergenix Interactive. Currently, there are more than 200 games developed for mophun and a selection of these, as well as other new games, will be made available to ARCHOS users. One free game is included with the Gmini400 and more games will be made available for purchase on the ARCHOS web site.
Pocket Storage ? store all-important data to take on the road on the 20GB hard drive. 

ARCHOS is once again introducing true innovation to the portable audio player space with the introduction of the Gmini400, the first digital audio player to offer superior audio and video playback, photo viewing, and gaming for the ultimate in portable entertainment. The Gmini400 goes far beyond music to bring exciting new features such as a colour LCD display for viewing photos and videos, a built-in CompactFlash? reader for storing photos and data, and the ability to access and play games directly on the device.

Measuring approximately 106 x 60.3 x 17.4 mm, the Gmini400 is smaller than most HD-based MP3 players in the market.  With the Gmini400, users can record up to 300 hours* of music and play MP3, WMA and WAV music files. In addition, users can store and view up to 200,000 digital photos*, play games or play up to 80 hours* of MPEG-4 videos ? all on the colour LCD or TV display.

Pricing and Optional Accessory Information
The Gmini400 will be available in stores during September with a suggested retail price of ?269.99 (VAT included). For further information call Sangers on 0844 ? 477 0121.  Additional accessories include a 4-1 CompactFlash Adaptor, FM Radio and remote control, car charger and convenient carrying case.