Also Archos has a new Arnova sub-brand for low end devices
http://liliputing.com/2011/02/closer...0-tablets.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wm9G4JMs3c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_KIah7_SUU
The experience of these devices seems to be perfectly usable compared the disaster known as the Archos 7
Also creating a separate brand would make sense as not to make people think Archos is only low end and low quality

I think Pixel Qi is out of the question because it has yet to be launched and mass produced

Here is an interesting interview with Henri Chrohas
http://www.boursier.com/actions/actu...aire-2968.html
http://www.jbmm.fr/2011/03/30/boursi...-henri-crohas/
its in French so translate it. I view it is very interesting that some one takes low end devices seriously. Anyways I think Archos will rise to prominence again.
Also Archos is planing to get into high devices as well
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/05/a...ater-this-sum/

Also Archos has recently updated their low end sub-brand Arnova/Home Tablets which appeal to the 100-250 dollar and below price range. The difference with these products is that they have firmwares fromRockchip instead of firmwares from Archos. Also it has the new Rockchip Rk2918 which is powering this among other cheap Chinese devices. The new Rockchip RK2918 is an Arm Cortex A8 single core clocked at 1.2ghz. These new Rockchip devices pack pretty healthy performance for being so cheap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApCOZmPJcBQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w73EZOoPv1k
edit: notice how he mistakes Lions for cows

How does Bada Rox always end up being one of the tags?

It seems like Archos has achieved mainstream acceptance... at least in China.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tK9JTvZtWI

Personally I would want an Ubuntu or MeeGo dual boot option that is fully functional and has Wifi, GPU, and Storage drivers. Its clearly been proven possible. I just want a slick implementation from Archos.
http://www.openaos.org/archives/666
http://www.openaos.org/archives/697

I would like Archos to fix the problem with HDMI output where you can only see the Android interface on the TV and not on the Archos so it is easier to control the devices when connected to a tv.

Also Archos released a new firmware for the Archos 5 no Froyo but it does improve general performance, codec capability, and (at least for me anyways) it gives .70gbs free storage. Anyways its version 2.0.45
http://www.archos.com/support/suppor...=archos5it.png

Alright, time to come clean...
What's your affiliation with Archos? ;p