Dopo averlo annunciato per febbraio ed essersi poi scusata per il mancato recapito, Archos ha finalmente soddisfatto la voglia di biscotto gelato dei suoi clienti, portando Android 4 sui tablet 101 e 80 G9.

Archos però non si è limitata al solo passaggio di versione lasciando inalterata l’esperienza utente ed ha  introdotto anche molte novità:

• pieno supporto alla riproduzione video a 1080p per molti codec video
• download automatico di sottotitoli e descrizioni per film e show televisivi
• condivisione dei contenuti via DLNA
• supporto ai file MKV3D
• nuovo File Manager con drag and drop
• supporto alle chiavette USB Ethernet
• aggiunta un’app di Archos per il controllo remoto che permette al tablet di essere comandato da qualsiasi dispositivo Android

Non male insomma per un produttore che non sarà tra i più blasonati ma che sicuramente non vuole sfigurare in mezzo agli altri. Di seguito il comunicato stampa originale in inglese.

ARCHOS G9 Tablets Get Sweeter with Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)

Over-the-air updates begin rolling out worldwide today

Denver, CO – (March 8, 2012) – ARCHOS, an award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, has released the latest version of the Android^TM platform for its G9 tablet range – Android 4.0.3 also known as “Ice Cream Sandwich.”
Starting today, the over-the-air (OTA) upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich will begin rolling out to G9 owner’s worldwide. Just look for the notification “A” in the lower right hand corner of your device – click it, download it and begin your Ice Cream Sandwich experience.

Android 4.0 builds on the things people love most about Android — faster web browsing, easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable home screens, resizable widgets, and enhanced social media integration. In addition, Ice Cream Sandwich adds powerful new ways of communicating and sharing with improved text input and spell checking, a dynamic voice input engine, enhanced imaging capabilities and a redesigned Gallery app with photo editor.
Unique ARCHOS add-ons for Ice Cream Sandwich include full 1080p support for most video codecs, movies and TV shows description and subtitles automatic download, wireless content sharing between your device and any computer or DNLA compatible TV’  and 3D video support for MKV3D files. Additional features include an optimized File Manager with full drag and drop support, Ethernet USB dongle support and the ARCHOS remote control application that allows your tablet to be controlled by any Android device.

With full Google certification, the ARCHOS G9 range will continue to benefit from all the Google^TMApps (Gmail^TM, Google Maps^TM, Google Talk^TM, etc.) and full access to the Android Market^TM with over 450,000 apps.
For additional details of regarding the ARCHOS Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade, please download the update fact sheet.
For more information about the G9 tablets and ARCHOS full product range visitARCHOS online.