Archos 9 UMPC US Release Confirmed Archos 9 Tablet UMPC Gets Stateside this Fall

Last month Alex covered Archos's latest foray into the world of UMPCs in
the form of their 9 touchscreen, Windows 7 touting Archos 9 Tablet UMPC
and now, less than a month later, we can confirm that the Archos 9 UMPC
is set to land stateside from this Fall (Archos have been no more
specific than that at this juncture).

For those uninitiated with the Archos 9 the device, which measures in at
256mm x 134mm x 16mm, comes with a new 800/1200Mz Intel Atom Z515 CPU
under its diminutive and distinctly sleek hood whilst additionally
packing 1GB of RAM, a 120GB capacity hard drive and, of course (being
that this is a UMPC and all) you can also factor in integrated
802.11b/g/n wireless connectivity - though the device also offers up
Ethernet 10/100 connectivity should you want to go the cabled route.
In terms of the aforementioned 9 touchscreen display you're looking at
a not too shabby 1024 x 600 resolution as well as a virtual keyboard
whilst there's also an onboard 1.3 megapixel webcam and integrated
microphone (making this a great video capable mobile VoIP device)
whilst, putting many a laptop/notebook to shame, you can also hook up
Bluetooth enabled devices thanks to Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity being
offered as standard. And, if you feel constricted by the 9 touchscreen
and you happen to be near a monitor hooking up the Archos 9 to an
ancillary display couldn't be easier due to VGA-out also being in evidence.

One thing we are still yet to establish, however, is whether the Archos
9 boasts multi-touch functionality. We've seem rumours that this is
indeed the case but, as yet, we are still to gain official confirmation
(but this does appear not to be the case).

There's also no official word concerning the Archos 9's US pricing but
speculation suggests it'll fall between $500 and $700 price points which
sits about right with us.