Measuring 4.17 x 2.37 x 0.69 inches and weighing 5.64 ounces, the Gmini 402 Camcorder is a sleek and slim portable media player that fits easily in a pocket. The player has a bright, 2.2-inch color LCD screen and an integrated camera and camcorder for capturing still pictures and video. The Gmini 402 Camcorder is said to be ideal for those wanting to self-publish and syndicate podcasts (personal radio) and videoblogs (video shows). Podcasters and video enthusiasts can record up to 50 hours of personal video or 650 hours of audio.

"The Gmini 402 Camcorder and AV 500 with Digital Mini Cam are breakthrough products not only for Archos, but for the millions of consumers and businesses looking to create and extend their audio and video podcasts beyond the computer," said Larry Smith, Archos chief operating officer. "Archos devices provide a complete ecosystem for bloggers, by offering high-quality audio and video playback and recording at a time when consumers are increasingly creating content for the Web. We are excited to help people not only enjoy favorite songs and movies on their devices, but create and feed consumer-generated content to various podcasting, blogging and RSS sites."

The Gmini 402 Camcorder and AV 500 enable consumers to record personal video in the MPEG-4 format directly onto the device's hard drive. Both products also enable easy editing of video files directly on the devices themselves.

The Gmini 402 Camcorder offers five different video settings for capturing at various resolution rates, and houses a CCD sensor for recording in lowlight. For low-resolution images, consumers can capture up to 50 hours of personal video, with high resolution resulting in 13 hours of video.

The Archos Gmini line has a competitive price and hard drive capacity, and offers color screens, music and video recording, editing and playback, camera functionality, Microsoft PlaysForSure compatibility, PC and Mac integration, a USB Host port for transferring content directly to other devices, and a host of other features.

The AV 500 Digital Mini Cam accessory features a built-in microphone for recording up to 3500 hours of audio and 400 hours of video hands free onto a 100 GB hard drive. The Digital Mini Cam enables high-quality video recording at VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels) even in lowlight environments (1.0 Lux/F1.2). The Digital Mini Cam features a headband strap for attaching to a helmet, hat or head. As a full recording device, the AV 500 includes video input ports that allow professionals such as broadcasters and camera operators to connect their own cameras and record hundreds of hours of video onto the device.

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