14 DAY TRIAL // Archos introduced the release of a Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Pocket Media Assistant PMA400. The PMA400 is a 30-gigabyte pocket-sized device and the most versatile portable video recorder and player on the market today, combining full video and audio capabilities with wireless connectivity and a new Linux platform.
The PMA400 SDK is designed for experienced developers with a firm knowledge of software development for Trolltech's Qtopia-based devices. Archos provides a free software download (under GNU General Public License terms) for cross platform development, based on binary tools GNU binutils, GCC and glibc, and Linux kernel sources. Additionally, the PMA400 Multimedia Framework libraries and documentation are free to download for non-commercial applications.
With the PMA400, Archos extends its focus on helping consumers eliminate multiple portable devices by combining essential entertainment features -- video, music, photos and gaming -- with Internet access and personal information manager applications in one handheld device. The PMA400 features the same slim, sleek and light-weight form factor as the industry-standard portable video player AV400, with additional revolutionary features that put it generations ahead of competing PVPs.
Introduced in February 2005, the PMA400 continues the ARCHOS tradition of providing the ability to record video directly from a TV, VCR, cable box or satellite receiver, schedule recordings, record and play music, view photos and play games in multiple ways. The PMA400 also features several ways to connect to the Internet -- wirelessly or via Ethernet -- email, contacts, calendar, an LCD touch screen for fast and easy navigation, a 30-gigabyte hard drive, and the ability to act as a USB Host for attaching other mass storage peripherals, such as digital cameras, keyboards, hard drives and other portable devices.
The PMA400 is available at retail worldwide for a price of $799.95 (EUR 799.05)