ENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2006--

New Prices Come as ARCHOS Nears Introduction of its 2006 Product Line-up, While the Company Brings on Three New Executives and Moves U.S. Operations to Denver


ARCHOS, Inc., a global consumer electronics manufacturer and leader in portable digital entertainment, announced today new pricing across its line of award-winning portable video players and recorders. Effective today, the new prices include $200 off the popular 100GB AV 700 Mobile Digital Video Recorder (DVR). ARCHOS also announces the relocation of its U.S. operations from Irvine, Calif. to Denver, Colo. and three new executives joining the U.S. team.

Leader in Portable Digital Entertainment Solutions Delivers 83% Growth in Q4

IGNY, FRANCE -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/06/2006 --


I. Review of Fiscal Year 2005 Results

1. Sales results from January 1 to December 31, 2005

In M EUR Sales IFRS 2005 Sales IFRS 2004 Variation IFRS
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Total 103.1 58.3 +77%

ARCHOS® SA, a global consumer electronics manufacturer and leader in portable digital entertainment solutions, announces 103.1M EUR in sales for the year 2005, up from 58.3 M EUR for the same period last year. These results exceeded initial forecasts by 77%.

First Pocket Multimedia Center With Built-In Camera and Camcorder Helps Sports and Podcast Enthusiasts Create, Store and Share Personal Content on a 20-GB Device

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/29/2006 -- ARCHOS®, Inc., the global consumer electronics manufacturer and leader in portable digital entertainment solutions, today announced new retail pricing for its popular Gmini 402 Camcorder, available beginning April 1 for $299 from $369. Designed for video enthusiasts and active trend setters looking to create personal video content, the slim and sleek Gmini 402 Camcorder has a 20-gigabyte* hard drive for recording up to 50 hours of personal video, or storing and enjoying 80 hours of downloaded video, 200,000 photos or 10,000 songs while on the go.

ARCHOS Debuts Affordable, Ultra Compact and Colorful MP3 Player With Capacity for 2,000 Songs and 40,000 Photos
New 4-Gigabyte* ARCHOS 104 Stores, Displays and Plays More for Less Money, Features a Crisp Color Screen, Windows Media(R) Player 10 Synchronization, and Is Available in Three Colors

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/15/2006 -- ARCHOS, a global consumer electronics manufacturer and leader in portable digital entertainment solutions, introduced today the ARCHOS 104 MP3 player, with a 4-gigabyte* (GB) hard drive for storing up to 2.000 songs(1) or 40.000 photos(1), a 1.5" color screen, a JPEG photo viewer, and Microsoft® PlaysForSure™ support. Thanks to its small form factor and competitive entry-level price, the new ARCHOS 104 is the perfect device for people seeking a compact and affordable music player.

The ARCHOS 104 is the company's latest hard drive-based audio player, replacing the widely successful Gmini XS 100. The smallest player in the ARCHOS line-up, the device measures 3.6" x 1.7"x 0.5" and weighs only 2.8 ounces. The ARCHOS 104 features a host of benefits, including:

Most audio files, from MP3s to tracks on a Compact Disc, contain textual metadata. This metadata contains information such as song title, album name and the compression rate. I say most because some songs that were ripped by an amateur may not contain this information. If you downloaded the song free over the Internet using Kazaa or the alike, it may not contain this important metadata. On the other hand, if you downloaded the song from a service such as the iTunes Music Store then you're guaranteed this metadata.