Archos introduces new device lineup including first Windows Phone 8.1 handset

French consumer electronics company Archos has announced several new products including its first Windows Phone device. While Archos may not be known among the big names in the tech industry, the company has managed to launch an impressive lineup of smartphones and tablets.

Affordable Archos Neon tablets announced

France based electronics manufacturer Archos, has just announced a new lineup of affordable Neon tablets. They include the Archos 90 Neon, Archos 97 Neon and the Archos 101 Neon. The three devices are quite similar hardware-wise and the most significant difference between them is the size of their displays.

Archos GamePad launched in Europe

We first heard about the Archos GamePad back in March and several months later, the device has been made available across some markets in Europe. The tablet  which is aimed at gamers is priced at just 150 Euros ($194) and includes physical gaming buttons – a 4-way directional pad, a set of action buttons and dial analog sticks.

Additionally the Archos GamePad features a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution, a front facing camera, built-in speaker with microphone, 8GB of storage which can be expanded through microSD, Wi-Fi and is powered by a 1.6GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor with a quad-core Mali 400 GPU.