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Archos 605 WiFi If you ever want to excite a gadget fiend, just walk up and whisper these words into their ear, "Touch screen...WiFi...high-resolution...Mac-compatible..." If remotely human, your friend should be salivating on himself just as we did when we read the specs for the Archos 605 WiFi. The Archos 605 WiFi refines the screen resolution and usability of its previous effort, the 604 WiFi , and sets a new standard for affordable, exceptionally designed portable video players (PVPs). Design Only a few companies can compete with Archos when it comes to both product and interface design. The 605 WiFi is as elegantly conceived as anything we've seen from Apple or Sony . Measuring 4.75 inches wide, 3.25 inches tall, and just a hair more than a half-inch thick, the 605 strikes that front-pocket sweet spot; it's big enough to do video justice, yet small and thin enough to comfortably fit in your pants pocket. The recessed 4.3-inch TFT LCD screen is no...

First Impression: The package of the JXD 960 is nicely compact. The box looks cool and it’s the right size. Once you open the case, it comes with bunch of stuff including your standard JXD headphones, usb cable, usb size converter, A/V Cables, wall charger, 2 rechargeable batteries, driver CD, SDHC card reader, a soft carrying pouch, a 3.5mm audio extension cable, and the player itself. The first thing you’ll notice about the JXD 960 is that it’s big. Not only the screen is big, but the casing itself extends about and extra inch on each side and it is thick. This has to do with the size of the removable battery and the stereo speakers. That being said, the screen looks superb. The 4” LTPS screen looks sharp, crisp and big. The casing is made of nice plastic that is not too shiny but not too dull. However, it is noticeably light considering its thickness and its size. The buttons are well placed and they make a noticeable click sound when you press on them. In general, it feels ...