Archos officially launches the 704 WiFi

This week in as the Archos turns, the company that decided to cram a camcorder into a portable media player is launching its heaviest PMP yet. Sure, we've known this device was on its way for almost a month, but it's always nice to see the finished product.

The Archos 704 WiFi sports a 7-inch, 800x480 pixel touch screen, an 80GB hard drive, and 802.11g wireless. It can handle MPEG-4, WMV, MP3 and WMA files. And there are plugins for H.264, MPEG-2, and AAC support. Battery life is about 5 hours for video playback.

It also comes with Opera web browser preinstalled, as well as a PDF reader.

The only downsides? That big screen means you won't be able to put the 704 WiFi in your pocket, nor would you want to. It's a bit on the portly side, weighing 22 ounces.