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Wifi / Bluetooth (5.00)
The Archos 7 does not have Bluetooth connectivity. It does let you connect to the internet via wifi. The Archos 7 uses Opera as its browser, and it also has a lot of web-based applications to let you look for media. One interesting feature is the device only connects to the internet when you use a web device. This means every time you want to search for a music video or tool around the internet you have to wait for the device to connect over wifi. Every time. This has the tendency to be annoying, but is probably less rough on the batteries than a constant connection. Still, we would've liked to see some sort of automatic connection option buried in a menu somewhere.
If you hate wifi then you can simply turn it off by switching your Archos 7 to airplane mode.
Choosing your wifi connection is a standard affair.
Music Store Client (1.00)
The Archos 7's music store consists of a single 3rd party web application by Jamendo. Jamendo is a site where musicians post their music for free, likely because they don't have enough money to sue Kazaa, or Morpheus, or Ares, or whatever the hip kids are using for P2P music thievery nowadays.
The "Media Club" is where you'll go for downloadable and purchaseable content.
This is the movie portion of the Media Club, which lets you download additional content.
Streaming Audio / Video (8.00)
The Archos 7 supports both streaming audio and video. You can also use the device to listen to internet radio. These features aren't necessarily surprising on a wifi-capable device, but are great abilities that not all internet-enabled players have.
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