ARCHOS Large-Screen Portable Media Players

ARCHOS (www.archos.com) has introduced the ARCHOS 404 and 604 Portable Media Players. The new products are a part of the ARCHOS Generation 4 line of portable media players. The ARCHOS 404 and 604, play back all standard video formats with 5.1 surround sound, offer extreme portability and feature brilliant screens, boasting more than 16 million colors. The new products will support movie downloads from popular online video services and recording of content directly from TV or DVD players.

As a part of the new Generation 4 line, the ARCHOS 404 and 604 share a sleek metallic silver casing with new right-side button layout and graphical interface for simplified navigation and control. The optional DVR Station accessory turns the 404 and 604 into portable Digital Video Recorders that let consumers schedule and record favorite movies and programming from the TV, DVD player or cable box directly onto the device.

Expert Resume Development Help Online

An American national who formerly worked in the Kingdom as a consultant has launched a website, www.employmentcoachingsite.com, that targets candidates who are experiencing problems in generating interviews when responding to job openings.

“We specialize in the development of an attention-grabbing professional resumes based on a candidate’s past accomplishments and his marketability,” said Riazul Hasan, head of Employment Coaching Site (ECS).

Hasan came up with the idea during his stay in Saudi Arabia when he noticed that Saudis and also some expatriates faced problems in producing effective CVs. “At a time when multinational companies are establishing their presence in the Kingdom and competition for jobs is becoming stiff, it is important to write a resume that clicks with the prospective employer,” he said.

Hasan added that his firm also comes into the picture when interviews are not triggering job offers or people currently working in dead end jobs want to move to positions that offer the potential for growth. To this end, the services offered by ECS help modify an existing resume to reflect value-added achievements. The company also undertakes the writing of customized cover letters for various scenarios and provides guidelines for interview preparation.

Digital Rebel XTi SLR Raises Resolution, Controls Dust Damage

Canon’s EOS Digital Rebel XTi camera, available in mid-September, features a 10.1 megapixel resolution; refined and redesigned Canon CMOS sensor; larger, easier to read 2.5 inch display screen (along with simplified and streamlined menu navigation), and the EOS Integrated Cleaning System, a self-cleaning image sensor unit/dust removal system. The camera will be offered in both sleek brushed silver patina and “pro” matte black finishes. It is available in two kit configurations: with and without Canon’s high quality EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens.

At the heart of the Rebel XTi SLR’s high-resolution image capability is its large, single plate, CMOS color image sensor. Designed and manufactured by Canon specifically for the Rebel XTi SLR, this highly responsive sensor’s 10.1 million pixels are fractionally smaller than the pixels in the 8 megapixel Rebel XT model, yet deliver markedly improved resolution, enabling the sensor to capture more image information. This results not simply in the ability to generate larger images, but also permits details from cropped images to be rendered with higher image quality than cropped images from lower resolution sensors.

The Digital Rebel XTi SLR also continues the tradition of featuring a wide range of ISO settings (100 -1600) with the ability to “float” to any intermediate step along that range in fully automatic modes while allowing the user to set the ISO manually at full step intervals in the camera’s creative modes.