The player featured MP3, WMA and WAV playback facilities and also loaded user-placed, APIC album covers on the display while the appropriate song was playing.

This feature, called ARCLibrary, was intended to provide non-tech savvy users of the device a simple means of organizing audio collection.

Featuring PlaysForSure compatibility, the owners of this model can download purchased, protected music, in WMA format, and play them back on the device.

The Gmini 402 Camcorder is Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh compatible, and is recognized instantly as a "Mass Storage Device".

The player supports all the standard formats, and also contains a photo viewer - images and videos can be viewed on the 4" colour screen within the unit.

This device was released Tuesday 20 December 2005, and weighs 320 g. A firmware exploit discovered by user GliGli provided the possibility for product enhancement by the community of Gmini 400 enthusiasts.

They, along with other homebrew applications including Doom, have now been embedded into the fan made operating system named "MediOS" for the Gmini's and other Archos players.

The model also supports gapless playback[citation needed] and Windows Media PlaysForSure standards, so purchased music can be synchronized with the player.

The Gmini XS 202 is Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh compatible, and uses the USB 2.0 interface to transfer music to its 20 GB built in hard drive.

The Archos Gmini XS 200 was released on Thursday, October 14, 2004, and weighs 120 g. This particular model plays MP3, WMA and WAV files.

There is also a browser feature within the unit to enable users to copy, move, and rename files, and has a battery life of 10 hours.