Lenovo unveils their first Netbook / UMPC. IdeaPad S10-42312CU has a 10.2-inch display with 1024x600 resolution, Intel Atom N270 CPU, GMA 950 graphics, 512MB memory, 80GB hard drive and a 3-cell battery. Available now for $439 dollar.
Find pictures and more information here.

Image via WikipediaFinally Sony unveils the incredible gorgeous ultra portable laptop VAIO TT! It has a 11.1-inch display, Blu-ray drive, Intel Centrino 2, HDMI, 256GB (128GB x 2) SSD drive, WiFi and much more. Available this fall for 2750 dollar, all included.
Find more information and pictures here.

Dell has released the Inspiron Mini 9 UMPC.
It has a LED screen with 1024x600 pixels resolution, Intel Atom Diamondville processor, 4, 8 or 16GB SSD, 3 hours battery life, and costs 399 dollar with Windows Xp, or 349 dollar with Linux (Ubuntu). Looks really interesting!


Here is a Press-Release:

MEET YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND: DELL’S INSPIRON MINI 9

Ideal Internet Buddy For Surfing, Shopping and Chatting

·Light, Highly Mobile Device Built For Easy Online Browsing And Entertainment

·Box.net Web Storage Keeps Your Personal Files Safe And Enables Anytime Access and SharingROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 4, 2008 –Dell today officially unveiled the Inspiron Mini 9. This small, easy-to-carry device stands ready to connect teens, tweens, travelers and “Tweeters” to their online world be it surfing the Web, chatting with friends, blogging, streaming content, uploading photos or enjoying favorite online videos, music and games.

The Inspiron Mini is an affordable Internet companion that can be fine-tuned to fit users’ specific needs and deeds. It is available now on www.dell.com/mini in the U.S., Japan and select countries in Europe. Availability elsewhere will be handled on a country -by-country basis.

Solid Construction & Connections

With a starting weight of 2.28 lbs.[i], digital nomads will value the Inspiron Mini’s durable design, with sealed keyboard and reliable solid state drive (SSD) memory storage. A bright 8.9‑inch glossy LED display (1024x600) presents most web pages with no left-right scrolling, and the keypads are large and easy to navigate. Standard built-in Wi-Fi means quick and easy wireless internet access to hotspots in the home, on campus, in a local coffee shop, in the office or at a conference. The Inspiron Mini can be further customized with optional technology like:

· Built-in Webcam, bundled with Dell Video Chat, making it easy to stay in touch using video chat, recording and sending video emails, or even PC-to-PC phone calls around the world. DVC even supports four-way calling, making virtual family reunions a reality.

· Built-in Bluetooth® for easy wireless connections to Bluetooth-enabled accessories like a pair of stereo headphones, a mouse, a printer, etc.

Dell has teamed up with Box.net to offer exclusive web-based file storage, access and sharing to Inspiron Mini users, including a free Basic plan with 2GB of remote storage space, expandable to 25GB. Dell’s Inspiron Mini will include a direct link to a Dell-exclusive home page on Box.net (www.box.net/dell), providing users with an easy way to add incremental online storage space to easily manage their digital lives. Individuals can safely and securely upload files of any type to their Box, including photos, videos, music, documents and presentations, and then access those files from almost anywhere on any device.

Box.net’s world-class service requires no software to download. With its OpenBox platform, Box.net enables people to edit documents and photos directly from their web-browser and post media to their blog or social networks, further enhancing the mobility and user experience on the Inspiron Mini.

Individual & Intuitive, Simple & Stylish

Individuals can personalize their Inspiron Mini with choice of colors – Obsidian Black or Alpine White – and interaction experience – optional Windows® XP® or Ubuntu 8.04 with custom Dell interface (coming soon). For those looking for a more traditional and familiar experience, the Inspiron Mini with Windows XP Home is available immediately starting at $399.

Inspiron Mini devices featuring an intuitive Dell-developed custom interface are expected to be available in a few weeks with a starting price of $349. The custom home screen is designed to make it easy to find what people are looking for. Intuitive icons link directly to groups of similar applications, like games, Web and entertainment, and favorite web links for quick access. Plus, the home screen can be personalized, putting your favorites front and center.

This highly mobile and fun device can be carried anywhere in style thanks to a full line of custom “Designed for Dell” backpacks, messenger bags and convertible cases from merchants including Timbuk2. Blending high fashion and superior function, the coordinated bags and accessories incorporate subtle design elements and offer Inspiron Mini owners a unique way to express a personalized, integrated style. “Designed for Dell” products currently are available in the United States, Canada and Europe.

Dell launches the new "Studio" Laptop Series.
The Studio line up currently include two models: Studio 15 (15-inch) and Studio 17 (17-inch). Both the 15-inch and 17-inch Studio laptops will be available in Plum Purple, Tangerine Orange, Flamingo Pink, Midnight Blue, Ruby Red, Spring Green or standard Jet Black, and will retail for $799 and $999, respectively. Available now.

Dell Studio Specs:
Blu-ray combo drive
3G internet access
4GB DDR2 RAM
5,400 RPM 320GB SATA hard drive
8-in-1 memory card reader
Intel's Core 2 Duo processor
2 megapixel web camera built-in
HDMI, VGA out
54mm ExpressCard slot
optional mercury-free LED displays
8-in-1 card reader
Intel GMA X3100 chipset (Optional ATI Radeon cards)

HP now officially launches the new ultra portable PC - 2133 Mini-Note PC.
The price starts at $499 and that will get you a 1.0GHz VIA C7-M processor, 512MB of RAM and a 4GB SSD running Novell Suse Linux. It's expected to be available later this month.

Features (via search):

Anodized aluminum shell

HP DuraKeys, featuring a clear coating applied over the notebook keyboard that protects the finish and printed letters and characters

HP 3D DriveGuard, which sends a signal to shut down the hard drive upon sudden movement or shock by using a three-axis digital accelerometer chip

Scratch-resistant display and magnesium hinge bracket

8.9-inch diagonal WXGA (1280x768) display

Full keyboard (QWERTY) and touchpad

Optional integrated VGA webcam

Two battery solutions – three-cell for lightest-weight configurations or optional six-cell for longer battery life

Integrated Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Via C7-M 1.6 GHz processor

Chrome 9 GPU graphics.

Up to 2GB of 667MHz DDR 2 memory

Storage options includes 120GB, 160GB 5400rpm or 7200rpm hard drives, or 5GB of solid-state disc (SSD)

SD memory card slot

ExpressCard 54 slot

2 USB ports

Analogue audio connectors

VGA output

Size: 256 x 165 x 33mm

Weight: 1.27kg

It looks like Intel will release a small ultra portable laptop called "Netbook".

Features (via Search):
9-inch screen
900MHz Celeron processor
512MB RAM
40GB HD
WiFi/Ethernet
Windows XP OS

Intel Netbook will probably cost around 400 dollar, and maybe be available in June.

Norhtec unveils a Ultra Portable Laptop (UMPC) based on a Quanta design, and runs Linpus Linux Lite OS.

Features:
1GHz Via C7M ULV processor
PATA hard disk
Full QWERTY keyboard
7-inch display
Integrated graphics

The Gecko Laptop will be available soon for under $300.

A new lightweight laptop from Lenovo has leaked onto the web.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 has a Merom-based (Santa Rosa) 2.0GHz Dual Core Hybrid LV processor, a 13.3-inch LED backlit display with 1440x900 pixels resolution, up to 4GB of RAM memory, 64GB solid state disk (SSD), DVD Drive, ExpressCard slot, 4-in-1 memory card reader, 3 USB 2.0 ports, Firewire, fingerprint reader, touchpad / trackpoint, web camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, Optional HSDPA, full-size QWERTY keyboard and 4 hours of battery life.

Lenovo X300 measures 317.5mm x 228.6mm x 18.542-23.368mm and weights 1.134kg.
No information about price or availability yet.

Apple introduces the MacBook Air. "The world’s thinnest laptop" measures 0.4 to 1.94 x 32.5 x 22.7 cm and weights 1.36kg.
MacBook Air features 1.6 – 1.8Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (Smaller custom designed), 13.3-inch LED backlit widescreen display with the resolution 1280x800 pixels, 2GB of RAM, 80GB 1.8-inch hard drive, (optional 64GB SSD), Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, integrated iSight camera, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Optional external Superdrive, Trackpad with multi-touch gesture support (tap, scroll, pinch, rotate and swipe), 1 Micro-DVI port (includes Micro-DVI to VGA and Micro-DVI to DVI Adapters), 1 USB port and 1 audio port (headphones).

Apple claims 5 hours of battery life. Seems impossible with such a thin design.
MacBook Air is available in Apple store shelves in about two weeks for a price starting at $1,799.

The German company Maxdata presents the Belinea s.book 1 Ultra Portable PC.
The mini laptop features VIA C7-M processor, VIA VX700 chipset, 80GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, 7-inch TFT screen with the resolution of 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA), DVI-I, WLAN, Bluetooth, an external DVD-RW drive and a cool dock-able VoIP handset (see picture).

Belinea s.book 1 runs Windows XP Pro and weights only 1Kg. All this for around 1190 dollars.

Everex has launched a Ultra Mobile PC called CloudBook CE1200V which has a operating system called Linux gOS “Rocket”, which is a very low specification requiring OS, that has many online apps instead of normal apps. The operating system relies heavily on Google Apps.

The specifications are 1.2GHz VIA C7-M ULV mobile processor, 30GB 4200 RPM PATA hard drive, 512MB DDR2 533MHz SDRAM, 7-inch WVGA TFT Widescreen with 800 x 480 pixels resolution, VIA UniChrome Pro IGP graphics, WiFi, 10/100 network port, 1.3 MegaPixel webcamera, DVI, 4-in-1 card reader, two USB 2.0 ports, touchpad, QWERTY keyboard, headphone/microphone ports and built-in stereo speakers.

Everex CloudBook has five hours of battery life on a 4-cell L-ion battery, and measures 9.06x6.73x1.16-inch. Available 25 January for US$399.

Fujitsu releases a ultra portable laptop in the new LifeBook P8000 series.
LifeBook P8010 features a high-gloss "diamond black" finish, 12-inch LED backlighting screen, integrated web camera and weights only 1.361kg with both hard drive and optical drive installed. The OS is Windows Vista and battery life are 6.5 hours. Pretty decent.

The price for Fujitsu LifeBook P8010 is around 1700 dollar. Available the first week in February 2008.

Lenovo launches a new Ultra Portable Laptop in the IdeaPad series.
U110 features 11.1-inch Glossy wide screen with 1366x768 (WXGA) resolution, Intel Core 2 Duo Low Voltage processor, Intel X3100 graphics, 160GB 1.8-inch hard drive or 32GB SSD, 1.3 megapixel web camera, WiFi, 10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth and battery life up to 8 hours.
The laptop weights 1.043kg and is 17.78mm thick.

Lenovo U110 IdeaPad will be available in April.
No information about price yet.