The UMPC will run Windows Vista, but there is no pricing or shipping information at present. Naturally, we would be excited, but our morbid obesity is so severe, we can no longer sense our emotions. Yeah Amtek, we know we are fat, but even we have feelings, you know. We'll go drown our sorrows in a high sugar content soda. [Aving via Mobilewhack]

Just how small can a desktop PC get? In the case of Shuttle mini x100, it's just 2 inches tall. While the company's recommended business configuration contains just an Intel Celeron processor, the home version gives you a choice of either a 1.6GHz or a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor.

You can load it up with 2GB of RAM and a 400GB SATA drive, and it includes a 4-in-1 card reader and ATI x1400 graphics with DVI out. Configured to the hilt, it's 1452.00, or $1825. You gotta love the way you can stand up this PC up on end like a book—it's about the size of a dictionary, so it would probably fit just right into a bookcase. – Charlie White

Product Page [Shuttle, via Bios Magazine]

Acer designers seem to think that white is the new black, and try to differentiate their products from all others (except Apple) by blathering on about how white is a reflective color. PR-Speak aside, this is not a bad-looking ultra-portable. Its key attribute, as it is with most Acer products, will be its price, about which Acer was unfortunately coy in its press release today. Let's face it: if it costs less than the 13-inch MacBook, it has a chance. If not, a few Europeans might buy it, but it won't be a world-changing hit. The company was also not forthcoming about this product's release date. – Charlie White

Press Release [Acer, via CrowdedBrain]

Plus, all that energy savings results in less heat, requiring smaller, quieter, and less frequently-running fans. For those of us who leave our computers on 24/7, this $895 computer might just pay for itself after a few years. Good deal. – Charlie White

Product Page [Jinglehorse, via treehugger]

We're not quite wrapping our minds around this one, since a Mac mini is priced much lower than this, with a Core Duo mini starting at $799, and it lets you boot both Mac OS X and Windows XP. Maybe MiniPC's customers in Japan haven't heard of the Mac mini...? – Charlie White

Product Page [minipc.jp, via Akihabara News]

It'll be available in a couple of wide screen resolution choices including 1280x800 WXGA or 1440x900 WXGA+ , and you can also pack it with up to 4GB of RAM. Its Intel Core Duo L2300 processor runs at 1.5GHz, it has a 5-in-1 memory card slot, fingerprint sensor and of course, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. And, even with all this thinness, there's still a DVD burner inside.

All those specs are well and good, but just look at it. This is one gorgeous-looking notebook, and its improbably thin form factor and 4.2 pound weight certainly make it a candidate for traveling light. Pricing and availability weren't announced.

Product Page [via Akihabara News]

The top-of-the-line gets a 1.3-megapixel webcam, while the low-end 7100 and 7110 models have Celeron M chips. No pricing or availability info was forthcoming, but you can bet that these cheap notebooks will provide a low-cost alternative to MacBooks with similar screens that cost at least four times more.

Acer extends 17in laptop line [Reg Hardware]

We were thinking this might be well-suited for a home theater, but its 80-gigabyte SATA hard drive is not quite big enough, nor does it have Windows XP Media Center Edition on board, either. You can pack it with 2GB of RAM, though, load whatever OS you want to on it, and maybe the company will put a gigantic hard disk in there for you, too. Anyway, we like its shiny good looks. The company didn't reveal pricing yet.

Mini Core Duo PC [Tech Blog]

In the Japanese models shown so far, there's a Hi-Vision HD tuner for Japanese users, and the thing is loaded with XP Home, but it's supposedly "Vista-ready" even though it has a rather lame Intel graphics card. Now if this thing had CableCard compatibility and some sort of HD DVD or Blu-ray disk player inside, you'd have our attention. No pricing was available yet, but it better be cheap, since this system is not exactly state-of-the-art.

Sharp Internet AQUOS, the LD-37SP1 and PC-AX50M [Akihabara News]

Its 4.1 pound weight seems a little heavy for this type of PC, but it s kinda nice that there's an onboard DVD burner. The standard config includes an 80GB disk and 512MB of RAM, and the company says its six-cell battery will run for seven hours on a charge. Don't expect to see it before July in the UK, and it will probably be selling for around $1700.

Samsung Q35 - World's Smallest Laptop [Mobilewhack]

Samsung pre-announces 2.33GHz Intel Core Duo T2700 [Reg Hardware]

Inside is an Intel Core Duo T2300 chip running at 1.83GHz. Its 14-inch diagonal widescreen display has a native resolution of 1280x768, and it also includes 512 MB of DDR2 SDRAM and a 60GB serial ATA disk. It's not too heavy, either, at 5.2 pounds, and at $1317, its price is right, too.

Toshiba Satellite M100 Series Notebook PC

Another dual-core notebook appears. The Fujitsu N6410 is based on Intel Core Duo mobile technology and with its 17-inch monitor, is probably meant to be a desktop replacement rather than just a totable laptop. Features include an Intel 945 Express chipset and Intel PRO Wireless/3945ABG for 802.11 a/b/g wireless connectivity, ATI Mobility Radeon x1400 graphics controller with 256 megs of HyperMemory and up to 2GB of RAM. And if that's not enough, you can add a second hard drive for up to a 320 GB capacity.

Fujistu N6410 Dual Core Notebook [Mobilewhack]