The F8 is the world’s lightest 3G-ready notebook with a 14.1 inch wide display and an internal optical drive. Weighing 3.7 pounds, the Toughbook F8 has an integrated handle for maximum portability. The notebook is based on Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor, and offers up to 4GB of RAM, bright widescreen LCD and a 160GB shock-mounted hard drive.

According to Sony, the Vaio TT is the world’s lightest computer with Blu-ray Disc technology, housed in a lightweight carbon-fiber chassis weighing 2.87 pounds and measuring less than 1-inch thin. The notebook is powered by Intel’s Centrino 2 mobile techonolgy, and features an 11.1-inch widescreen LED backlight display with Sony’s XBRITE-DuraView LCD technology, delivering 100 percent color saturation for a wide range of vibrant colors and true-to-life picture quality. The standout feature of this ultraportable are a dual channel 256GB (128GB X 2) solid state drive (SSD) with RAID technology, and WWAN.

HP has finally released the HDX16t entertainment notebook PC that features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB video card, 16 inch LCD display, up to 3GB RAM, up to 320GB hard drive, DVD burner/Blu-ray Combo Drive, integrated HDTV tuner, HDMI and VGA outputs and Wi-Fi N connectivity. The laptop is powered by Microsoft Windows Vista OS. The price starts from $1,374.99 upwards, depending on the configuration.

Packard Bell is ready to release their new gaming notebook known as the iPower GX. This gaming monster features a cool “street art cover”. The iPower GX also features 1,920 x 1,200 resolution display, nVidia 9800M GTS 1GB video card, Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 processor, Draft-N Wi-Fi connectivity and Optional Blu-ray drive. You should have at least 1,499 Euro to buy this laptop. The Packard Bell iPower GX will be released in October 2008.

Fashion designer vivenne tam was invited by hewlett packard to create a special edition notebook.Seems like a ladies purse than a computer the notebook features a peony floral print on top of a red background. its feminine design is a blend of asian and western cultures. The special edition notebook is expected for release early next year.

The Sony VAIO AW Series Notebook was announced a huge 18.4-inches. It’s also massive in other ways, like the the huge hard drive and 3LED backlighting.

This monolith of a laptop is intended to replace the VAIO AR Series and acts as a serious competitor to standard desktop PCs. And it might just do it, considering this computer sports 3LED backlighting, which is a feature in BRAVIA LCD TVs.

The screen can display 1920×1080 HD, and it supports Adobe RGB, which makes this the first notebook to ever venture into that territory. With an Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 processor, a 500GB HDD, a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics chipset, RAID-0 2×64GB SSD and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Elements pre-installed, you are more than equipped to get some serious computing done.

The AW Series is a hefty 8.4 lbs, has an HDMI out, NTSC internal tuner and an ATSC USB tuner. This loaded laptop is set to ship in Japan on September 20th for about $2,792 for the standard version and $2,978 for the LED-backlit version. No word on a U.S. release yet, but it will likely be toned down a bit and more affordable once it comes stateside.

Samsung has just unveiled its latest slim laptop that is lighter than Macbook Air. The new X360 weighs at just 1.27Kg, slightly lighter than the Apple MacBook Air’s 1.36Kg. X360 may be ultra-thin, but it still carries respectable specs featuring Centrino 2 ULV processor, up to 4GB of RAM, bluetooth, wifi (including support for 802.11n), a DVD rewriter, built in 1.3 megapixel webcam, HDMI out,and the latest 128GB solid state drive. The 13.3″ Laptop can last for up to 10 hours without adaptor after a single recharge. X60 is supposed to retail sometime in September for approximate $2000 - $3000 depending on configuration.

Dell expects to release its entry-level business notebook pc ‘Vostro A860′ in Japan market in September. Adopting a 15.6-inch 16:9 LCD display, the Vostro A860 features Intel Celeron 560 CPU, Windows Vista OS, 120GB HDD, 1GB of RAM and wireless LAN support. Suggested price is 73,500(JPY).

HP Korea launches its two business-class notebook PCs based on Puma mobile platform, the 15.4-inch HP Compaq 6735b and 14.1-inch 6535b.

The HP Compaq 6735b and 6535b have the ATI Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics and support up to 8GB of DDR2 800MHz memory. However, the offered configurations include 2GB or 3GB of RAM. The currently available systems also feature up to 160GB of hard drive space, a DVD burner, which can be replaced with a secondary HDD, and built-in web camera in select models.

The 6735b comes with a WXGA anti-glare, WXGA BrightView, or WSXGA+ anti-glare 15.4-inch screen. Display options for the 14.1-inch HP Compaq 6535b include WXGA anti-glare, WXGA BrightView, and WXGA+ anti-glare.

Regarding networking and connectivity, there are Broadcom’s 802.11a/b/g draft-n wireless module, Gigabit Ethernet controller, a 56K modem, and Bluetooth and mobile broadband options. Each of the notebooks has four USB ports, an ExpressCard slot, Firewire port, VGA and S-Video outputs, and a media card reader.

Security features include the Trusted Platform Module 1.2 and various security-related software applications, as well as an optional fingerprint reader and Smart Card reader which replaces the ExpressCard slot. Suggested price is between 1,100,000(KRW) and 1,300,000(KRW).

Zepto announced two new machines for home / office users. Like the earlier notebook, both are named after Greek warriors. The Orion (pictured above) is a 15.4-inch Intel-powered notebook, named after an exceptionally skilled Greek hunter, who was given a place amongst the stars at his death. It features 2.0Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 processor, up to 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Intel GMA X4500 graphics card, DVD burner, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Windows Vista operating system.