Not that there isn't plenty of fresh laptop goodness to go around, but for some reason Sony’s been a bit gun shy with its new ultraportable sexiness, the TZ11.

And there's really nothing to be ashamed of, we already knew the thing was a looker when we spotted some leaked catalog shots last week, and now that this new leak includes better pictures and every spec imaginable, it's pretty clear that Sony has a good thing going here.

The biggest drawback is the lack of Santa Rosa under the hood, Sony's instead settling for a 1.06GHz U7500 processor, 802.11a/b/g WiFi and Intel GMA 950 graphics of the last generation.

Still, at 2.62 pounds, with a built-in DVD super-multi drive and LED-backlit screen, it's hard to fault the laptop too terribly much. Peep the read link for some more pics and full specs, and stay tuned for a possible summer release.

Acer's bizzare PR campaign notwithstanding, there's a lot here to distinguish the top-of-the-line 5920 from the rest of the thundering Santa Rosa herd: a 15.4-inch screen powered by 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M-GT graphics, Intel's Robson cache-to-flash technology, an HDMI port, an HD DVD drive, a DVB-T tuner, and Acer's Bluetooth VoIP phone, which charges when it's stored in the 5920's ExpressCard slot.

No word on pricing or availability, but at the rate Acer's going, we wouldn't be surprised if they unveiled a new design concept to replace this one tomorrow.

Unlike CES, there is no shortage of newly announced UMPC devices here at CeBit. Perhaps that's due to this being the 1st anniversary of the platforms launch.

But if you're looking for the ultimate in QWERTY portability, then look no further than the new Fly Book V5.

This 1.2kg pup packs pretty much everything the discerning road-warrior could want: 1.06GHz Intel Core Duo ULV U2400 processor; up to 2GB of DDR2 memory; Intel 945GM graphics; 8.9-inch, 32-bit color, 1024 x 600 (WXGA) touch screen display which works with the touch of a finger or included stylus in both landscape and portrait (tablet) modes; 40GB hard disk; 1.3 megapixel swivelling camera built-in to the bezel; Gigabit LAN; stereo speaker; and fingerprint reader. It also brings a reasonable mix of expansion which includes Express card, 2x USB 2.0, and TV-out.

The best part, however, is the number of radios packed into this ultra portable. It starts with Bluetooth 2.0, sprinkles in some 802.11a/b/g WiFi, and then smothers it all with 3.6Mbps UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM.

The V5 measures just 235 x 163 x 30-mm and packs a 1.2kg heft making it feel solid, not heavy in the hand. Good thing too, cause those controls you see between the keyboard and display allow you to pick the unit up while in a traditional laptop config and continue navigating the display. The miniature 80-key keyboard of the working prototype v5 that we tapped upon was seriously springy.

The reduced size and key bounce would certainly take some getting used to. A sacrifice we'd be privileged to make if we could call this unit our own.

Still, things might stiffen up before the April release – The Netherlands and Italy first with the rest of Europe to follow "soon" thereafter. Sorry, no definite plans for a US release date making us want one even more.

Well, well, look here. Motorola just announced two new rugged Motorola branded PCs for use by our mustachioed emergency services brethren.

Yes, Motorola is in the PC business and has been for awhile now, they just don't flaunt their wares like others.

The new ML910 Rugged Notebook (so rugged, it's in the name!) and MW810 Mobile Workstation are wireless-enabled mobile computers intended for use in extreme conditions. The ML910 is actually a follow up to the ML900 (pictured) features a 13.3-inch widescreen display, 1.66GHz Core Duo processor, 128MB of ATI Radeon X1400 graphics, and choice of radios including integrated WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and WWAN.

Better yet, it features a "hard drive heater" for startup and operation in freezing temperature and enough internal diagnostics to prevent damage in extreme cold and heat. The MW810

Mobile Workstation packs an internal "Dead Reckoning" GPS backup feature which continues to estimate your location even when the signal is lost.

Like the laptop, it also supports a wide range of internal radios for seamless multi-network roaming "even at highway speeds." We presume they're talking about Mobile WiMax in this case. Hell, without prices, release dates, pictures, or any real details it's difficult to understand what they've got in store for us.

One thing's for sure though... they won't be pretty by conventional CE standards.

Roughly a year and a few months ago we had a chance to play with the first 12-inch Sentia business notebook and we surely liked what we saw. You can check that review here. That model is just slightly different from the new twelve-inch Sentia m3200. The new model uses DDR 2 memory, 915 GM chipset and a Dothan CPUs that are now running at FSB 533. The Sentia m3400 ends up a little bit faster but not dramatically.
The 14-inch notebook weights 2.1 KG. The company decided to stick to its well recognisable and eye pleasing futuristic design and this time we received grey-coloured unit.
The machine is equipped with and an LCD that with integrated web supporting 1280x800 resolution of 16x9 wide screen aspect. It really fits this screen and makes your view a little bit wider. It is much better to watch the movies on this model than on a standard 4x3 screen.
When it comes to business use it will let you surf nicely and your Word screen will be wide enough. You can easily do Photoshop or spread sheets or web design on this machine. It can replace your desktop PC if this is what you are after. Once you turn the machine on you'll notice that the Alienware logo and the alien head will illuminate in very attractive blue colour. It will attract a lot of attention. It just looks cool and people on the airplanes tend to ask for too many details about Alienware notebooks. Many wanted to buy one but and we were kind enouigh to inform them where can they get one. The machine boots very fast, at least our case with a brand-new installation and just a few test programs.
The Alienware packs a 2GHZ Pentium M with FSB 533 based on Dothan core, of course. The CPU was running between 398MHz to 798MHz most of the time, but when necessary it was running at 1995MHz, almost 2GHz, if we may note. It runs at full speed if it is absolutely necessary or when it is plugged in to a power supply.

Like so many notebooks these days, the Q30 is finished in matt silver, but the colour really suits the slim form factor. There's a single Samsung logo in the centre of the lid - it's thankfully correctly orientated so that it's the right way up when the lid is open. The top edge of the lid also sports the curious phrase "DIGITall FREEDOM". Open up the lid and you're greeted with a surprisingly large and well laid out keyboard. The keys are a good size and have a decent amount of travel, along with a solid break that springs your finger back up for the next key strike. The Shift, Caps Lock, Return and Backspace keys are all large, and even though the Fn key is in the bottem left where the Ctrl key should be, Samsung has made the Ctrl key larger, so it's still pretty easy to get to.