Apparently there's not that much demand for Lenovo's ThinkPad Reserve, the leather-bound X Series ThinkPad with a limited production run of only 5,000 units. Earlier this year the ThinkPad Reserve got a fancy web site and Lenovo promised three years of 24/7 support for the princely sum of $5,000. But if you're willing to forgo the 'Executive-class service' you can pick one up for the bargain basement price of $3,000. 
Solid Sate Drives have some obvious advantages over Hard Disk Drives. Rob from GottaBeMobile tested a pair of OQO 02 ultramobiles, one with SSD and one with HDD. He Posted a full video of the comparison on his site. 
Lenovo's finally giving full details on the ThinkPad Reserve Edition notebook, a X61s ThinkPad clad in premium handcrafted leather. The ThinkPad Reserve Edition is available in limited quantities and by invitation only for $5,000. This notebook comes with executive-level service and support. 
Toshiba announced the new Portege R500 business notebook will have an optional 64GB solid state drive. Configured with the SSD and no optical drive, the Portege R500 weighs only 1.72 pounds, making it the lightest 12.1-inch widescreen notebook available. 
Toshiba’s announced the Tecra M8, the company's first 13.3-inch notebook. The compact widescreen display offers 30% more viewing area than 12.1-inch normal aspect notebooks, while maintaining a compact form factor. The first configuration of the Tecra M8 will be the M8-S8011. 
Lenovo's officially announced specs and pricing info on its ThinkPad X61 tablet. The X61 features Centrino Pro technology and a touch-sensitive 12.1-inch display. 
Palm, Inc. announced the Palm Foleo, a device that's designed to be a companion to Treos and other smartphones. The Palm Foleo has a 10-inch screen and full sized keyboard, but does not have all the functionality of a notebook computer. Palm hopes business people will leave their notebooks at home in favor of a Foleo/Treo combo. 
Sony will be selling a special edition Sony Type T 10th Anniversary notebook with an optional 32GB solid state drive AND a 160GB hard disk drive. This dual-drive solution offers users the speed of SSD and the high capacity of HDD. 
Fujitsu announced its first ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) today. Built for for business users, the U Series is the world's smallest tablet-convertible UMPC, weighing only 580g and measuring 26.5mm thick. The FMV-U8240 features a 5.6" (1024x600) widescreen display. 
OQO will offer its the model 02 computer with integrated EVDO Wireless WAN capability compatible with the Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess service. 
The Flybook VM looks like any other compact notebook, except it's got a telescoping hinge that raises the display to a comfortable viewing angle. 
Samsung announced the 1-pound SPH-P9000 foldable notebook that combines a tiny screen with a big keyboard. 
Lenovo released its first ultraportable widescreen notebook PC, the Lenovo 3000 v100 for mobile pros on a budget. 
Averatec will ship an Ultra Mobile PC this fall.Its 5 inch LCD slides up to reveal a keyboard. 
OQO is throwing in a bunch of free accessories with the OQO Model 2. The free accessory bundle is worth $267 and is available through the end of the year.