Lenovo officially released new MacBook Air competitor, X300 ultraportable laptop. This 2.9 to 3.1 pound cutie with LED display is available from today through Lenovo business partners and www.lenovo.com. The ThinkPad X300 notebook starts at approximately $2,799 to $2,548 in the company official webstore.

Sony released new line of Walkman players for your consumption. Let’s review the specs: NWZ-A828K features 8GB capacity, bluetooth with Bluetooth wireless headphones. Price $270. NWZ-A829 has 16GB storage and Bluetooth with $320 price, NWZ-A726 4GB ships in black and pink colors for $150, almost the same NWZ-A728 comes with 8GB capacity and price of $200 and NWZ-A729 all in black with 16GB space for $300. Last two are NWZ-S716 and NWZ-S718F with 4GB and 8GB capacity, silver, red and black for $150 and $200 respectively.

WSJ reported Sharp and Sony are joining forces on LCD HDTV panel market. So far the new name of this alliance has to be chosen, but budget is projected on $3.5 billion and plan is to start the business somewhere in March 2010 with 72,000 HDTVs monthly. We would like to see if this new alliance will solve Sharp LCD banding problems many users encountered.

Researchers at Melbourne University have designed new wireless chip with 5Gbps transfer rates over 10 meter distance. With this speed HD movie can be transferred between two devices in couple seconds. Chip itself measures 5 mm and manufactured with CMOS technology. Each chip uses less than 2 watts of power and uses 1 mm wide antenna. GiFi, how researchers called new technology, will cost about $10 each and can be used in consumer goods where large multimedia files can be transferred with hi speed. First commercial products with GiFi can be expected next year.

LG Electronics released new P300 laptop series with Penryn processor inside. This 13.3 incher feature stylish design, LCD backlight display, Intel T8300 processor, 3GB of DDR2 RAM and unspecified NVIDIA graphics. Also there are usual 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, 1.3 MP camera, dual-layer DVD writer and enough USB ports to fit your desires. Right now available in Europe for €1,599 ($2,350).

NVIDIA today also announced new Quadro FX 3600M laptop graphics GPU. This new graphics solution defines a new level of graphics performance and advanced visual computing for designers, engineers, and scientists. This GPU features 512 MB G-DDR3 memory, 256-bit memory interface, 51.2 GBps graphic memory bandwidth, OpenGL 2.1, Shader Model 4.0, DirectX 10 and PowerMizer adaptive power management tools. First models that will include Quadro FX 3600M are HP’s Compaq 8710w mobile workstations and soon will be available with other major vendors such as Dell, Lenovo, Fujitsu and others.

NVIDIA has unveiled the first graphics processing unit of its next-generation GeForce 9 Series the GeForce 9600 GT. The GPU delivers up to 116% more performance than its predecessor at a price below $199. Solid performance of this card is specially created for gamers who want to play top games such as Crysis and other DirectX 10 games at maximum performance. GeForce 9600 GT has improved performance-per-watt ratio comparing it with previous models and it is designed for the new PCIe 2.0 slots. The GeForce 9600 GT GPU also improves playback of HD videos on with NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology giving you high-quality playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray movies.

Sony decided to update its Bravia LCD TV line with new V1 and J1 series in Japan. V1 series features full HD 1080p resolution with 120Hz MotionFlow technology, 3,000:1 contrast ratio, 2.4GHz Bravia Link remote and HDMI control, dual HDMI inputs, composite jacks, Ethernet port and USB. Available in 52 inch and 46 inch combinations for $4,267 and $3,432 respectively. J1 series features just 720p resolution, 2,500:1 contrast ratio, 120Hz processing, DLNA Ethernet and USB jacks. Available in 32 inch size for $1,577. J1 series will be hit the Japanese stores in March while V1’s are expected in April.

Latest reports says that new Hitachi’s Ultra Thin LCD lineup will be equipped with ultra-wideband technology from Tzero. Available models will include 32 inch UT32MH70, the 37 inch UT37MX70 and 42 inch UT42MX70. All of them will also feature IPS LCD technology giving to the viewers superior brightness, contrast and color. Ultra Thin LCD lineup has 35mm profiles and weighing a minimum of 10.9 kg. No word on pricing as yet but the 32 inch model will be available in April.

Fujitsu releases new Scaleo Home Server line that will ship in two varieties Scaleo Home Server 1500 and 1900. Both machines sports Intel Celeron 4xx processor and 512 MB of RAM, 256MB of flash storage, gigabit LAN, four USB ports and two eSATA. Only difference is that Scaleo Home Server 1500 has a single 500GB hard drive and room for three more while Scaleo 1900 boasting two 500GB hard drives and space for three more drives. It’s uncertain when these servers will be available in US but in next couple weeks you can get them in the UK with £399 for Server 1500 and £469 for 1900.