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It looks like the Toshiba is going to release the same low-margin UMPC’s that everyone else has already released. Toshiba’s newest ultra portable is, the NB105. Back in July, Toshiba was showing off a touchscreen UMPC and talking about how the “six or seven” netbook market segments it had identified meant that it wasn’t going to compete directly with the Eee PC. Unfortunately the NB105 has nothing special to show off it is expected to have a 8.9-inch screen, 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and Windows XP. No final pricing details yet, but the NB105 is expected to be available in Mexico in November.

Alienware has already released a gaming rig with NVIDIA’s top-end GTX 280 graphics card, but if that’s not your fancy, we suggest that you look at ATI’s Radeon HD 4870 X2 as well. This card offers 2.4 teraflops of graphics power, is available in the company’s Area-51, Area-51 ALX, and Aurora desktops, each of which also available with dual HD 4870 X2 cards in a CrossFireX configuration. To be able to run a computer with that card, however, you will also have to change the power supply to 1200 watts.

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Kodak’s Zi6 HD pocket video camera is available for pre-order. This HD camera will cost a modest $179.95 and is available in either pink or black, but unfortunately there is no clue on how soon it will ship.

The Kodak Zi6 comes with AA rechargeable batteries and recharger, AV and HD video cables (component), a wrist strap, a pouch and Arcsoft Media Impression, for editing HD video.

Here are some of the specifications; the Zi6 can record in wide screen 720p HD at 60 frames per second, it has a 2.4″ LCD screen, an integrated pop-out USB jack, direct-to-Youtube uploads and it can be expanded using SD and SDHC memory cards up to 32GB. The Zi6 has a small 128MB of internal memory, so an SD card is required if you plan to record HD video.

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REDFLY is now available for a sweet $499. The REDFLY features WinMo version 5 or 6 on a generous 8-inch screen. Unfortunately the REDFLY is not useable if you don’t have your phone. We recommend that you spend your money on a laptop that is more powerful as well as more useful. But we do have to credit to the REDFLY because it brings your phone and a little laptop together.