There are a few trends that are becoming apparent as I spend time at this year's CES. The expected trends are things like iPod docks being everywhere. Less expected? Ultraportables are really big.

One of the most impressive examples of this new beast is the Fujitsu LifeBook U810. It's tiny; those of you who complained about the keyboard on the Eee PC are going to be feeling cramped. In fact, the Lifebook is slightly smaller than the Eee PC. I put the life-size paper mockup given out at the show on my Eee, and it's a surprisingly tiny design; it didn't feel that much smaller in my hands.

Fujitsu claims its ultraportable runs Windows Vista (and it seemed surprisingly zippy in my limited hands-on time with it), and is also available with Windows XP. It sports an 800MHz Intel A110 CPU, 1GB of RAM, built-in support for AT&T's 3G network, and a 40GB hard drive. It also features a touch screen with built-in stylus. There's a thumbstick on the right side of the unit, with the left and right click on the left-hand side; you hold it almost like a game controller.

With a screen that can be twisted and flipped backwards like a tablet PC, a built-in stylus for the touch-screen, and nice little touches like a thumbprint scanner and 0.3 megapixel webcam built in, this could be a good gadget for people who want their portable computing a little more robust than what the Eee is capable of. The U810 will carry a $1,000 price tag and will ship in March.