A nice range of ultra portable laptops have been showing up around places recently. The Asus EEE PC was one which took the world by storm with it’s low price tag. The next in line is the HP Mini Note which has a high res 1280 x 768 display that measures 8.9?.
Inside you will also find a ton of features with a 92% of full-sized keyboard, a case made completely of aluminium and a 120GB hard drive. There are a few variations of this model available, but the one ThinkGeek decided to sell was the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 version which costs just $549.99 (that’s less then £300 in the UK). If you do not want to use Linux then still buy it anyway and then install your own copy of Vista where drivers are available from the HP site. Don’t worry about a lack of RAM either as this model comes with 1GB of the stuff which is enough to keep Vista somewhat happy.
Product Features
* Full-function PC with utmost mobility and durable all-aluminum case
* Ultra-portable light-weight design: 2.6 lb (1.19 kg) and 1.05 in (27 mm) thin at front
* 8.9-inch diagonal 1280 x 768 WXGA scratch-resistant display
* 92% full-size QWERTY keyboard and touchpad
* 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN, HP Wireless Assistant
* 120 GB 5400 rpm hard drive
* Integrated VGA Webcam
* ExpressCard/54 slot
* Secure Digital slot for HCSD and MMC media cards
* 1GB of installed RAM, Upgradeable up to 2GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Specifications
* Dimensions (HxWxD) - 1.05 inches thick (at front) x 10.04 inches x 6.5 inches
* Weight- 2.6 lb
* Processor - VIA C7®-M ULV Processor (1.2 GHz, 128 KB L2 cache)
* Operating System - SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
* System Memory - 1024 MB 667-MHz DDR2 (1 DIMM) Supports up to 2048 MB maximum (1 DIMM slot is free to increase the memory)
* Hard Drive - 120-GB 5400 rpm (Hard drives are customer removable and will withstand multiple insertion/removal cycles. Up to 10 GB is reserved for the system recovery software.)
* Display - 8.9-inch diagonal 1280 x 768 WXGA scratch-resistant display, Integrated VGA Webcam
* Graphics - Via Chrome 9
* Audio - ADI High Definition CODEC, Stereo headphone/line out and microphone in, Integrated microphone
* Communications - Integrated Broadcom Gigabit Network Connection (10/100/1000 NIC)
* Integrated Wireless - Broadcom 802.11a/b/g
* Pointing Device - Touchpad with scroll zone and two soft-touch buttons
* Keyboard - Spill-resistant keyboard is 92% of full size, 101/102-key compatible with isolated inverted-T cursor control keys, both left and right control and alt keys, 12 function keys, and hotkey combinations for audio volume, power conservation, brightness, and other features. US and international key layouts are available.
* Battery - 3-cell (28 WHr) Lithium-Ion (Up to 2 hours 15 minutes usage time , standby time of up to 1 week) Optional 6-cell battery available from HP.
* Power - External 65W AC Adapter
* 1 Year Warranty
Ports
* VGA/external monitor (Supports resolutions of up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz)
* 2 x USB 2.0 ports
* RJ-45/ethernet
* Stereo microphone in
* Stereo headphone/line out
* Power connector
* ExpressCard/54 slot
* Secure Digital (SD) Memory slot
* Kensington lock slot
After IIFA, Zee Cine Awards show was the next to go International and the biggest highlight of the awards turned out to be the couples, who began their romance journey in 2007.
Ranbir Kapoor was accompanied by his family and Deepika, who walked in with the Kapoors like a soon-to-be daughter-in-law. Saif was seen taking blessing from Kareena’s grand-uncle Shammi Kapoor, and even exchanging hugs with her family.
Shilpa Shetty stepped out for the first in public with her beau Raj Kundra and she looked hot in a Cavalli gown. Lara Dutta, opted for a gown as well and she looked simply glamorous in her brown-n-blue number, and she was sure quite excited to be in London.
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Bips and Ranbir in ‘Bachana Aae Haseeno’
Her role in ‘Shaurya’ won her accolades not just from fans, but also from the critics, and now Minnisha is ready to make a comeback to mainstream Bollywood with ‘Bachana Aae Haseeno’.
Minnisha has replaced Katrina Kaif in the movie as Kat did not find the role to be impressive; Ranbir Kapoor will be shown romancing Minnisha in ‘Bachana Aae Haseeno’. Minnisha has earlier paired with Abhay Deol, Jimmy Shergill and Rahul Bose, but her pairing with has not been termed as the perfect ‘jodi’ just yet.
Minnisha is however; sure that audiences will love her pairing with Ranbir as the two look really cute together and also; share a great on-screen chemistry.
Now, co-star Bips has also been claming her ‘jodi’ with Ranbir to be #1 in the flick which is the remake of the Hollywood blockbuster ‘Bachelor’.
So, if Bips-n-Minnisha’s claims turn out to be true then, Deepika sure has to keep Ranbir away from these Bollywood babes and express loud, “Ranbir honey, Bachana from these Haseenas.”
Kangana in ‘Raaz 2′
Bollywood actresses are busy going on diets and are hitting the gym after seeing Kareena’s new hot avatar in ‘Tashan’, and the latest one to follow the fad is Kangana.
In ‘Raaz-2’ the actress plays a ramp model; the actress is quite thin and we thought that she would easily slip in the model shoes, but director Mohit Suri requested Kangana to shed more weight so that she could look like a perfect ramp model.
Kangana is following a 6 small-meal diet recommended by her dietician Trupti Bhandari; besides, she is brisk walking and has spent long hours at the gym to make it happen for her flick.
She is also learning kickboxing, martial arts and actively practicing yoga. Kangana has already shed 3 kilos in a month and now, the actress aims to lose 2 more kilos to acquire that perfect body. Now, her special friend Aditya Panscholi too, is on a weight loss spree; may be the two can get together and achieve their goal by running in opposite directions at the ‘Nana-Nani park’ at Versova in Mumbai, to ensure that once again their relationship can remain a Raaz ‘2’.
John Abraham
Karan Johar is trying hard to play with the gay culture on-screen in Bollywood as after SRK-n-Saif’s humorous gay act “Kanta Bahen” in his ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’, this time Karan will pose John in a gay-like character in his ‘Dostana’.
Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham play best buddies in the movie and Abhishek is madly in love with Priyanka, who is crazy about John instead. This love triangle has an edge as rather than acting to be in love with some other girl, John tries to portray that he is gay hoping that eventually Priyanka would fall in love with Abhishek.
But wearing a gay garb proves expensive for John as Bobby Darling gets attracted to him and then, the fun begins. Last year, Abhishek Bachchan was voted as the gay icon and now, with John playing one in ‘Dostana’ we think the probability of Aby’s Baby being dethroned is high and that sure will make John happy and gay.
Vidya Balan
She is the lucky mascot of Bollywood and now, after pairing with Saif, John, Shiney and Akshay it’s her turn to rub some luck on Abhishek Bachchan.
Balki, who made his directorial debut with ‘Cheeni Kum’, has signed Vidya Balan for his next ‘Pa’ along with Abhishek in the lead, and Big B is expected to play a character role in the movie as well. Tabu was a strong contender for the role, but the director decided to opt for Vidya Balan instead.
Based on insiders, Tabu had a showdown with Balki after the release of ‘Cheeni Kum’ and the actress ended up giving no credit to the director which irked Balki hence, he approached Vidya for his next, who readily accepected the role.
The Bachchans have always admired Vidya as she has acted with Big B in ‘Eklavya’ and AbhiAsh in ‘Guru’, and this time the actress will be playing Abhishek’s leading lady for the first time.
Tabu was not too happy as she was hopeful of bagging the role, but guess Vidya stole her sugar and has left her with a ‘Cheeni Kum’ after taste.
Perizaad Zorabarian
If you love music talent shows then, here comes another one your way; the name of the show is ‘Krazy Kiya Re’ and it will be co-hosted by Perizaad Zorabarian and Sachin Pilgaonkar.
Sachin had earlier hosted ‘Antakshari’ on DD channel and has experience with hosting talent shows, but this would be the first one for Perizaad. The actress is currently, shooting for NDTV ‘Limited Edition’ and has clutched on this opportunity too; according to Perizaad the show is not all about singing, but also involves improvisations and changing arrangements.
Now, Sony TV has ‘K for Kishore’ then, Urmila hosting ‘Waar Parivaar’ and ‘Indian Idol’ season 4 which will soon be kicked-off by the channel, and now with ‘Krazy Kiya Re’ it looks like the channel is going all out with the musical talent shows.
Did we just hear the audiences go, “Kya Krazy Kiya Re?”
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Is Prajakta Shukre re-igniting her love with Rahul Vaidya on ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar’? They met during the first season of ‘Indian Idol’ and fell in love; Prajakta and Rahul were quite an item for a while; and the two were known to be quite serious as Prajakta’s parents had met Rahul and had approved him for their daughter as well. Now, Rahul believes a lot in luck and when he started dating Prajakta his career went at and all time low so, he decided to end his relationship. While Rahul has moved on, Prajakta has not been able to completely get over her love, and she is completely heartbroken which apparently seems to be affecting her performance on the show. Prajakta is still hoping that Rahul would get over his superstitions and the two could get back together. So while all contestants are busy trying to win the ultimate title, looks like Prajakta has lost her heart all over again. |
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