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Date added: 06/29/2011 Cnet -

At a press event today, computer maker Asus announced a special edition of its N-series notebook in collaboration with Taiwanese artiste Jay Chou.

Asus unveiled the N43SL with much fanfare, with the company's chairman Jonney Shih performing onstage together with Chou playing the piano. Shih revealed that Chou was chosen to co-design the laptop with an Asus team because the artiste had a unique character that was a perfect match with the company's philosophy.

The laptop has a special lid designed in consultation with the singer-songwriter. The circular motif has elements inspired by Chou's music, including an inner ring that resembles piano keys and pictures that relate to the lyrics from his songs. For example, one of these pictures is of a nunchaku, the Japanese weapon made famous by Bruce Lee consisting of two sticks joined by a chain. This corresponds to one of Chou's songs entitled "shuang jie gun", the Chinese term for nunchaku.

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