Will Smith

CANBERRA (Reuters)—Having already stormed world fashion, Apple's hip iPod music player is finally making its presence felt in global currency markets.

One of Australia's biggest banks, the Commonwealth Bank, has used the latest version of Apple's music player—the slimline Nano—to compare global currencies and purchasing power in 26 countries.

Along the lines of the Big Mac index launched 20 years ago by The Economist magazine, the survey prices the 2GB Nano in U.S. dollars and found Brazilians pay the most for an iPod, shelling out $327.71, well above second-placed India at $222.27.

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With the acclaim she won at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1972, keyboardist/singer Patrice Rushen became an in-demand session player for much of the '70s, performing with jazz stalwarts like Jean-Luc Ponty, Lee Ritenour, and Stanley Turrentine. She also released several albums of her own which featured Rushen's brand of jazz, R&B, and funk.

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Indian Super Star Aishwarya Rai is all set to act as Will Smith’s leading lady – ending weeks of speculation on whether she would be able to fit her dates to suit Smith’s project.

During his visit to India in February, Smith met many Bollywood biggies, including Aishwarya, and was reported to have made the offer of the film during this visit.

Aishwarya will be cast as the leading lady opposite Smith in the film.Shooting is expected to commence later this year.

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