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Thomson Multimedia Debuts Video Copy-Protection, Other Products

Las Vegas -- Consumer electronics developer Thomson Multimedia announced
on Tuesday a new video copy protection technology developed in conjunction
with semiconductor firm Micronas. The SmartRight system is designed for
home networks and meets commercial requirements for TVs, set-top boxes,
DVD players, digital video recorders and PCs. The system is based on the
use of removable security modules, such as smart cards, and will be
implemented on Micronas's digital TV chip. Thomson also announced that its
Technicolor unit is developing Technicolor Digital Memory Cards -- a new
line of more affordable, write-once flash memory cards that will be
compatible with existing and future digital cameras, MP3 players and other
portable devices. Another of Thomson's product announcements from the
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week is a new series of analog
RCA televisions designed with a higher quality connection for Microsoft's
Xbox video game console. This new connection takes advantage of the Xbox
system's ability to output component video signal levels, and feeds the
signal through a single connection cable to the TV's special port. Thomson
said that the connection will deliver "dramatically improved picture
detail for Xbox functions."
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