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Rimage Corporation launches Blu Lock anti-rip copy protection technology for Blu-ray Discs. Blu Lock is the first anti-rip copy protection technology that integrates directly into the Rimage Blu-ray Disc publishing solution, allowing a broad range of businesses to deliver digital content securely to their customers.

Blu Lock’s anti-rip copy protection provides on-the-fly protection of commercial and pre-release Blu-ray video content. “Currently the distribution of Blu-ray video content is at risk due to the lack of a high-definition anti-rip copy protection technology. Blu Lock technology is the first and only technology that prevents the piracy of such digital content,” says Chris Wells, Senior VP and GM of Rimage Disc Publishing. “It gives businesses the comfort that their valuable content is protected, preventing revenue loss from unauthorized copying of Blu-ray Discs.”

Rimage provides Blu Lock as an integral feature within the Rimage Software Suite (RSS). It is easy to use, and offers the flexibility to integrate into most disc production workflows. Blu Lock technology also preserves the user experience and playback compatibility, leaving the original media content unmodified, while providing robust protection and upgradability.

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Panasonic Corp exhibited a 103” PDP TV that allows you to view 3D video with the naked eye at IFA 2012.

Shiro Nishiguchi, chief director of AVC Marketing in Panasonic's Global Consumer Marketing Division, calls the new PDP TV is “the industry's largest naked-eye 3D PDP TV.”

In addition, Panasonic showed a 3D TV-related technology called "Interactive Multiview 3D System." It enables you to view 3D video of an object from any direction (360°) by operating a touch panel placed near a PDP TV.The technology is especially suited for use in art galleries, medical institutions, etc," the company said. To view 3D video created with the technology, special glasses are required.

As for 2D TVs, Panasonic emphasized its high-resolution panel technologies by exhibiting a 145-inch 8k4k (7680 x 4320-pixel) super-high-vision (SHV) PDP, 20-inch 4k2k (3840 x 2160-pixel) IPS LCD panel, and more.

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A speaker inspired by "the light, undulating falling of a sheet of paper along a wall"? So Opalum claims of the latest addition to the Flow TV speaker series, the Flow 1010.

The Flow 1010 is a wireless "floating" speaker ideal for use with flat panel TVs. It has a translucent acrylic glass front and is as thick as a standard LED TV, with a minimalist design from Scandinavian designer Eva Hanner.

More interesting is the digital audio technology inside-- "Actisonic," the combination of 10-driver array with advanced inverse fintering algorithms giving the Flow 1010 "control of air movement."

It also carries a pair of Class-D amplifiers-- 20W for high frequencies and 60W for lower frequencies. The speaker's wave shape apparently also firms front sound baffle, minimising vibrations and channeling sound towards the listener.

The speakers connect to the included hub device (via Actiline Digital Link) and controls comes via RF remote.

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HP adds the first non-laptop product to the high-end Spectre family-- the Spectre One, an All-in-One (AIO) PC with a 23.6-inch display just 11.5mm thick.

The slim aluminium display comes at a price though. Unlike most newly-launched AIO PCs using the touch-friendly Windows 8, the Spectre One lacks a touchscreen.

HP still caters for customers wanting multitouch input, mind-- the Spectre One includes a wireless Apple-style touchpad, as well as a wireless keyboard.

Powering the Spectre One are Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs and a 1GB Nvidia graphics card. Further features include NFC connectivity (via x2 tags in the base), x4 USB ports, HDMI-in and Beats Audio technology.

HP also has other AIO PCs on offer-- the Envy 20 and 23 TouchSmart (with 20- and 23-inch touchscreens respectively) and the lower-end non-touch Pavilion 20.

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