MWC 2012 Sony Ericsson press conference!

Liveblog! [kind of - rookie level]

[1:01] Opening by Bert Nordberg

[1:05] Kazuo Hirai speaking about Sony Mobile Communications

[1:10] Xperia presentation

-plug for the 21 moninations at the Academy Awards tonight
-Android platform - "the right choice"

2012 highlight
-NX launch - in Japan
-CES launch - Xperia Ion LTE phone-first Sony branded phone - on AT&T
-Xperia S - shipping now
[1:15] New phones: (Steve Walker)

NXT series: Xperia U and Xperia P [and Xperia S]
-Simple and clean looks
-Transparent element
-Sony Entertainment Network [also for all other Xperia phones]

[1:19] Xperia S
-Everything in HD
-4 inch
-Bravia engine
-12MP camera (camera quick launch?: Fast capture system)
-Playstation suite
-2 colors
-Sells in Barcelona this week

[1:20] Xperia P
-Aluminum body
-4 inch reality display HD
-White magic - auto brigthness display for outside use
-8PM (Fast capture system)
-Smart tags-NFC tokens [as well as Xperia S]
-3 colors
-Ships Q2

[1:24] Xperia U
-Compact design
-3.5 inch
-HD

-"Crisp and loud sound" - music oriented?
-Costumazible/adaptable transparent element [matches pic pictures]
-Color caps - 3 colors
-Ships Q2

[1:27] New PR/advertising  campaign or 2012

[1:28] Conference over??? MGMT soundtrack playing...

[1:29] "Stay tuned! Our live accouncement has just finished. We'll be back with more exciting details in a few minutes..."

Go MGMT!
-"It's working"
-"Song for Dan Treacy"
[1:35] music fading :(
-"Someone's missing" playing in background
-"Flash Delirium" playing in the background - shut up people!
-"I found a Whistle" playing in the background
-"Siberian Breaks" [one of my fav] playing in the background
[1:50] Good choice of music, but WTF? "we'll be back...in a few minutes"???
-"Brian Eno" playing in the background
-"Lady Dada's Nightmare" playing in the background
[2:07] The only reason these people stayed is for the booze! all I hear is glass clinking.
-"Congratulations" playing in the background

[2:12] WTF??? they looped the music? WHACK!
I'm going to go play MSG:Snake Eater 3D. I'm out!