Pictorial: Scenes From Sony’s CES 2010 Press Conference

CES 2010 is nearly over but lucky for you I’m just starting to post some of the amazing content captured during our time at the show. CES was far different this year for Sony Insider than last year, as the site has matured dramatically since then and the level of respect and treatment we receive from Sony reflects that. We were allowed to use a 24.6 megapixel Alpha A900 DSLR and other tools to ensure that Sony Insider’s content stays at the high level in which you’ve become accustomed to. Sony’s CES 2010 press conference was quite impressive this year, and here are some pictures I took that I think you’ll enjoy. I wanted to make sure that you, the fan, could feel like they were right there with me.

Before you get to sit down at the press conference though, you usually check in with the Press Relations desk first. As we can see, Sony’s Social Media Evangelist Sukhjit Ghag and crew were busy making sure that the press were taken care of and that there was substantial updates on the various Sony social media pages for the online fans. The anticipation was building amongst the crowd.

Things were similar to the setup they have had in years past, and basically they slide the door open right before things start and you try to take any open seats within. Somehow, fortunately, there was one special seat wide open just for me right in front of the main stage. I looked over to my left and saw most of the Sony Corporation Executives (not USA, the overall Sony), and Chairman/CEO of Sony Pictures Michael Lynton. It was pretty amazing to be sitting amongst these people who run various aspects of Sony.

Sir Howard Stringer came out to kick things off..

..and it wasn’t long until Taylor Swift came out and played to the press and to the fans watching online.

After Taylor’s performance, COO/President of Sony Electronics USA Stan Glasgow came out and whisked everyone through the various products that Sony was debuting at CES. Stan is an excellent public speaker.

I remember that when the Dash was revealed that many people seemed surprised. Sony really hasn’t done anything like this before, but my appetite rests on a VAIO tablet.

Sir Howard Stringer would come back into the presentation at various points, and somehow I captured this unique angle of him while he was speaking. I promise you it was not a prolonged pose on his part by any means.

Professional Photographer Nigel Barker also came out on stage to demonstrate Transfer Jet with COO/President Stan Glasgow.

I liked Sony’s VAIO line-up announced at CES for the most part. The W Series Eco is a truly revolutionary “green” offering, hopefully it will start a trend amongst other manufacturers. I also am so thankful Sony put a Core i7 processor in one of their PC’s, as they did with the F Series.

To the right of the stage there was also a nice 2010 Sony BRAVIA setup.

Glitter was strewn about all over the floor from Taylor Swift’s performance. Unfortunately, the glitter reflected heavily on the mainand also made lighting rather odd on the speaker’s faces at times.

I really enjoyed COO/President Stan Glasgow’s face on this picture when he announced Sony’s most advanced TV’s to date.

Sir Howard Stringer always has such a warm, friendly demeanor that really invites you to listen, plus he simply knows how to have fun – he reminds me of Akio Morita at times.

It was interesting to observe the photographers on the floor –

Here is the moment right after the press conference, one of my favorite things in the world for some reason.