Thanks to everyone who came by the Sony booth or checked out the Sony CES site. We had a great time learning about all the new Sony products and being able to see Sony artists perform firsthand - hope you enjoyed it, too!

We're looking forward to seeing the new products hit the market, new movies in the theaters and the artists hitting the airwaves. It's another great year for Sony...

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See you next year!

The Sony CES Team

The W760 has a tons of gaming features, with a motion sensor (good for tilt gaming like in Need for Speed), a big (2.2") screen, accelerometer and 3D. This is a truly global phone, too, with mobile broadband, quad-band edge for web browsing and even GPS!

We like the form factor of this slider phone, and the way it feels is impressive, too: solid and built to last.

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The VAIO® LocationFree™ Base Station does a great job of extending your home TV and DVR. In short, the LF gives you access to your personal DVR content and local channels over the internet. You can connect it to any other device with a component, S-Video or composite video input, and you can stream throughout your house via wireless LAN.

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A few photos we've gathered in the last three days at the Sony Booth at CES 2008....

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Sir Howard Stringer on the Broadcast Tower.

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The press gathers for the welcome.

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Sean Kingston entertains the CES crowd.

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Vic Chao walks CES attendees through the Sony Hi-Def experience.

While 1080p was the watchword of CES 2007, Bravia flat-panel LCD HDTVs keep adding new features and capabilities this year, ranging from 120 HZ frame rates and internet connectivity, to hi-def 3D graphic user interfaces and DLNA compliance.

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Since the show opened, there have been big crowds around the PS3 and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. MGS4 is the first of the Metal Gear series to be on PS3, and the people are pleased. On a big-screen Bravia, gamers and onlookers alike get caught up in the game as it's played.

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Obviously, lots of great news around Blu-ray this week, and this Blu-ray player is a great way to enjoy movies as they were meant to be seen. 1080p quality, 24 frames per second (just like in a movie theater) and up to 7.1 channels of surround sound, too.

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The DSLR is a beautiful thing, and the alpha is the top dog of the DSLR world. What we like: superior lenses, compatibility with all sorts of other devices, and most importantly, big crisp photos. We tested one here for the first time, and it was strikingly easy to start using. We took excellent pictures of products, individuals and of course the big CES crowds - and we haven't even read the manual yet!

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The slimmer, redesigned Reader is the ideal way to carry 160 books in the palm of your hand. We also heard comments around the booth that it imparts a sense of fun. In short, the Reader can lighten your load in any number of ways . . .

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Everyone is buzzing about the headphones that kill buzz - the MDR-NC500D Digital Noise cancelling headphones. These are the world's first headphones that use digital technology for precise noise cancelling, and you can tell. Coming in February...

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If for some wrong-headed reason you are trying to keep the amount of devices you own to a minimum (we do not subscribe to this ourselves), may we suggest yet another reason to get a PSP: now you can use it as your GPS device, too. Get 2D or 3D driving directions, points of interests and you can even download city guides.

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There is a ton of good stuff loaded on this camera. For something of such reasonable size, we're blown away that it offers a 3.5" touchscreen, 8.1 megapixel imaging, Face Detection technology (a Sony technology that automatically controls focus, exposure, color and flash to bring out the best of everyone) and a beautiful Carl Zeiss 5x Optical Zoom lens

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This friendly and thin (3/4 in. depth) little device will get you where you need to go (and tell you how if you want it to). It also features 5 million points of interest, 2 gigs embedded memory and of course a slot for your Memory Stick.

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OK, so you might not have a Lamborghini, but from what we heard inside the cockpit, Sony car audio elecctronics will make your day better whether you drive a sub-compact, a pickup or a hand-me-down from your mom. Given our druthers, we'll take the Lambo.

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We don't think that there's another device like the Rolly out there. You put in your favorite tunes (or connect to your PC/phone via Bluetooth) and Rolly can literally move to the music... for 45+ hours!

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The new z555 Sony Ericsson phone is pretty amazing to look at - a diamond theme extends throughout the entire device. But what impresses us is the Gesture Control, which mutes the phone or snoozes the alarm with a wave of your hand.

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A new feature for the Bravia series - the Bravia Internet Video Link. Now you'll be able to watch internet videos on your television. And the award-winning interface will help you do it quickly and easily.

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We're pretty impressed with the portability and prowess of the HC9. It's got 10x optical zoom, a 2.7" touch panel, and we personally love the SuperSteadyShot functionality.

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The new, sleeker Mylo 2 has all the features that the original had - IM and Internet capabilities in a stylish portable package. And now, call your friends, parents, whoever via Skype for free!

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Ohhh, OLED. Take a look at the first pictures of OLED at CES! OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode, and it is stunning. It's ultra-slim (the screen is literally 3mm deep) while delivering a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and crisp from any angle. Oh, and did we mention that it offers low power consumption, too?

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It all starts now... as we speak, Sony executives - including Katsumi Ihara, Stan Glasgow, Randy Waynick and Steve Haber - are welcoming the press to Sony CES 2008. Here's a sneak peak at what the Sony Booth looks like before the show!

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Anticipation is growing for Sony's latest releases at CES 2008. Tons of information will be coming your way - starting Sunday!

Keep watching this space as we near the start of CES 2008. We'll be posting the latest pictures and commentary from the show floor, giving you a great look at new Sony products and what they do.

More to come in January!