02:54AM EST - Yup that's a wrap!

02:53AM EST - Coming in the summer

02:52AM EST - That sounds like a wrap up. Xperia X series and new connected devices

02:52AM EST - The fact they said super mid suggests a MediaTek chipset?

02:51AM EST - Coming out in summer

02:51AM EST - XA model is super mid

02:51AM EST - Colors

02:50AM EST - Possible 2x increase in longevity of battery

02:50AM EST - Up to 2 days battery and adaptive charging

02:49AM EST - Tracks a scene and predicts where to focus

02:49AM EST - First time introduces predictive high rate auto focus

02:49AM EST - New Xperia X series

02:48AM EST - 'intelligence apps'

02:48AM EST - 'using intelligence to improve functions you use instead'

02:47AM EST - 'do you really need smartphones with functions you never use'

02:47AM EST - All products coming in the future

02:47AM EST - Latest weather, news, missed calls, messages

02:46AM EST - Make your life more hands free

02:46AM EST - Xperia ear coming out in the summer

02:46AM EST - To better assist people in their lives

02:45AM EST - Understanding personal behaviour and offer information

02:45AM EST - A new series of xperia connected devices

02:44AM EST - A device that welcomes you home

02:44AM EST - A projector with interactive touch

02:44AM EST - And a wearable camera

02:43AM EST - OK it looks like an ear piece

02:43AM EST - Here's the progress update on xperia

02:43AM EST - 'your personalised assistant with a natural user interface'

02:42AM EST - 'doing it passively'

02:42AM EST - 'Xperia is now more natural and uses the environment around you'

02:41AM EST - It sounds like they might announce augmented reality

02:41AM EST - Talking about not being distracted by devices and spending more time on life

02:41AM EST - 'do connected devices make us more human?'

02:40AM EST - Here's a video on the vision

02:39AM EST - 'enrich your lives'

02:39AM EST - We are exploring different ways to access information to make our lives easier

02:38AM EST - Bringing exciting and entertainment

02:38AM EST - 'Sony has always been at the forefront'

02:38AM EST - 'every MWC gets bigger'

02:36AM EST - 'even more intelligence making a difference in our products'

02:36AM EST - Some Xperia is coming, certainly sounds like it

02:35AM EST - 'Smartphones are checked 8 billion times a day in the US'

02:35AM EST - 'enriching communication'

02:34AM EST - 'pride of ownership'

02:34AM EST - 'we offer functional value and great specifications'

02:34AM EST - 'a feeling of satisfaction'

02:34AM EST - 'Sony is all about wow'

02:33AM EST - Talking football, Sony is a sponsor of the champions league

02:32AM EST - Kazuo on stage

02:32AM EST - Opening video with Sony brands

02:31AM EST - It begins

02:31AM EST - This is where tall members of the press have an advantage :D

02:30AM EST - And a press rush as we all move 3 inches closer when security moves

02:29AM EST - Should be about to start

02:22AM EST - We unfortunately never had a sample in to test

02:21AM EST - In the last year, one of the highlights of Sony's product line for me was the Z5 Premium, the first commercial smartphone with a 4K screen

02:19AM EST - If anyone is wondering, the phone being used for the live blog is a 6P, using local 4G

02:18AM EST - Made it in, I'm right at the front. Standing room only though

02:15AM EST - It starts at half past the hour. All the Sony people look calm, all the press are angsty to get a spot

02:14AM EST - Everything is still under covers

02:14AM EST - Sony's press event last year was a lot bigger for sure

02:13AM EST - As a special treat, this live blog will be given purely using a smartphone

02:12AM EST - I'm being held outside the stage area with other press. Lots of press here, not much space