Motorola's "On Display" press conference
Motorola and Verizon are putting new phones "On Display" at a press conference in New York
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Welcome, everyone, to the second smartphone press event of the day. Kent German, Roger Cheng, and Brian Bennett are settling in for what promises to be another exciting event.by Jessica Dolcourt
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Earlier this morning, Nokia announced the Lumia 920 (and Lumia 820) smartphone, which will offer improved camera performance, an HD screen, and wireless charging. Can Motorola's news top it?by Jessica Dolcourt
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Hello, everyone! Roger and I are here in NY at Gotham Hall. Ready for the big reveal!by Kent German
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Hey Hey Hey, glad to see everybody!by Brian Bennett
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Woah, a band just took the stage man!by Brian Bennett
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Hey all, nice to be back in yet another live blog.by Roger Cheng
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Okay, we're about 20 minutes away from the start, and "The Kin" have gotten on stage to perform.by Roger Cheng
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Forget background waiting music, Motorola and Verizon sprung for a live band!by Roger Cheng
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The Kin band is playing now. Groovy.by Brian Bennett
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Hello all, the new Nokia Windows 8 phones look wonderful, what will Android based Motorola phones do to keep up with these new innovations?by edsker1
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Hey I see Brian Bennett's name flash on the giant screen behind the band. He's someone famous!by Roger Cheng
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I noticed a few other reporters' names and some Motorola employees too.by Roger Cheng
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Usually we get live music after these events. Nice to have it before.by Kent German
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The Kin comes all the way from Australia. A long trip! And speaking of which, I just saw Joe Hanlon, CNET Australia's phone reviewer.by Kent German
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A nice touch for Moto to flash our names on the wall.by Kent German
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So beyond the expected phone announcements, this event is significant because it is the first one by Motorola with new parent Google, as well as new CEO Dennis Woodside.by Roger Cheng
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The old CEO, Sanjay Jha, departed after Google took over Motorola in May.by Roger Cheng
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The drummer is just using his hands.by Kent German
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I'll be eager to see if there will be any "Google" influences on the Motorola presentation. Woodside, after all, is a former Googler.by Roger Cheng
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Hi! Can't wait to see the new devices!by Stanezil Coleman
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While Google owns Motorola, the business acts as an independent operation to preserve some level of neutrality.by Roger Cheng
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Hearing the band through the live stream. They sound pretty good! Not as good as CNET's band at CES, though. I mean, we're a pretty tough act to follow.by Jessica Dolcourt
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Classy! I have this CNET live blog, w still shots on one screen, The Motorola live video via You Tube on a second screen. ... and the YouTube just went live. I like this ScribbleLive for the live blog.by Gene Gaines
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Maybe they will do away with motoblur?by Mitchell Goudie
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@Mitchell Goudie Don't hold your breath. Motorola will want to retain some visual differentiation from rivals HTC, Samsung, and so on.by Jessica Dolcourt
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Last year when Google bought Motorola, we called it Motoogle or Googlerola.by Kent German
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The drummer in this band is also a very popular subway performer (solo drumming, experimental techniques) here in NYC.
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Mitchell: I hope so!by Kent German
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OK folks, if you refresh your screen, you should see the live video stream at the top now.by john.falcone
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Watch the Motorola live stream hereby Jessica Dolcourt
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One of the band members said he's been playing with new phones...he says they're "pretty swish."by Kent German
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What are the odds they'll drop a few Jelly Beans into the conversation today??by Murphy
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That's possible, but I wouldn't be surprised if they topped out at Ice Cream Sandwich for now.by Kent German
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This is my fave pic of the day so far: images.scribblelive.com
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