Sony's Stringer Hosts Star-Studded CES Keynote [Slide Show]
Tom Hanks, Reggie Jackson and Usher are among the celebs to join Sony's chief executive onstage at CES
Credits: © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific AmericanUSHERING IN A NEW AGE OF MUSIC: Singer Usher Raymond closed out Stringer’s keynote with a performance and a short conversation about the emergence of individual digital tunes and how they’ve come to replace albums and CDs... © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific American
3D: Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Dreamworks Animation, talked about how advances in 3D technology will bring it into the home. He also presented a clip of the new 3D film Monsters vs. Aliens , set to debut in March... © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific American
BRONX BOMBERS: Stringer, an unabashed Yanks' fan, reminisced with Jackson about his former team and its 1977 World Series victory. © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific American
MR. OCTOBER: Former New York Yankees outfielder and slugger Reggie Jackson joined Stringer on stage to talk about new Sony technology, including BRAVIA LCD high-definition television sets that will adorn the new Yankees Stadium in New York when it opens in April... © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific American
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HOUSE CALL: Mehmet Oz joined Stringer on stage to talk about his new Sony Pictures Television program, set to hit the airwaves in the fall. Oz, a regular on Oprah , also provided a number of health tips, noting that a person’s belt size should measure half his or her height... © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific American
UP AND AWAY: Lasseter previewed a clip from the upcoming animated film Up , due in theaters in May. In the movie, a character ties thousands of balloon to his home and sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see South America... © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific American
MONSTER MAKER: John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar animation studios (and one of the animators behind the 2001 movie Monsters, Inc. ), talked of a future that will include 3D blu ray disk players in the home... © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific American
COMEDY TEAM: Stringer played the straight man while Hanks yucked it up, joking that Stringer wrote a clause in his Angels and Demons contract that required him to appear at CES. He asked Stringer if he would take the hold off of his paycheck now... © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific American
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ANGELS AND DEMONS: Actor Tom Hanks was on hand to introduce his “old friend” Stringer and promote his new movie, based on the Dan Brown novel. © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific American
MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Sony chief executive Sir Howard Stringer touts his company's tech advances during his CES keynote. He also addressed a number of technologies on the horizon, including a flexible, cardboard-thin Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) video screen and a new take on the clock radio that will wake you up with mp3 music or music videos that you choose... © Larry Greenemeier / Scientific American
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