Microsoft CES Keynote LiveBlog

Hey guys! This is Lucas. I’m going to be live blogging the Microsoft CES keynote tonight at 6:30 AM PST. Check back then for live updates on what’s going on at the keynote. FYI: you will need to refresh  the web-page to view new updates on the live blog.

LIVE BLOG: 

2:20 PM PST – Check back at 6:30!

5:00 PM PST – Only an hour and a half more!

6:10 PM PST – We’re just minutes away from the start of the keynote

6:29 PM PST – One more minute!

6:30 PM PST – They should go live any minute now!

6:38 PM PST – We’re live! Opening titles!

6:43 PM PST – Show starts in 5 minutes

6:47 PM PST – The show is about to begin

6:55 PM PST – CES Intro!

6:58 PM PST – It’s Gary Shapiro from CES!

7:00 PM PST – Gary is talking about CES

7:02 PM PST – Here comes Steve Ballmer!

7:03 PM PST – Steve is playing a video starring Seth Meyers from SNL

7:05 PM PST – Seth is talking about all the ways he thinks technology has improved over the years

7:08 PM PST – Steve Ballmer is talking about the 3 aspects that Microsoft is focusing on

7:09 PM PST – Steve is talking about some of the great technology that Microsoft released in 2009

7:14 PM PST – He’s talking about the Zune HD

7:15 PM PST – Now, Windows Mobile 6.5

7:15 PM PST – Steve’s got an HD2 in his hand!

7:16 PM PST – He’s finally started talking about Windows 7

7:17 PM PST – Steve is saying that Windows 7 took 3,000 world class Microsoft engineers, 50,000 partners and 8-million beta-testers

7:18 PM PST – Steve says Windows 7 has a 94% satisfaction rate

7:22 PM PST – Steve is inviting Ryan Asdourian to the stage. He is from the Windows team.

7:23 PM PST – Ryan is talking about some all-in-one devices like the Sony VAIO L

7:24 PM PST – Ryan is showing off the Dell Adamo XPS

7:25 PM PST – Ryan is now talking about net-books

7:25 PM PST – Now he’s talking about gaming PCs and DirectX 11!

7:27 PM PST – Now he’s talking about HTPCs

7:28 PM PST – Ryan and Steve are talking about Blio

7:30 PM PST – Now he’s talking about Windows Live and Office 2010

7:32 PM PST – Steve is helping Ryan out with an Anatomy PowerPoint

7:33 PM PST – Developers baby!

7:34 PM PST – They’ve zoomed into Qwest Field in Bing maps

7:35 PM PST – Now he’s in Windows Media Center talking about watching TV on your PC

7:39 PM PST – Ryan is playing some home videos from Windows Media Center

7:41 PM PST – Steve is telling everybody about Media Room 2.0

7:42 PM PST – Ryan’s got an HD2 as well!

7:44 PM PST – The audio from the stream has been unstable throughout the entire keynote

7:45 PM PST – Now they are looking at some slate PCs from Archos and HP

7:47 PM PST – Steve is showing us an HP “slate” PC that will be available soon this year!

7:48 PM PST – Seth Meyers is back!

7:50 PM PST – Robbie Bach is on stage now

7:52 PM PST – Robbie is talking about some games coming in 2010

7:53 PM PST – Robbie is introducing us to “Alan Wake”

7:54 PM PST – Now he’s talking about HALO REACH

7:56 PM PST – Something must be wrong with the stream

7:58 PM PST – Robbie is back

8:00 PM PST – Robbie is telling everyone about XBOX Live

8:02 PM PST – All of the demos are being cut from the stream!

8:03 PM PST – Robbie is telling us about a new feature called Game Room that is coming to Xbox Live in the Spring

8:05 PM PST –  Robbie is talking about the Natural User Interface (NUI)

8:06 PM PST – Time for some NATAL talk!

8:07 PM PST – There’s a video playing about NATAL

8:08 PM PST –  The NATAL team is giving us a brief overview of NATAL in this video

8:09 PM PST – The audio is acting up again

8:10 PM PST – Robbie says that NATAL will be available in the 2010 holiday season! WHOOHOO!

8:11 PM PST – Robbie is leaving the stage

The keynote is over. Thanks to everyone who read the live blog!