And now - a physical webcast

Good news: I was invited to a preview of Sony Ericsson's spiffy Xperia phone, at a London venue.

Bad news: It was a webcast. Fifteen eager hacks were packed in a tiny room, watching the preview on a screen.

Good news: The Sony Ericsson pundits were next door - as soon as the webcast finished, the filtered through to show us their phones.

Bad news: They didn't actually have anything to say about it. Everything we wanted to know - including how much it will cost, and are there other X phones on the way, was shrugged off with "We can't answer that now."

Good news: I arrived fifteen minutes late so I missed the two minute Bourne/Momento-style viral video. It's well made, and does hint at what the phone does (it has nine panels you know?) but do we need it?

Strangely: the PR said "Oh really?" when I said I was surprised to be invited in for a webcast.

Better news: There was lunch. You can't do that on a webcast.