With CES 2012 now over, we’ve compiled a list of Sony specific announcements and news from the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas.

We also learned some key stats from the event, such as more than 60 billion hours of Sony Music is listened to each year and there are more than a billion people who watch Sony movies and TV shows each year. There will be 300 million Sony networked devices in market over the next three years and there are currently 900 million products in households.

The Press conference also covered the Sony Entertainment Network and why it exists, which summed up is “to give consumers a single, cloud based, place for all their networked content (games, music, movies, TV shows), with one login and one digital wallet”.

The Sony PlayStation Vita will launch February 22nd with Netflix in the US and the Sony Tablet P will be released shortly and both will come with Sony Entertainment access.

The next stage in Sony Entertainment Network is PlayMemories Online which will let you host your photos and video “on the cloud”. This will launch in spring.

Xperia Handsets:
Sony Xperia ION is the first LTE smartphone from Sony and will be exclusive to AT&T in the US. Featuring a 4.5 inch display, 1.5GHz dual core processor and 12 megapixel camera, the Xperia ION along with the Xperia S will be the first handsets to drop the Ericsson branding since Sony bought Ericsson out of the joint venture. The Xperia S features similar specifications as the ION, a 12 megapixel camera and a 1.5GHz processor but, will come with a 4.3 inch display and will be released globally.

Cameras and Camcorders:
Sony’s top 2012 camcorders will come with a new technology called Balanced Optical Steadyshot which will reduce handshake blur by as much as 13 percent. We will also see camcorders with built in projectors with the ability to show images of up to 100 inchs on a wall with enhanced audio. The Bloggie Live Camera was also announced. A new Bloggie that allows you to stream video directly from the Bloggie camera using a Qik account. The Bloggie Live Camera features built in WiFi and is in stores now.

Google TV:
A Blu-Ray player with Google TV packed with features and enhanced Media Remote usage, an Android app that is available on the Sony Tablet S and Sony Xperia phones.

Music:
Sony will be launching an Android powered Walkman. The Walkman Z series features built in WiFi allowing you to connect to the Android Market and can be connected to a TV via a HDMI cable or DLNA. Sony have also announced Balanced Armiture Headphones which are around a quarter of the size of regular noise cancelling headphones.

Sony has once again become the first to introduce an innovative device in its Internet TV. This device powered by Google TV combines both features of a regular TV and a PC to provide a unique way of delivering entertainment. As a TV device it can provide you with full HD 1080p resolutions which mean that you can enjoy clear and crisp movies. As an Internet device, it uses the services of Google TV to let you access popular Internet services such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and much more.

Here are some of its key features

• Google TV ready, providing you with instant access to online content at no extra charge. (Internet subscription not included)
• Edge type LED backlighting is used to provide a much more slimmer profile
• Wi-Fi ready, no more messy Ethernet cables to connect your device to the Internet
• Remote control app download available for iPhone or Android phone
• Full QWERTY remote keypad
• Intel Processor
• Full 1080p resolution (1920×1080)

This device comes in 4 models to choose from

1. 24 inch model ($599.99)
2. 32 inch model ($799.99)
3. 40 inch model ($999.99)
4. 46 inch model ($1,399.99)

What’s great about this latest device from Sony is that you can now watch a movie and surf online at the same time. How is this convenient? Well let’s say you are watching an old movie and want some information regarding it, you can just search it on your TV as you watch.

The concept of an Internet TV is relatively new and if more people embrace this trend then more manufacturers will come up with their own models.

It’s almost here. Sony have revealed their new range of HDTV’s that come complete with the anticiated and much discussed Google TV service integration.

With their new range of TV’s, Sony are teaming up with Google to offer consumers the ability to connect to the internet and use services such as Twitter and YouTube and in the near future, to connect to Google’s Android Marketplace and access a plethora of applications.

The new TV range is priced as below and are available at Sony Style stores from the 16th of October:

24″ HDTV – $600

32″ HDTV – $800

40″ HDTV – $1000

46″ HDTV – $1400