Looks like Sony has been working on a couple of tablets. Come on, you knew they had to get into the game eventually right? The first is a 9.4-inch Android 3.0 tablet known as the “S1″ (codename). Sony has been busy customizing Matias Duarte’s Honeycomb interface to its own specification. And Sony’s work is said to be cutting edge, created by an engineering team spanning Sony’s VAIO, Reader, PlayStation, and Sony Ericsson product groups.

Though the team is lead by the VAIO organization, it will probably launch without VAIO branding. It is also said that Sony’s custom-built transitions and UI elements have created a user experience that sometimes rivals and improves on the iPad’s. The tablet is 100 percent focused on Qriocity, Sony’s music, games, ebooks, and videos on demand service that’s just been launched in Europe.

Sony has introduced a new range of OLED monitors that in 17″ and 25″ sizes. You can expect professional hyper accurate color reproduction and perfect image quality without motion blur on fast speed objects. The OLED TVs will come in a super slim aluminum body that looks good.

They measure just 148mm in depth and feature HDMI, DisplayPort, 3G-SDI, SD-SDI and HD-SDI. They will be arriving in Japan on May 25th and in July. The 25″ and 17″ models will be expensive, but we don’t have a price yet.

Sony Japan has announced three new BRAVIA-branded TVs, and surprise, (Maybe not that much of a surprise) none of them support 3D. But these TVs do offer some nice features, like a 500GB hard drive and the ability to transfer content from the hard drive to external hard drives via USB.

That beats 3D in my book. The flagship model is the 40-inch KDL-40EX52H which features an LED edge-lit display with full HD resolution, a double digital TV tuner, Ethernet port, 10W x 2ch speakers and 3 HDMI ports. It’s priced at $1,800.

Despite a small 6% dip in quarterly sales year-over-year, “due to a decrease in sales in the game business resulting primarily from unfavorable foreign exchange rates,” Sony’s Networked Products & Services group, which houses the PlayStation brand, managed to post ¥45.7 billion (about $564 million) in profits for the third quarter period, which ended December 31. That’s a 135% gain over the prior-year’s period.

Even though quarterly sales of the PlayStation 3 and PSP have lagged year-over-year, Sony is predicting 15 million PS3 consoles sold for the fiscal year, compared to 13 million for the year prior. This has a lot to do with “cost reductions” on the PS3 and significant gains in PlayStation 3 software sales. So things are looking great for the PS3 right now. As for the PSP and PS2, not so much.

Sony is debuting three new and colorful headphones in Japan. The MDR-XB1000 model offers enhanced bass and are traditional over-the-ear style.

Sony’s other two new offerings, the MDR-XB41EX and MDR-XB21EX earbuds are both high-end, with unique designs and a whole bunch of color choices. We don’t have any word on pricing yet, or any idea when they will hit the states, if at all.

For those of you in Japan who are looking for a new radio, this may be the one. The Sony ICZ-R50 radio recorder is now available for purchase in Japan. This device comes packed with 4GB of storage space, an AM/FM radio recorder and an SD/SDHC card slot for storage expansion up to 32GB.

Sound good? If so, the Sony ICZ-R50 can also be used as an MP3 player or an IC voice recorder. Sadly, we don’t have any info on pricing right now, but hopefully soon.

The Sony MHS-FS3 3D Bloggie Touch Camera was unveiled at CES 2011 is now available for pre-order. It features a 2.4″ LCD touchscreen and an LED light for taking photographs in low-light situations. With this camera, you can capture 2D or 3D videos which you can play on Sony Bravia 3D HDTVs or the new VAIO F3D laptop.

You can also quickly upload pictures and videos to Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and Picasa through the USB cable. Great if you are sharing photos constantly. You can find it on Amazon for $249.99.

Sony’s VAIO S notebooks are expensive, so if you want one you may as well be able to customize it right? Right! And so Sony has confirmed that you’ll now be able to customize the system to your specifications, instead of just buying what is offered.

If you have the money, you can add features like a Blu-ray writable drive, a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 310 graphics card, up to a 256GB SSD and up to 8GB of RAM. Prices for these custom VAIO S models start at $874.99.

Since Sega is turning public urinals into gaming machines, Sony figures it might as well make a splash in the market as well. The company’s Toylet will calculate the velocity and volume of the urine and “translate” that data into in-game solutions, like Graffiti Eraser.

Some other great gaming moments in the early history of pee games are The North Wind and Her which will require your pee to lift a woman’s dress. This technology is currently being used in metro stations, and may soon enter other public places. Wash your hands.

The MDR-EX1000 is an Asia-only release, which comes with ultra large drivers of 16mm for superb sound reproduction. It also includes 10 different silicon earbuds for better fits. That should mean no more sore ears for any of us.

The 16mm drivers can inject 3-30,000Hz of audio awesomeness into your skull, which will wrap around your brain like a spiky nano-storm of audio-erotica. At least, I hope it’s that cool, because these babies cost $799. Better start saving.

Christmas is here, so companies are watching their sales figures closely and outing those numbers. Christmas time is definitely a time when people are buying consoles, so how is Sony doing this year? Well, Sony’s PlayStation 3 is selling very well.

For the fiscal year ending March 31st, 2011, Sony is on track to sell 15 million PS3 consoles. If you are keeping score, that’s up over 15% from last year’s 13 million consoles. Sony also announced that it sold 4.1 million PlayStation Move controllers in just two months.

Sony has announced the imminent release of its first official PlayStation app for the iOS and Android platforms. And no, this is not the mobile gaming platform Sony is reportedly working on. Some features of the PlayStation app include: Checking out your PlayStation Network trophies and keeping up to date with your friends’ games and online status. Discovering the latest games, news and hardware for your PlayStation 3, PSP and PlayStation 2. Announcements on the European PlayStation.Blog. And sharing your favorite products or news on Facebook, Twitter or through e-mail.

Sony says that the free PlayStation app will launch “very soon” for the iPhone, iPod touch and Android devices running version 1.6 or later. The app will first be available in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, with other markets to follow.

Sony has announced three new series of SD cards to hold your many pics. The budget Essential Series comes in 2, 4, and 8GB capacities, with Class 4 (4MB/s) speeds. There’s also the Class 4 Experience Series, which adds 16 and 32GB models.

The third new offering is the Class 10 Expert Series in 8, 16, and 32GB capacities. This one offers high bitrate HD recording. All ship in January, but sadly we don’t have any info on pricing yet for these.

Sony isn’t finished with the PS2 yet. The company has released a TV that features a built-in PS2 console. The Sony BRAVIA KDL-22PX300 offers a 22-inch display and a disc slot at the base for PS2 games and DVDs.

The games will only run in standard definition, but the TV itself is capable of supporting 720p and offers four HDMI ports, three USB sockets, a SCART socket, PC input and support for component cable. There’s also built-in Freeview and two Ethernet ports for online access to sites like YouTube. It’s available now for GBP200 (or $312).

So, what is the music service on Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Phone? PSP owners will soon have access to what may be signs of things to come. Sony has announced that a new software update, version 6.35, would prepare the PSP for Sony’s upcoming “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity” service.

Like Zune, Rhapsody, Napster and other services, Music Unlimited will be a cloud-based product that allows subscribers to stream music on demand to their devices. It will launch soon. Maybe Sony can finally get one over on iOS with this ingrained unlimited music client.