We’ve spent the past week recuperating and reflecting, and while we’re ready to put CES 2012 behind us, we’re bring you this special roundup edition to cover all of our consumer electronics bases. In this issue, we’ll dive deep into product categories that were overlooked in our previous CES editions , like audio, and flesh out those categories that dominated this year’s coverage.

Every year at CES, the tech-watching masses engage in a bit of trendspotting — an attempt to identify the one or two big themes of the show that may or may not come to define the year in technology. Some years those are easy to spot (tablets and 3D TV were two big ones recently), and other times they involve a bit of guesswork. This year, one of the most oft-cited trends is the “ultrabook.” Judging from the companies’ announcements at the show and some of the coverage they’ve received, you might think that’s a new sort of device or a radically new type of laptop.

Joining Oregon Scientific’s range of waterproof sports cameras later this year are these two new models: the ATC Beats on the left and the ATC Cham?l?on on the right. The Beats, arriving in November for $399, features 1080p 60fps video capture with a 130-degree field of view and a 270-degree rotatable lens, along with built-in GPS, accelerometer and heart rate monitor (via wireless chest belt) for those keen on recording some extra data. Most importantly, though, is its WiFi connectivity with any iPhone or Android device: not only can you do wireless file transfer with it, but much like the way ContourGPS Connect View app works, you can also use your phone as a wireless viewfinder.

A projector from Oregon Scientific , you say? Nope, it’s not one of those clock and weather projectors, but rather an actual DLP pico projector. At CES 2012, the company was kind enough to show us an early prototype of its Portable WiFi Projector that’ll handle FWVGA (854 x 480) at 1,000:1 contrast and a good 80 lumens of brightness (50 if powered by USB alone)

An electronics show wouldn’t be an electronics show without celebrity endorsements . But there was one icon who had more product tie-ins than anyone else

The Consumer Electronics Show is always a big deal for HDTVs and the devices that plug into them, and the 2012 edition was no different. With the majority of households already owning an HDTV, manufacturers are pressed to convince you to upgrade, and are pulling out all the stops. We’ve got new display technologies like OLED, 4K and Super Hi-Vision, plus more 3D and internet connected features than ever

CES 2012 . It’s over, but it’ll leave a lasting impression on us all. And by “lasting,” we mean “eternal.” It’ll also go down as the most attended CES ever , with more exhibitors and more product launches than ever before

This may have been a fairly big CES for Windows Phone , but it looks like Microsoft still has a fair bit of convincing to do in order to bring all the carriers fully on board. That includes Sprint, which does currently have a Windows Phone in its lineup (and is apparently considering more in the “August-September time period”), but remains decidedly unenthusiastic about the platform as a whole. As PCMag reports, Sprint’s David Owens said that the carrier is willing to train its reps on Windows Phone, but that Microsoft has to “build the enthusiasm for the product,” adding that the “number-one reason the product was returned was the user experience.” Sprint’s director of product development, Lois Fagan , further added that the carrier remains “cautiously optimistic,” but that Windows Phone “just hasn’t taken off.” In other news, Owens also confirmed that Sprint would expectedly now be focusing all of its intention on its new LTE network, and not produce any more WiMAX-based phones — although, as it’s noted previously Sprint will continue to support the network itself through 2015

Extreme sports junkies are no strangers to the vast selection of helmet cams just waiting for them to record their wicked shenanigans, so we were expecting to see nothing drastically new when we stopped by the GoBandit booth at CES 2012 . There was one thing, however, that stuck out to us as we played with the company’s top-tier model, the GoBandit Live : WiFi

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. This week Inhabitat hit the streets of Detroit to bring you the hottest hybrid vehicles and electric cars from the 2012 North American International Auto Show ! We saw automakers unveil scores of sexy supercars like the Lexus LF-LC coupe , the Chevy MiRay , and the NSX concept hybrid , and we also showcased more realistic street-ready vehicles like Ford’s Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid, VW’s brand new hybrid Jetta , and Via Motors’ VTRUX extended-range EV pickup.