We went above and beyond this week to bring you plenty of hands-on gadget news, playing with the Slingbox's new Mac-friendly software, reviewing the PowerSquid Calamari surge protector, and getting a preview of Sony's PlayStation 3. Between games, we found a bunch of wild gadgets in the back of magazines, took a hard look at the "groundbreaking" designs of the iPod and RAZR in Shift, and surveyed the field of red and pink products for fighting AIDS and breast cancer. More in-depth news of the week:

Saturday: Hat with special shock-absorbing pads can turn anyone into a bonehead
Sunday: Heated pants: not to be confused with hot pants
Monday: Power Aware Cord shows how much you, um, suck
Tuesday: World's biggest seamless display. Are you people happy now?
Wednesday: Ecopod crushes your empties, makes you feel better about yourself
Thursday: DigiMemo A402: Jot down, then upload
Friday: Samsung creates machine-gunning robot, doesn't play MP3s