No, we're not sure why Captain America looks so much shorter than the others either. Still, no need to dwell on that bit of bafflement, because we come bearing good news! We've just added an array of awesome Avengers costumes to the Gadget Inspector site, which is great news for any comic book and/or movie fans with costume parties coming up! We're told there's some sort of big fancy dress occasion pencilled in towards the end of October, for starters...

  • Our Thor costume is ideal for anyone who's interested in Greek mythology, the comic books that were derived from those myths, and the blockbuster movies that were based on those comics. We can't provide the hammer, unfortunately, and nor do we have the necessary licence to sell you the power over lightning. We can give you muscles, though; big foam muscles that will make you look just like Chris Hemsworth.
  • Then we have our Iron Man costume - we hope red is your colour! If you loved watching Robert Downey Jr. zooming around while AC/DC played in the background, you'll go nuts for this outfit; it's second only to the Iron Man suit built by Tony Stark himself.
  • We all get angry sometimes, but very few of us have experienced the phenomenon known as 'hulking'. If you want that to happen, your best bet is our Hulk costume - not unlike the Thor outfit, it comes with a padded muscle chest that might convince people you go to the gym every so often.
  • And finally, there's our Captain America costume. Perhaps not anyone's first choice (all the cool kids want to be Iron Man, surely?) but his film was the best and that's why he still has a place in our hearts.

Whether you just need your own costume or a group costume idea that you can tackle with a few friends, our Avengers costumes truly are awesome. Don't forget to order yours in time for Halloween!

stag night stuff

Now, in fairness, quite a few of Gadget Inspector's products would probably come in handy on a stag night. We've got drinking accessories, fancy dress costumes, and if you want your bachelor party to have a slightly surreal edge, a Flying Shark. Plenty of fun for stags of all sorts, we're sure you'll agree.

But why would you shop for your stag night bits here when we've got a whole other site dedicated to that sort of thing? stagstuff.co.uk is our newborn sister site (although 'brother site' would perhaps be more appropriate), and it's the perfect place to go if you're organising a stag do for yourself or a friend! We know how stressful it can be - there's a lot of pressure on the party organiser to really knock it out of the park - so pay stag stuff a visit today and fill your boots with brilliant stag party ideas.

Fancy entering yet another gadget competition? Of course you do! Especially since this week's prize is one of our most popular items of all time - the magnificently manly Grenade Mug! We've sold a lot of these during our reign as the best gadget website in the world, and we're sure that you're already feeling a little bit ashamed of the bland, boring mugs that currently populate your kitchen cupboard.

Everyone needs a grenade mug in their life, but don't worry if you've not got £7.99 to spare right now because there's a chance - a slender chance, but a chance nonetheless - that you could get your filthy mitts on one of our mugs without paying a penny! Our current gadget competition is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; you could become the proud owner of a gratis grenade mug, and all you have to do is answer this question:

Why do you deserve a cup of tea this week?

Perhaps you've been rescuing kittens from trees, or building furniture, or just putting up with your demonic monster of a boss. Tweet your answer to @Gadget_Inspect, and the grenade mug will go to the most deserving entrant.

We'll tweet the winner at 1pm on Friday the 5th of July. And if you're not on Twitter...you're behind the times. Sign up today or risk becoming obsolete!

Man of Steel came out a week ago, and the 7 days that have passed since have been one big Superman stupor for the folks here at Gadget Towers. We've always been pretty big comic book fans, and this new blockbuster gave us a great excuse to let our geekier sides come out to play.

If you follow Gadget Inspector on Twitter, you're probably well aware that we've been running a big Man of Steel-themed competition all this week. Offering a pair of Superman Cufflinks as the prize for our favourite answer, we asked the Twitterfolk this question:

"If you could have any superpower at all, which one would you choose and why?"

The answers were imaginative to say the least. Here are some of our favourite responses:

"My superpower would be to make people tell the truth. I'd have great fun making politicians reveal their darkest secrets :D"
- @Trishie82

"I would have magic hands that cleaned the whole house in minutes :)"
@lizzie_harry

"xray vision...no more dodgy socks for me for xmas"
- @co_durhamspurs

"read my bosses mind #greatestsuperpower"
- @TheHappyMammy

 Which brings us to our winner, and the recipient of those cool cufflinks:

"Invisibility! So many possibilities, sneaking backstage at concerts etc!"
- @ClareJFox

So that about wraps it up for the cufflink competition, but there's still plenty of Superman-related joy to be discovered here at Gadget Inspector. This Superman Wallet is down from £14.99 to just £7.99 at the moment, which means that we're both saving you money and giving you somewhere to store it.

We are about halfway through our weekly competition, and though we've had a good response we think this one has still got some distance to go. The prize this week is an iConheli remote control helicopter! It's a pretty great prize that would entertain people of all ages - plus, all you need to do is follow our twitter page and retweet the said tweet to enter. It really is that simple!

Our helicopter competition is going to take some beating, the iConheli is a great bit of kit and perfect for all you gadget lovers. The iConheli is unlike your standard remote control helicopter as it is controlled by your iPhone (or other Apple device). The iConheli is sturdy but lightweight - this makes it really easy to pilot and gives it thrilling manoeuvrability! Gadget inspector loves their flying gadgets, and we think this helicopter competition is one of our best.

You only have until Friday at 1pm to enter so you haven't got too long left. From a few clicks on twitter you could have this stunning black helicopter at your disposal! We hope our helicopter competition really takes off, and that you're there for the journey.