Halloween may be done and dusted, but that doesn’t mean the fancy dress fun has to go into hibernation! Any time is the right time for a fancy dress party, so don’t put the padlock on your costume cupboard just yet – you never know when you might need a cool costume to wear.

As you know, the Gadget Inspector website is bursting at the seams with fancy dress fun, and we’re adding more cool costumes all the time. Check out this handsome Han Solo Costume - it’s perfect for lovable rogues who have a few evil empires to take on! Or, if you want something a little more current, try this Rick Grimes Costume. If you’re addicted to The Walking Dead, that zombie-riffic series that’s taken the world by storm, Rick Grimes is the perfect way to show your appreciation while having a heap of fancy dress fun at the same time.

And don’t worry, kids, because we haven’t forgotten about you. This brilliant Ben 10 Costume will have you looking just like the star of everyone’s favourite cartoon about a young boy who finds a magical space-watch that turns him into cool aliens with awesome powers. The watch that comes with the costume won’t give you this ability, but hey, Gadget Inspector can’t do everything. Just most things. If you’re in the market for some fancy dress fun, head on over to our Clothing & Costumes section now and see who you can become!

Does your job bore you to tears? Perhaps a couple of cool desk gadgets would make those long working days a little more bearable! We’re all about distractions here at Gadget Inspector, and if you’ve got nothing play, fiddle and fidget with when you’re supposed to be doing something productive, boy can we help. We’ve got all kinds of desk gadgets and fun little toys to keep your idle hands occupied, so we hope your boss won’t mind a big dip in your productivity over the next few weeks...

Brand new to Gadget Inspector is the awesomely Pinart 3D Image. You’ve probably seen these delicious desk gadgets before; they’re basically a screen of small pins into which you press objects or body parts to create a 3D relief image to proudly display on your desk. Hands and faces are popular choices – pressing your palms into that screen of sliding pins is a lovely sensation. Just try to resist it!

Elsewhere in our range of desk gadgets you’ll find the equally brand new Newton’s Cradle, where science meets style in a clattering collision of procrastination. The sound of those little silver balls clacking against each other can be surprisingly compelling, so grab one today and put Newton’s Laws of Motion to the test! Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, don’t cha know, and sure enough, the number of balls you lift up to start the reaction will be equal to the number of spheres that gets knocked away from the row on the other side. One ball knocks one ball away, two balls knock away two, and so on. Who knew desk gadgets could be so educational?

You could win all kinds of cool gadgets with our fantastic gadget competition

WINnie Woodpecker, a set of angel WINgs, and a creepy WINe glass.

Have you seen the Gadget Inspector Facebook page? No? Well you've been missing out on many a great gadget competition over the past couple of weeks. We recently announced that we would be dipping into our pile of cool gadgets and giving away a cool prize every week until Christmas, so don't worry if  you didn't win a Remote Control Cy-Bug or one of our fabulous fancy dress costumes - there are still loads of gadget competition announcements to be made, and plenty of cool gadgets to be won!

A gadget competition goes something like this:

  1. Every Friday afternoon, we post a new deal on our Facebook page. Something like 'These cool gadgets are now available for just £20 - that's a saving of over a tenner!'
  2. To enter the gadget competition, all you have to do is click 'Like' and share the deal of the week with your friends.
  3. We'll pick a winner the following Friday, and that lucky lad or lassie will receive an awesome gadgety prize! We're giving away a different prize every week, so even if you don't fancy this week's prize, next week's could be right up your street!

You could win all manner of cool gadgets with only a few clicks of that there mouse. This week's prize is a smashing Space Rail - a brand new toy that really has the wow factor! If you want to win one, all you have to do is head over to the Gadget Inspector Facebook page and enter our gadget competition - just Like and Share this week's deal, and you'll be in with a chance of winning some seriously cool gadgets.

Cool gadgets and unusual items to get you in the festive mood!

Being as it's not even November yet you might think it's a bit early to start talking about Christmas present ideas, but once Halloween and Bonfire Night are out of the way, December the 25th will be rushing towards us faster than a rocket-powered reindeer. The longer you leave it, the harder it will be to get anything good, so why not have a poke around Gadget Inspector's catalogue of cool gadgets now, and get the Christmas shopping done early?

We've got a great gift for everyone here at Gadget Inspector, so whether you're buying for your parents, your kids, or somebody in between, we're bound to have some cool gadgets that will make their Christmas morning. Little'uns are easy - what child wouldn't love playing with our Remote Control Inflatable R2D2 while they wait for their Christmas lunch? We've also got a heap of Christmas present ideas that will appeal to the slightly older child, including this fantastic Remote Control Quadrocopter which flies through the air and even does 360-degree flips in mid-air! Be warned, though - cool gadgets like this can lead to a serious battle for the controller, especially if Dad likes his remote control helicopters.

Speaking of Dad, we've got a range of cool gadgets and Christmas present ideas for slightly older family members, too - Dad can soothe his aching bones with our selection of marvellous massage gadgets, while mum can enjoy a cup of Christmas tea out of her brand new mug.

If you're short of Christmas present ideas, our website is packed with cool gadgets that will suit everyone's needs. We've got something for all the family, so get stuck in and remember, it's better to give than to receive! 

We've got loads of Batman accessories here at Gadget Inspector

If it's someone's birthday and you're out of present ideas, Gadget Inspector's got a Batcave full of brilliant Batman stuff that's sure to please comic book geeks and movie buffs alike. Us lot are big fans of Batman in all his forms, whether he's beating up bad guys in comic panels or starring in his very own epic movie trilogy, so it should come as no surprise that we've loaded a good-sized portion of our website up with Batman stuff in honour of everyone's favourite Dark Knight!

Let's start at the top with our range of fantastic Batman costumes. Halloween is just around the corner, but even once the 31st of October is over and done with, a good costume can come in very handy for Christmas parties, birthdays, and all kinds of other fancy dress occasions.

But costumes are just the tip of the Batman stuff iceberg. We also have a bunch of Batman cufflinks which allow you to bring a bit of the Caped Crusader's signature look to your formal clothes. The iconioc Bat logo is instantly recognisable, so we've incorporated it into a bunch of our Batman stuff to make it look super striking.

Last but not least in our Batman stuff rundown is our collection of Batman wallets. The World's Greatest Detective is the perfect person to keep an eye on your cash - his menacing visage is sure to put off any pickpockets you might encounter!

So that's about it for our Batman stuff. If you need a gift for yourself or a nerdy friend, you'd do well to investigate our range of gifts and gadgets inspired by the Man of Steel! Or is that Superman...?