So Marvel have announced that they're killing off Wolverine. They haven't told us how, but they have promised a four-part miniseries entitled 'Death of Wolverine' in which Logan finally meets "an adversary that he cannot win against". People have drawn their own conclusions, and as you'd expect, everyone is pretty upset:
We haven't been told whether or not we'll witness Wolverine's death on the silver screen - can the people behind the X-Men movies really consider axing Hugh Jackman? Time will tell, but in the meantime, here's some cool stuff that you can buy to, uh, pay tribute to everyone's favourite soon-to-be-ex X-Man:
Wolverine iPhone 5 Case
£8.99 from Gadget Inspector
Wolverine Earphones
Were £12.99, Now £8.99!
It's one of Pixar's most popular franchises - only Toy Story comes close in terms of the merchandise it spawned - but how much do you really know about Pixar's Cars (and its sequel, Cars 2)? With a third movie now in the pipeline, here are five cool facts about Lightning McQueen and his anthropomorphic automobile allies:
- Several Cars characters (including Sally and, in Cars 2, Giuseppe) are named after characters from Isaac Asimov's Sally, a short story about - guess what? - sentient cars. Asimov, of course, is best known for writing I, Robot and coming up with The Three Laws of Robotics.
- Luigi, the Italian car who runs the tyre shop, has the following number plate: 445-108. These are the exact co-ordinates for Ferrari's factory in Modena (Luigi states in the first film that he is a big Ferrari fan).
- Doc Hudson was voiced by Paul Newman in one of his very last roles. In addition to his considerable acting talents and his non-profit salad dressings, Newman was a keen motorsport enthusiast and, at one point, a professional racer himself. Clearly, he was the perfect choice for the role!
- A British writer named Jake Mandeville-Anthony tried to sue Disney, claiming that they stole his idea for Cars. According to Mandeville-Anthony, he had written a screenplay called Cars in the late eighties and sent it to numerous companies (including Disney), complete with character sketches and plans for the merchandise. The lawsuit was dismissed after a judge decided that the two works didn't really bear any relation to one another.
It's amazing to read about the chaos that remote control helicopters can cause. We're pretty keen RC pilots here at Gadget Inspector, but nobody here in the office has ever run into this sort of trouble:
RC Helicopter Takes Down Gigantic RC Plane
The bigger they come, the harder they fall. Watch in awe as a majestic 80-inch Mitsubishi fighter plane is sent crashing to the ground by a relatively tiny RC chopper:
Video no longer exists - sorry! :(
It's like David and Goliath, except in the air.
Dutch UFO Watchers Fooled by RC Drone
This forum post tells the rather amusing (but also slightly sad) story of a UFO sighting organisation in the Netherlands who recorded several false sightings because someone was out flying their quadrocopter after hours. Lesson learned, we suppose?
RC Helicopter Smuggles Tobacco Into a Prison
We're not quite sure of the law here in Britain, but in Georgia, USA, you're not allowed tobacco in prison. It's contraband. Still, that didn't stop some bright sparks from flying an RC helicopter over the prison wall in an attempt to give the prisoners on the other side their nicotine fix. Incidentally, the four people responsible were apprehended, and they may face up to 20 years in prison for smuggling contraband goods. Somewhere, the Gods of Irony are chuckling to themselves.
Hi everyone. We'd like to say Happy New Year, but frankly, we're not feeling all that happy here at Gadget Inspector right now. Christmas is over for another year, the decorations have been taken down, and it seems like we've had all the presents we're going to get.
Yes sir, the post-Christmas blues have well and truly settled in. Some people will tell you that it's time to move on, to face the new year with a smile and make the most of every opportunity January throws your way. We don't buy it, to be honest.
If you ask us, the best cure for PCSS (Post-Christmas Stress Syndrome) is denial. Put on your Christmas onesie, grab your Love Actually DVD, and pretend it's still December and Santa is still in the process of double-checking his list.
Does that sound pathetic? A little bit, but can you blame us? The Christmas comedown is difficult to deal with, and the fact that it comes in January - a long, wet, mouldy loofah of a month - makes it even more depressing. Of course, even if you don't miss Christmas that much (heck, some people are probably glad to see the back of the busy festive period), our Christmas onesies are still every bit as cosy and stylish as they were two weeks ago. Onesies are wonderful no matter what time of year it is - click here for our full collection.
If you are looking for some awesome remote control helicopters, Gadget Inspector is more than equipped to deal with your query! Here are a few of our favourites - all of which make for excellent Christmas presents. Boys like their toys, and these ones come with some epic features:
This Bladez Transporter helicopter comes with bright lights which can be controlled by the user! Not only that, but this chopper also comes with an electronic winch which can pick and transport up to 10grams of weight - mightily impressive.
The clue is in the name with this Bladez masterpiece - water blaster! Not only is this a brilliant little flying machine, but it also comes equipped with a water gun you can control using the remote! Airbourne water-fights anyone?
If you like bubbles, you're going to love this cheeky chopper! Bladez make high-quality remote control machines, and with this one they have even added a bubble gun - as if it needed another cool feature!
Great things come in small packages in this case - the RC Micro Copter! You'd be amazed at just how agile this thing is, and it isn't much bigger than a 50 pence piece! You will be keeping up with wasps with this stunning machine.
All of our helicopters are cool, but this one may just take the biscuit. Along with being a competent, air-worthy machine, this chopper also comes with a built in camera - just imagine the remote-controlled air surveillance opportunities...