The 21st of June has been and gone, so we can now officially say that it's summertime. And that means long days, summery smells, and plenty of wonderful warm sunshine. Not that anyone here at Gadget Inspector will notice; we're all planning to spend our summers indoors, playing video games. Just like always!

So, will you be drawing the curtains and settling in for some spectacular console action this summer? And if so, which games will you be playing? With over 30 years of history to draw upon, there's an almost infinite selection of stuff for the summertime gamer to choose from, and we...what's that? You'll be playing nothing but Call of Duty from now until September? Oh.

War games might be all well and good for some people, but the Gadget Inspector office is populated with guys and gals who never really let go of their old games. This is why our gadget website is so chocka with retro gaming paraphernalia; we've got Tetris Lights coming out our ears, but there's not a Master Chief bobble head or a Nathan Drake bottle opener in sight. Perhaps this is something of an oversight on our part - a lot of people have played the Uncharted series, so a range of Nathan Drake gadgets might actually sell pretty well!

But our allegiance will always lie with retro games. Modern stuff is very impressive, and they've done very well to make everything look life-like and cinematic, but if we want something like that then we'll go to the pictures, thank you very much. Give us a pixellated wheel of cheese being chased around a labyrinth by four wide-eyed ghost thingies; give us an assortment of falling blocks that disappear when arranged in a certain way; give us simple, instantly playable, not-cinematic-but-still-incredibly-immersive gameplay any day of the week.

So that's why we're sticking with retro games. The day we acknowledge any game that was released this side of the millennium is the day we forget who we are. Enjoy your summers

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.

You can never have too many gadgets, and that's why we're always adding new items to our collection! There's always something new to discover, and whether it's a cool new RC toy or just something interesting to decorate your home with, the Gadget Inspector site is the perfect place to discover it! After all, we're just as gadget-geeky as our customers!

So here are three new arrivals that we thought we'd bring to your attention:

1. The Take a Break Mug is pleasantly chunky and bold of colour. It'll make a great home for your hot drinks, and it goes rather well with our Take a Break Tin [no longer available] and the Take a Break Coasters. Talk about your perfect sets - these three items are ideal for those emergency tea and biscuit breaks!
   
   
2. If you enjoyed crashing your Micro Drone Quadrocopter into the wall over and over again, you're bound to be equally besotted with the Bladez Remote Control Quadrocopter [no longer available]. This compact wee 'copter is suitable for indoor and outdoor use, and beginners and masters alike will find plenty to love in this brilliant bit of remote control kit. It can do all kinds of cool stunts, and the 2.4GHz frequency means that ten people can fly their quadrocopters at once! Oh, and it's currently on special offer - we're letting it go for a full £28 less than the RRP!
   
   
3. Finally, we come to the Katana Bookends, and these might be our new favourite product. You might be surprised to hear that us hard-working gadgeteers have time for any leisurely literary exploits, but the truth is that we love reading...and we love it even more when our books look like they've been skewered on a samurai sword! The magnetic design means that you can conceal the actual bookends inside the cover of your books, leaving either end of the 'sword' as the only exposed parts. It's an astoundingly realistic look, and if you've been searching for a way to make your library even more awesome, your search ends here!

Not keen on that haul? Don't worry - we're always adding new products to the Gadget Inspector site, so keep checking back on a regular basis. Who knows what we'll stumble upon next?

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.

So we just announced the winner of our festival competition, congratulations to them. They are now the proud owners of a pair of Festival Feet; don't worry too much though as you can have a pair yourself for a small price. Festival Feet are an awesome alternative to wellingtons that just slip over your existing shoes and are then disposable afterwards.

There are times when only wellington boots will do but we are British and optimistic so a pair of shoe covers will do just nicely. Plus, they are certainly a lot more stylish and will weigh you down less when moving your feet!

In our competition we asked you to tweet us your favourite festival and we found the results interesting. Perhaps rather unsurprisingly Glastonbury came first - you guys must have really missed it last year (atleast the Olympics made up for it somewhat) and it is the king of festivals. The next most popular festival was V Festival by quite a way which certainly reflects the more mainstream tastes of some of you. All of the bigger names made up the rest of the list and it's clear you all know how to really do our festivals justice.

If you are going to any of them this year then why not consider our Festival Feet - they are only the price of a pint at the main stage and your mother will approve of the protection they offer. If however you are really keen on winning stuff and missed out on our festival competition then we have some good news for you. We are running a competition every week on our social media sites; go directly to our competition page to see what you could win today!