Despite designs that often make them look like they’re part of the US military’s advanced arsenal, Nerf’s dart-blasters are just toys, and as a result their performance often disappoints compared to ...

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Today Nerf unveiled their N Series line of kid-friendly blasters, which is fueled by next-gen N1 darts that improve accuracy, distance, speed and safety. That performance upgrade will be fully on ...

For boy and girls, a toy blaster can be the ultimate gift for fun and games. Even us adults can have nostalgia-tinged fun with one. It’s a unique kind of excitement, running around firing darts, ...

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But before we get to the science, it's worth noting that the various blasters can supposedly shoot straighter and faster than their Nerf-branded brethern. The validity of that claim seems questionable ...

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The new $40 Nerf Infinite blaster, announced Thursday as part of Nerf's new N series of products, highlights two milestones for Hasbro's dart-firing toy brand. The highlight feature for the blaster ...

Jake is on a mission to create the ultimate high-powered dart blaster after his roommate, Purple Dude, goes missing! Frustrated with a weak blow dart, Jake decides to invent something with serious ...