Forty years ago, Nerf introduced the "world's first official indoor ball." The company's come a long way since then. Its latest toy is the N-Strike Raider Rapid Fire CS-35, a pump-action automatic dart gun that packs a 35-dart rotating-drum magazine and two firing modes: automatic slam fire for multishots and the single-shot slide mode. Either way, neither human nor pet will be safe from the foam-dart-wielding menace.
Price: $30
Tech Buyer's Guide 2009
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