Han Solo's blaster prop gun has made history. During an auction held by the Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) in 2022, the blaster Harrison Ford used when portraying Han Solo in the first "Star Wars" ...

I am almost certain (almost) that nowhere in the Star Wars movies (even in Episode I) does a character refer to these as "lasers." Really, there isn't much to talk about here that hasn't been ...

Nerf Blasters are great fun to play with, but you really shouldn’t eat the foam darts. Conversely, Pez dispensers are fussy and kind of boring, but the candy is a tasty treat. [Soloprototype] has ...

Rock Island Auctions in Illinois specializes in selling unique and historic firearms, things like two pistols belonging to Ulysses S. Grant, that gun that killed Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Toy giant Hasbro HAS is in a blaster battle with a scrappy ...

Among the go-to items in many households for a variety of tasks is WD-40, which was derived in 1953 by a small chemical company on their 40 th attempt to perfect a water displacement formula. By 1993, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years ...