Microsoft Xbox 360 Messenger Kit

Typing "Dewd H3 2nite" over Xbox Live takes forever. The Messenger Kit snaps into your controller and makes texting simple. Clicky tactile keys, plenty of special characters, and auto-backlighting give adolescents on Xbox Live no excuse for sending misspelled insults. $30, xbox.com

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Microsoft Xbox 360 Messenger KitTyping "Dewd H3 2nite" over Xbox Live takes forever. The Messenger Kit snaps into your controller and makes texting simple. Clicky tactile keys, plenty of special characters, and auto-backlighting give adolescents on Xbox Live no excuse for sending misspelled insults.

$30, xbox.com