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Hot Wheels has become a go-to toy car brand for over 50 years, but this month its miniature rides are getting a digital makeover. The company announced Hot Wheels id last week, ushering in a physical ...

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I can't remember how I got it, but I can vividly recall my very first Hot Wheels. It was a red double-headed dragon on four chrome wheels. I remember how the contrast of smooth plastic and cold metal ...

Mattel is bringing a new digital aspect to the classic Hot Wheels toy. The company launched Hot Wheels id on Friday, which offers kids “a Mixed Play experience” through updated cars, a Smart Track and ...

Hot Wheels made me into the car enthusiast I am. As a kid, I'd line up all of my cars in parking lots, organized by color. I'd launch them down my house's hallway and record which traveled the ...

Mattel's Hot Wheels brand is getting a major digital upgrade with the launch of the Hot Wheels Smart Track Kit, Race Portal, and Hot Wheels id vehicles, all of which are available exclusively from ...

The Hot Wheels die-cast toy cars you grew up racing, collecting and crashing over jumps were great fun, but they just sat there. Now, 51 years after the first Hot Wheels debuted, Mattel is introducing ...

I can't say for sure – because nobody knows for sure – but I'm calling it right now: Hot Wheels ID just stole Christmas. Using a bit of the magic summoned by the Apple x Anki Overdrive remote control ...

For stats-obsessed kids, last year's release of Hot Wheels ID was a godsend. The NFC-based system let you scan your cars into the app to keep tabs on how fast and how far the cars in your collection ...

Hot Wheels has done a lot over the past few years to reinvent itself as a brand that's more than just little die-cast cars. We've seen remote control vehicles, augmented reality racing and even cars ...