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Osmo has made its name creating augmented reality iPad games for children, and today the Silicon Valley company is launching the result of its collaboration with Mattel: the Hot Wheels MindRacers AR ...

The NFC-enabled Hot Wheels id line will include 51 cars by the end of 2019, each costing $6.99. They connect to an app you can use to level up your racers, view your digital garage, and race on an app ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Hot Wheels is ready to zoom into the new century. So what if it's 19 years after the dawn of the millennium? Mattel is finally ready to give America's best-selling toy a detail ...

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There’s always been something magical about Hot Wheels toy cars. Introduced in 1968, they were among the first children’s toys that looked just like the real thing, but were meant to be played with.