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Each Hot Wheels id vehicle embedded with an NFC chip has a unique digital identity that can be recorded on the owner’s tablet or smart phone via a new app, like digitally registering your little ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mattel is introducing Hot Wheels id, which lets kids race their NFC-enabled Hot Wheels on its Smart Track, and scan their collections into a free iOS app. In the app, which acts as a virtual garage, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...