Giveaway: Win a $100 Mega Bloks Hot Wheels Prize Package!
GeekMom Rachel takes a peek at the Hot Wheels Super Race Set 8-in-1 and has one (and a bunch of other goodies) to give to one of our readers.
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GeekMom 2013 Holiday Gift Guide: Video Games, Videos, Music, and–Oh My!
Are you looking for something to give the screen-time loving geek on your list?
Continue ReadingWhen I'm 64 – A Pocket Sized World
Mattel’s world in 1:64 scale.
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Kids and Hot Wheels Set World Record with Race on a Mile Long Track
A world record was set in Indianapolis this weekend when four kids raced on a mile-long Hot Wheels track. Be honest; you’d love to have even 1/64 of this track.
Continue ReadingPlay iPad Games in Actual 3D With Mattel’s Apptivity Toys
If you’ve been playing apps on your iPad for a while and want a more tactile experience, Mattel’s Apptivity toys might be just what you’re looking for. Each Apptivity toy is a character from a game or franchise you already know, from Angry Birds and Cut the Rope to Monster High and Hot Wheels. You then download the Apptivity app for new game functionality.
Continue ReadingHot Wheels On the iPad
Apps can turn the iPad into many different things but a racing track wasn’t one that I expected. With the free Mattel Hot Wheels app and the purchase of Hot Wheels Apptivity Cars ($19.95), that’s exactly what happens.
Continue ReadingHot Wheels’ Mars Science Laboratory Coming Your Way Soon
In honor of this weekend’s Mars Curiosity Rover landing, Hot Wheels will be offering a 1:64 scale miniature of the mobile science laboratory. The die-cast replica won’t be hitting stores until September, but will be available for the low, low …
Continue ReadingRC Hot Wheels Gymkhana!
You may not be familiar with gymkhana in motorsport, but you’ve likely seen it. On commercials or on the Web, the drifting, weaving, horsepower madness is impressive. What the drivers are capable of making their cars do seemingly defies logic …
Continue ReadingHot Wheels Marble Run
I’ve always liked making toys multifunctional. In fact my kids often seem to have more fun making up their own uses for them than they do playing with them in the “official” manner. Take the Skylanders figures for example: they …
Continue ReadingAnd the 2011 Toy Hall of Fame Inductees Are…
Back in September I speculated on the finalists for this year’s induction into the Toy Hall of Fame, which included Geek favorites Dungeons & Dragons, Rubik’s Cube, Star Wars action figures, Transformers, and Simon. And the winners are dollhouses, Hot Wheels, and good old fashioned blankets. You know what? I can’t really argue with any […]
Continue ReadingClassic Hot Wheels Get Bigger and Motorized
I have a seven year-old son — so you know we have Hot Wheels. In fact, he has all of mine from when I was a kid. Back then, we did not “collect” them; we played with them, and mine …
Continue ReadingTime to Play: What Tech Can Do For Toys
Every year around this time, Time to Play Magazine starts thinking about the hot holiday toys and invites bloggers to see their recommendations. I love having this chance to get hands-on with new toys, and toys that have come a long way since Toy Fair back in February. One of the most exciting thing to […]
Continue ReadingGeek-Pleasing Finalists for the Toy Hall of Fame
The Toy Hall of Fame put out the call to nominate toys for the 2011 batch of inductees, and apparently that call was answered by geeks. Just look at the amazing list of finalists. Dollhouse – Well deserved, I’d say. …
Continue ReadingGeek-Pleasing Finalists for the Toy Hall of Fame
The Toy Hall of Fame put out the call to nominate toys for the 2011 batch of inductees, and apparently that call was answered by geeks. Just look at the amazing list of finalists. Dollhouse – Well deserved, I’d say. And while I might once have wanted Barbie’s Dreamhouse with the functional elevator, now all […]
Continue ReadingNitro Speeders from Hot Wheels are Blisteringly Fast
Hot Wheels has a new remote control car line called RC Nitro Speeders and it is so fast and fun that after first playing with it, my son and I grinned like fools for the next five minutes. The bite-size …
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