I was a Hot Wheels kid, but secretly, I pined for slot cars. Buzzing with current and fast as hell, slot car sets made by companies like Tyco and Aurora made my manually powered die-cast trinkets look ...

Anki’s latest connected car-racing experience is lots of fun right out of the box, but the expansion kits disappoint. If the name isn’t a dead giveaway, Anki Overdrive takes the previous experience to ...

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For years, kids played with electric slot cars that simply went one direction when the trigger was pulled. Tracks had to be pieced together very specifically and did only one thing: go forward. These ...

At first glance, Anki Overdrive looks like a relatively simple toy set. Taking the small cars and plastic track pieces out of the box, and creating your first course takes just minutes. The experience ...

When the toys-to-life genre was established, the formula worked just one way. The action figure would be inanimate and when placed on a reader, it would spring to life. The toy would be a bridge to ...

The folks behind the Anki remote control car group have released a new set of vehicles for all of our racing and smashing needs: Supertrucks. These miniature beasts play in to the Anki system of ...

The Fast and Furious has been a staple of the Summer box office for nearly two decades now, and there’s a good reason for it. Car races and chases are always great to watch, especially when they’re ...

Anki has announced that Anki Overdrive, its new racing game, will begin shipping on September 20 in the US, Canada, UK, and Germany. Like its predecessor, Anki Drive, this is a racing game with a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. With Anki Overdrive rolling out to Europe today, having launched in the ...

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