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Sorry folks, but chances are you’ll have close to none ideas of what your kid will be playing with, in about ten years' time. Things evolve so fast today; technology is getting that smart that you ...
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 ...
A few years ago, robotics company Anki released its Anki Drive, a cutting-edge game that pit robot racing cars against one another, and with users controlling their vehicles through their smartphones.
Anki Supertrucks adds articulated big-rigs to Overdrive with new toys, battle modes and ways to play. Anki Overdrive has been updated a few times since its launch. Enhancements and two new game modes ...
Anki today announced a sequel to its innovative iOS-compatible Anki Drive slot car racing game. Called "Anki Overdrive" and set for launch in September, it will include brand new cars, a customizable ...
Anki is adding large semi-trucks to its Overdrive game. This is clearly an attempt to breathe new life into the platform. And it works. The Supertrucks as they’re called add a new type of game mode ...
Two years ago, Anki introduced itself to the world at the Apple WWDC keynote with robotic race cars that could maneuver around the track all on their own. The company has grown substantially since ...
Anki Overdrive might have been my favorite toy of 2015. The newfangled racing system, which lets you drive and battle real-world vehicles on slick, modular tracks using a smartphone or tablet, is ...
With the toys-to-life genre, the model has usually been one way. If you look at Skylanders orDisney Infinity, players have figurines and they put them on a reader of some sort and that instantly ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. Other products are on the horizon as well, like Pokemon Go that offers a ...
Anki is one of the biggest names in electronic toys right now, and for good reason; it's one of the few companies that has brought robotics to kids. This all started with its 2014 introduction of ...
Anki Overdrive: Fast & Furious Edition is currently one of the most popular toy sets in the United States, and Anki decided to celebrate that fact by discounting its latest offering by nearly $60. As ...