At this year’s Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, toy company Mattel Inc. unveiled a unique and creative way to use a video camera. They put a miniature camera into a Hot Wheels car that captures up to 60fps of video, so that you, or anyone else can see what it’s like to drive a car at 1:64 the scale. In other words, you will have the point-of-view of a Hot Wheels driver without using a shrink-ray. You can watch the video from the car on either a TV or PC thanks to a USB cable, and if you have neither, the car also has an LCD screen on the bottom that you can watch from. The car also has on-board memory but can only hold about 12 minutes of video. The Video Racer will be available this fall for around $59.99. This brings me back to when I was a kid and wanted to be able to drive my basket full of awesome vehicles. Then again, my Hot Wheels always ended up crashing from the seemingly impossible 2 story jumps off of the second floor of my parent’s house. Check out the video for Mattel’s demonstration. For more information visit: http://www.mattel.com/
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