It had to come to this. For his entry into this year’s Hackaday Prize, [Sean Hodgins] created a persistence of vision fidget spinner. This isn’t just any PoV fidget spinner — this is the ultimate in ...

In a matter of weeks, fidget spinners went from something almost nobody had ever heard of to the must-have toy of the season. The anxiety-reducing handheld spinners are so ubiquitous that dozens of ...

Fidget spinners have saturated middle schools and office cubicles at an astonishing rate since catching hold of Americans' addled attention spans earlier this year. In a development that now seems ...

If you’re feeling anxious or overwhelmed, using a fidget tool such as a fidget spinner or even just a stress ball, can help. While these tools have long been popular for people with ADHD, experts say ...

Terrible news. Mere weeks after obtaining my beloved fidget spinner, I have been told that not only are they "over," but they have been over for months. The first murmurs of the spinner's demise came ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a journalist covering consumer protection and fraud. Electric fidget spinners have joined hoverboards and other unregulated ...

What are fidget spinners? Fidget spinners started gaining popularity in March this year, and can be bought anywhere from pasar malams to department stores. Before fidget spinners, a device known as a ...

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The autistic Barbie joins Mattel's Fashionistas doll line. Other dolls in the line represent people with type 1 diabetes, ...

If you needed yet another reason to believe 2017 is the worst, look no further. Fidget spinner crime is a trend now. The three-pronged spinning gadgets designed to ...

We turned a fidget spinner into a functioning fishing reel just to see if it was possible. Against all expectations, it actually worked, landing real fish and proving how little gear you really need.

"We advise parents to keep these away from young children," the agency said. — -- Incidents involving a popular child's toy known as "fidget spinners" are being investigated by the Consumer ...