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 ...

Since the fidget spinner is certainly not the latest fad, somebody here might wonder what else it could be used for. Well, let me spill the beans! A while back, I chanced upon a cheap fidget spinner ...

Say hello to fidget spinners, the newest toy sensation. Fidget spinners are small plastic toys that provide a quick, soothing rotation. The gadgets were originally designed to help kids with attention ...

Catherine Hettinger knew her invention — the fidget spinner — was working as she sat alone before a meeting with the vice president of Hasbro, one of the largest toy manufacturers in the world. “That ...

Fidget spinners were the hottest new craze at one point, but their 15 minutes of fame has well and truly passed. They’re great for fidgeting, and not a whole lot else. One of the main objectives ...

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Fidget spinners, those fiddly little toys with a disc at the center, have become an unstoppable craze. Kids can't stop spinning them at home or in class, and even many adults admit to being obsessed.

As any parent will know all too well, fads among kids come and go extremely quickly. Every holiday season seems to bring a “must have” toy that is in short supply and every now and again one comes ...

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 ...