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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

The twirling, hand-held toys at times exasperated teachers and distracted students. But by the time school started this fall, interest had dissipated. "It seems to already be a bit of a passing fad," ...