Fidget spinners—a gadget originally designed to calm children who have trouble focusing—have already made their way into PornHub searches. So it shouldn't be a surprise that the gadget of the year has ...

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 ...

The toy that skyrocketed in popularity over the past few months is suddenly facing a new and potentially dangerous problem. Jason Parker has been at CNET for nearly 15 years. He is the senior editor ...

If a single object could define the year 2017 thus far, it would probably be the fidget spinner. The mesmerizing toy has invaded society—taking over our social media feeds, appearing on the news, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

As fidget spinners make a career jump from anxiety reduction bauble to postmodern sex toy, one guy has us all beat. Back in January, no one even knew what a fidget spinner was. By March, they were ...

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 ...

Screwdrivers are simple devices with a simple purpose, and there is generally little fanfare involved with buying yourself a new set. We’ve never seen one marketed as an object of desire, but we have ...