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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 ...

Are fidget spinners spinning out of control? Some safety experts think so. Since my story about the potential dangers of fidget spinners in May, more news has emerged about their hazards. Today the ...

The toy craze that has swept the nation — cheaply manufactured fidget spinners of dubious metallic constitution — is probably on the way out, with the high-water mark of fidget obsession appearing to ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Are you ...

Well, it's happened. Someone made a fidget spinner bazooka. But that wasn't enough. After creating this fidget spinner launcher which, according to the video, causes the spinners to spin at 99,000 rpm ...