fidget spinner
Target insists lead-laced fidget spinners found in toy aisle aren't intended for kids
Target is hawking fidget spinners that contain dangerous amounts of lead, according to a consumer advocacy group. The three-pronged toys designed to relieve stress and improve focus quickly became one...
Fidget spinners are way cooler in space
Fidget spinners' 15 minutes may be up here on Earth but in space, their popularity has just begun. NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik recently shared a video of a fidget spinner...
Breitbart hawks Steve Bannon fidget spinners
Fired White House strategist Steve Bannon has a new revenue stream — from selling “Steve Bannon fidget spinners" for $7.95 a pop online. “Leftists need comfort at times like these....
Boy gets fidget spinner stuck on his finger for 16 hours
Fidget spinners beware. An 11-year-old Arizona boy was admitted to two different hospitals over the course of 16 hours after getting a three-pointed fidget spinner shaped like a ninja star...
World's 'first fidget spinner' was probably a weapon
Some believe this photo proves that our predecessors were pulling off finger tricks long before 2017’s most notorious gadget appeared on the scene. A museum exhibition appears to show an...
High-powered execs are spending thousands on fidget spinners
High-powered New Yorkers have long relied on five-star resorts, golfing and serious retail therapy to chill out. Now they have another way to de-stress: the executive fidget spinner. The humble...
Fidget spinners are actually exploding now
We all know that in this day and age, we really can’t have nice things. Hoverboards, Galaxy Note 7s, and BMWs are all going up in flames, and you can...
Man tried to lure kids to car with fidget spinners: cops
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Police in New Jersey are asking for help identifying a man who allegedly tried to lure children to his car using fidget spinners. Police in Old...
The ultimate fidget spinner is just three cars fused together
The fidget spinner craze has swept the nation – but now there’s a car version. Created by a group of Russian petrolheads, the three-car machine isn’t for kids. Using three...
Fidget spinners land on list of most dangerous toys for kids
BOSTON — The wildly popular fidget spinners that seem to be in the hands of the half the children in the U.S. are also potentially dangerous, a consumer watchdog group...
Some priests insist fidget spinners have a secret meaning
It turns out there’s a hidden meaning to fidget spinners — and it’s sure to surprise you. Fidget spinners are a hugely popular toy trend and they’re marketed as a...
Fidget spinner factories demand 'bags of cash' from suppliers
Want to sell fidget spinners? Bring “bags of cash.” As demand for the whirling contraptions continues to spiral, companies scrambling to keep them on shelves claim they’re being hit with...
Fidget spinners are the hottest new porn trend
Talk about head-spinning ecstasy. The fidget spinner craze has apparently reached the porn industry, with Pornhub reporting a major surge in interest for X-rated content involving the gadget, according to...
Adults can now get their own grown-up fidget spinner for $100
This will make your head spin. A Kickstarter project for an object billed as an upscale, adult version of the fidget spinner has raised $41,000 and counting. Atlanta-based accessories maker...
This $500 million trend is spinning the toy business out of control
You’ve seen them on the streets, on your commute and in your office: fidget spinners. The three-pronged pieces of plastic that are flicked for fun were originally designed as a...
Educators flipping out over fidget spinners are missing the real menace
What if I told you there was a safe, small, inexpensive toy that was quiet, used no batteries, was almost impossible to break, had no screen and seemed to interest...
Woman who invented fidget spinners isn't getting squat
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...
Sports teams hop on the 'fidget spinner' bandwagon
That didn’t take long. Just weeks after fidget spinners became the latest fad to sweep the $20 billion US toy industry, professional and amateur sports organizations are jumping on the...
The hottest new toy fad is a spinning piece of plastic
It’s the surprise hottest toy of the spring, and it isn’t a high-tech gadget. So-called fidget spinners, low-tech, low-price stress-relieving toys, are a huge fad sweeping the country, and stores...