Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. But fidget spinners are a strange take on this trend: a play off the popularity of a physical toy that serves ...

Fidget spinners -- much like Rubik's Cubes, pet rocks and Tech Decks (aka fingerboards) -- are the newest way to distract yourself with something other than your phone. Since December, the finger toys ...

Forget real-life fidget spinners: An app that simulates a fidget spinner is now the top free app in the App Store. Called "Finger Spinner," the app is a gamified version of the super-popular toy. The ...

Your smartphone might be the most distracting device that you own. It’s constantly vying for your attention, and always there whenever you feel the urge to doomscroll. It’s easy to spend hours every ...

A former Manatee County educator of the year has decided to retire from the classroom and open her own toy store emphasizing education. It’s called Fidget Toys Plus and officially opens this Saturday ...

One of the many odd things about the year 2017 has been the rise of the fidget spinner. Despite being around since the 1990s, these low-priced stress-relief aids have inexplicably become the new ...

Isbister’s team developed a high-tech ‘smart’ fidget ball for use in the study of fidgeting in adults with ADHD. You’ll find them in nearly any department store or gas station: Fidget spinners, fidget ...