Company launches Bluetooth fidget spinner for gaming to keep the trend alive

A company called Fidgetly, which describes itself as the "premiere fidget spinner company," is launching a Bluetooth-connected fidget spinner specifically designed for its new smartphone game. It's describing the product, called the FidgetlyCTRL, as the first-ever gaming fidget spinner. The idea is that you pair it with your phone, and Fidgetly's app will track users' "spinner stats," let them compete against friends, teach them tricks, and allow them to play games with the spinner used as a 360-degree motion controller.

The company's CEO says in an email to The Verge that all these controls are enabled through the spinner's gyroscope and accelerometer. So in a game where you might tap your phone's screen to launch an attack, you could...

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