SAN ANTONIO – Tiny but powerful rare-earth magnets sold as desk toys were banned several years ago. But now, some are back on the market, resulting in children being treated in the emergency room.

If Ed Scruggs, of Austin, Texas, hadn’t seen it for himself, he might never have believed it. But there it was on his 11-year-old daughter’s X-ray: a string of tiny, super-strong spherical magnets in ...

The High-Powered Magnet desk toy may look cool, but it can be dangerous. If a child swallows two or more magnets, they can link up in the intestines and clamp to body tissue, according to Reiss ...

In the world of fidget-friendly desk toys, Speks reigns supreme. Currently sitting on my desk is a set of Original magnetic balls and Blocks and I pretty consistently play with both sets. If you’re ...

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has filed a lawsuit against the maker of Buckyballs to halt the sales of the popular magnetic desk toys citing serious safety hazards. The commission ...

Details: Nanospheres Magnetic Desk Toys made by Kringle Toys and Gifts. The products were sold for use as an adult novelty item or desk toy with appropriate hazard warnings and stating the intended ...

Robert Spillner has returned once again to Kickstarter to launch a second project in the form of the second generation Cosmic Eye kinetic desk toy. The new design features a disk-shaped case that ...

Magnetic levitation is a beautiful thing to watch. Seeing small objects wobble about while seemingly hovering in thin air never gets old. If you want something suitably distracting in this vein for ...

If there ever was a time that I was fidgety, it’s now. I mean, it’s easy to feel confined, boxed in, stressed out, and like you need a break. Thankfully, one of the Scouted staff’s favorite ...

Toy maker has been under continued pressure from the federal government. Oct. 31, 2012— -- Maxfield & Oberton, the maker of Buckyballs and Buckycubes, popular office toys made up of small ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has filed a lawsuit against the maker of Buckyballs to halt the sales of the popular magnetic desk toys citing serious safety hazards. The commission ...