levitron

thumb|300px|A brief demonstration and small explanation about the Levitron levitating top device.

Levitron is a brand of levitating toys and gifts in science and educational markets marketed by Creative Gifts Inc. and Fascination Toys & Gifts. The Levitron top device is a design that served as a base for the manufacture of a series of commercial toys under this brand that employ the phenomenon known as spin-stabilized magnetic levitation. This design, with moving permanent magnets, is quite distinct from other versions which use changing electromagnetic fields, levitating various items such as a rotating world globe, model space shuttle or VW Beetle, and picture frame. 750,000 units of the top were sold from 1994 through 1999.