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A ''chatter ring'' (also known as ''gyro ring'', ''jitter ring'') is a New Zealand toy ring of thick metal wire with several beads. The toy is used by swiping the beads to get them spinning, while keeping the ring turning.〔(Chatter rings: The fad that needs to die )〕 Around fifty thousand rings were purchased in New Zealand at department stores, street markets and dairies in 1996,〔(Jitter Ring Vs. chatter ring – what is the difference? )〕 and was a popular Christmas gift for children that year.〔(Children talk chatter rings ) 〕 During this time, there were several mentions of chatter rings on both radio and television.〔(Putting a Face to a Name: The Jitter Ring on Facebook )〕 == 2011 revival == The toys were originally popular in the 1990s, and had a revival in 2011 when Apple Activities Educational Toys hosted the ''Hawke's Bay Chatter Ring Reunion'' in Hastings.〔(Chatter Rings return to Hawke's Bay )〕 Prizes were awarded in a lucky dip as well as for winners of a number of categories such as best performance, oldest verifiable ring, youngest player and oldest player.〔(Hawkes Bay Chatter Ring Reunion 2011 )〕 Toshiaki Sasaki, recognized as the world’s number one chatter ring player visited New Zealand for a twelve-day tour to support and promote the re-release of the rings.〔(World No. 1 chatter ring player visiting New Zealand May 5~17 )〕 The chatter ring has been played with by Mayor of Invercargill Tim Shadbolt.〔(Southern film-makers shoot to success in 48-hour production )〕 A new generation of chatter rings was launched by Murray Potts who described the unveiling of his newly developed and produced jitter rings as a case of "what goes around comes around". Potts had previously made them commercially, working out of Japan. He later worked with a toy maker in Taiwan to produce the new jitter rings and along with Hawaii, both New Zealand and Taiwan became the first locations to experience the toy.〔(Toy with familiar ring gets jittery makeover )〕 Chatter ring performances were included on an episode of New Zealand children's television series ''What Now'' 〔(What Now - Kyle Chen's Jitter Ring tricks )〕 and at department store Farmers.〔(Jitter Ring Demonstration )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chatter ring」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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