gizmo

Or one of those fidget gizmo things that stores sell in the checkout line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Nevertheless, Bonnie’s doting parents hope that Lilypad will help Bonnie make friends, oblivious to how the gizmo — and soon, their daughter — vibrates with anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

De Jaen crouches to fiddle with alligator clips and bits of wire, as well as six 100-watt light bulbs and a purple gizmo that looks like an electric waffle iron designed for children.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

That gizmo, Professor Gingerich said, worked well enough that “I could easily see the rings of Saturn, and so it was probably slightly better than Galileo’s telescope.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

It's a gizmo that looks like a jackknife, but really it's a whole bunch of little screwdrivers and wrenches and even a little magnifying glass.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick

Companies are marketing cameras that try to identify people carrying weapons and drones that autonomously monitor border threats, among many other gizmos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

In other cases, the industrious gizmos recline in circulating baths of fluid, which ferries away the heat they generate, enabling them to function at very high speeds, known as "overclocking".

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

Google instead wants to blitz you with buggy new gizmos whose basic functionalities lack everything that made Google an empire, a verb, a dependable custodian of the information superhighway.

From Slate ● May 16, 2024

These futuristic gizmos materialize for a chosen few, packed in white boxes with the recipient’s name embossed and an invitation to “play.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

“What kind of new gadgets and gizmos do you guys think Mr. Lemoncello has added to his library?” asked Mrs. Yunghans.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein