Gizmo

A gizmo is a gadget, especially one whose real name is unknown or forgotten.

Gizmo or Gismo may refer to:

Technology

• The Gizmo or "Gizmotron", an effect unit for the electric guitar
• Gizmo key, found on certain flutes
• Gizmo, an OpenGL compiler used in Wavemetrics IGOR Pro software
• Gizmo, a bounding box used for manipulating objects in 3D modeling computer programs
• Gizmos, the name of interactive online simulations for math and science education from ExploreLearning
• Gizmo, a 1996-2001 digital game distribution platform by Mplayer.com

Entertainment

• The Gizmos, a 1970s proto-punk band from Indiana
• Gizmo, an Italian band formed in 2005 by Stewart Copeland
• Gizmo!, a 1977 documentary film directed by Howard Smith
• Gizmo, a 1999 play by Sir Alan Ayckbourn
• The Gizmo, a four-book series written by Australian author Paul Jennings
• Gizmo (DC Comics), a member of the H.I.V.E. Five in the Teen Titans animated series
• Gizmo (Mirage Studios), a 1986 comic book series
• Gizmo Duck, a character in the DuckTales series
• Gizmo, a main character in the films Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch
• Don Gizmo, a character in the Fallout computer game
• Gizmo, a character in the comic strip Beetle Bailey
• Gizmo, the former name of independent publisher New Atlas

Other uses

• Gizmo Williams (born 1962), former Canadian Football League player
• Goodyear GA-400R Gizmo, a one-man helicopter introduced in 1954

See also

• Gizmo5, a peer-to-peer internet telephony and instant messaging software application
• Gizmodo, a technology website
• Gizmondo, a handheld gaming console