Gizmo is a placeholder name for any small technological item. Other similar names are gadget, widget, thingamajig, blobject, etc.. Gizmo may refer specifically to: In technology: · The Gizmo or "Gizmotron", an effect unit for the electric guitar · Gizmo key, found on certain flutes · Gizmo Project, a peer-to-peer Internet telephony and instant messaging software application · Gizmondo, a handheld gaming console · Gizmo, an OpenGL compiler used in Wavemetrics IGOR Pro software · Gizmo, a bounding box used for manipulating objects in 3D modeling computer programs · Gizmo, nickname of VoIP phone adapters that were used by SunRocket. In entertainment: · The Gizmos, a 1970s proto-punk band from Indiana · Gizmo Williams, a former kick returner in Canadian Football