Gadget a peripheral device performing a limited number of (specialized), characterized by small size, connectable to a standardized interface to more complex devices: PCs , PDAs or smart phones and unable to work offline. In the general case - a device, the device that extends the functionality of the device.
The appearance and functional capacity of gadgets in the works described cyberpunk as plug sockets interface neurocomputer .
An example of real-world gadgets can serve as external GPS on Smartphones and PDAs c USB and MMC (with appropriate software). Homemade, connected to the communications, computing and other equipment, gadgets are, by definition. The gadget can be synonymous with the lotion , that is, the device Distortion may be cited for an electric gadget.
In software, gadget (also uses the term widget , the terminology of this class of programs is blurred) - a small application that provides additional information such as weather forecast or the exchange rate. Typical examples of gadgets like mini-applications are Google Gadgets (there are options for the side of the Google Desktop and personalized homepage iGoogle ), gadgets for the sidebar of the operating system Windows Vista and similar gadgets Windows 7 , gadgets and SideShow on compatible devices.
