as in gadgets
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer
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Recent Examples of widgets
The career mode now gets real-world sponsors; there are new, super-nerdy widgets for the HUD that detail the innerworkings of the powertrain and ECU; track art, foliage, and environmental lighting have seen a lift; and AI has been further balanced, just to name a few other touch-ups.
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026
Compal/iF Design View gallery - 6 images Compal’s award-winning AI Book concept adds a color E Ink display to the laptop’s palm rest area, turning otherwise unused space into a stylus-friendly workspace for notes, widgets, and AI prompts.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Those domains powered legitimate extension features like weather widgets and new tab pages.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The paper’s push into new products, including an opinion news aggregator launched this week, is trying to solve an audience problem with new widgets for which there’s little clear demand.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
From icons and widgets to menu bars and more, many UI elements can now be made transparent to offer more usable space on-screen.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
One neat element of the Instinct Crossover AMOLED in particular is the way the watch face widgets can move slightly to avoid being obscured by the watch hands.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The lock screen on the Mac remains a desolate place, relative to the same area in both iOS and iPadOS—this is still a no-notifications, no-widgets zone that exists only to keep your Mac locked.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Adam Ismail, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026
Compal/iF Design View gallery - 6 images Compal’s award-winning AI Book concept adds a color E Ink display to the laptop’s palm rest area, turning otherwise unused space into a stylus-friendly workspace for notes, widgets, and AI prompts.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Those domains powered legitimate extension features like weather widgets and new tab pages.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The paper’s push into new products, including an opinion news aggregator launched this week, is trying to solve an audience problem with new widgets for which there’s little clear demand.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
From icons and widgets to menu bars and more, many UI elements can now be made transparent to offer more usable space on-screen.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
One neat element of the Instinct Crossover AMOLED in particular is the way the watch face widgets can move slightly to avoid being obscured by the watch hands.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The lock screen on the Mac remains a desolate place, relative to the same area in both iOS and iPadOS—this is still a no-notifications, no-widgets zone that exists only to keep your Mac locked.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widgets
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Best Travel Tech Deals Buying new travel tech doesn’t have to be expensive—Amazon has amazing deals on gadgets that are guaranteed to make your next trip easier.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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Snap up these nifty gadgets ahead of Mother’s Day or to treat your kitchen to a proper upgrade.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Our editors are big fans of Dyson’s hair tools—and especially so for travel days.—
Charley Ward,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the company said, more than 8 million advertisers now use at least one of its generative AI creative tools, with particularly strong adoption among small and midsize advertisers.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Widgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widgets. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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