Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Gimmicks
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Earlier implementations were one-off gimmicks or neat little distractions but the technology arguably caught on (though not in a terribly big way) with Sony's Eye Toy, which had it as one of the device's capabilities.
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