Sentences with phrase «as gimmicky»

Easy to brush off as gimmicky, the phone is clearly not that.

The S6 Edge Plus, while gorgeous, was just as gimmicky and uncomfortable to hold as its smaller sibling.

As gimmicky as this could be, the predictive motion capture capabilities work quite well.

Edge Sense has been seen as gimmicky, but HTC seems adamant on making it more ubiquitous on its new smartphones.

Some of Huawei's additions are certainly appreciated, but a lot of them can come across as gimmicky.

As gimmicky as the Pulse 3's light show sounds, you can really get into it.

When ZTE released the Axon M in late 2017, a smartphone with two identical displays and a hinge that folds shut like an inverse notebook, tech pundits dismissed it as gimmicky and uncompetitive.

While you could write the movement part off as gimmicky, it's important for a device that's designed to be easily understood and which is also, in the words of Skuler, meant to act as a «social companion.»

Sceptics saw his upside works as gimmicky rather than a concept with a philosophical basis.

As gimmicky as it sounds, the mechanic added a surprising amount of tactical differentiation in Section 8, and it does the same in Prejudice.

Instead of relying on the touch screen as a gimmicky, tap - tap, swipe - swipe cheap boxing sim, Vivid utilizes multiple control options, including control pad / face buttons, and left stick / right stick for the player to find the control scheme that fits them best.

Still, savvy game consumers see the inclusion of characters like Wreck - it Ralph and Danica Patrick as gimmicky additions meant to cash in on trends and artificially attempt to expand the audience.

We're a new market pioneer, An agile, risk - taking innovator Exploring and experimenting Even when a positive outcome Isn't 100 % iron - clad guaranteed (Such as those gimmicky apps And enhanced digital books.)

Mini can relate to that because in addition to being labelled as gimmicky in the past, it has also had to deal with its cars being labeled a «chick» car, a «gay» car, «too small», and «not a performance car».

The 2013 Viper interior makes a Corvette look like a rental car, reveals a Porsche to be an ergonomic nightmare, and shows up a Lamborghini as a gimmicky caricature.

And «Moonquake Lake» serves as a gimmicky movie - within - a-movie — with Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Rihanna.

It just plays as gimmicky and distracting.

I don't remember the first one being as gimmicky as this one felt.

In lesser hands, his new picture would've come across as a gimmicky, sentimental, conventional and superficial mess.

Worst of all, the film treats serious post-partum depression as a gimmicky afterthought and even tacks on a borderline inappropriate «gotcha!»

That could be played as a gimmicky mystery, with ambiguous clues dropped each week.

But the siblings» unsettling experiences play out as gimmicky switcheroo between polar personalities.

True, one of the scenes features a singing Kylie Minogue — always a plus — who plays a female counterpart to Monsieur Oscar, but the constant shifting of narrative focus begins to feel as gimmicky as it is intriguing.

Instead, there are some twists that reduce the terror in favor of character tension, which in a thriller would work fine, but in this film come off as gimmicky and distracting.

From the footage we've seen, such as the recent demo, it look as if many of the kinks which hindered the previous instalments, such as gimmicky combat controls seen in Skyward Sword, have been ironed out.

Mostly though, the camera comes across as a gimmicky addition with some very light gameplay elements and doesn't have a profound effect on the experience either way.

Its got an obvious prince influence too which comes off as gimmicky to me even if prince worked on it with her.

Its critics see it as gimmicky and dislike Michael Portillo and Diane Abbott as the regular panel, but the show highlights the enthusiasm for political programmes that aren't scheduled for 6 am on a Sunday morning.

Loaf - Pan Chicken is a dummy - proof alternative to beer - can chicken, although the technique is not as gimmicky.

The biggest recent overhaul to the MacBook Pro, a Touch Bar above the keyboard, was largely rejected as gimmicky.

Not exact matches

I remember thinking that it was kind of gimmicky at first, and didn't think it would take off as it has.

Sources say that the gimmicky photo - filter iPhone app is seeking a $ 20 million valuation as it puts together its Series A funding round.

Ordering via tweet may have felt a little gimmicky — and the process of setting up a Pizza Profile via the mobile web was not as seamless as it first sounded.

Below is a table comparing the two on some of the main features, noting the more fiscally responsible approach for each (shaded green) as well as the more gimmicky approach (shaded red):

But there's a fine line between standing out and coming across as brash or gimmicky.

As it stands right now, each bill has some components that are more fiscally responsible than its counterpart as well as other aspects that are more gimmickAs it stands right now, each bill has some components that are more fiscally responsible than its counterpart as well as other aspects that are more gimmickas well as other aspects that are more gimmickas other aspects that are more gimmicky.

Alex: Alright, as a beer enthusiast, I'm going to be staying away from gimmicky beers.

Philadelphia is about a tough as nails defense, not that gimmicky bullshit he tried to pull.

But sometimes I find his actions on the show gimmicky or directed at the wrong players, and when that happens, I don't hesitate to call him out on it (possibly risking my status as a former Jamie Oliver Food Rev Blog of the Month winner!)

As I watched them start producing gimmicky «flavor blasted» products we wandered away.

Another, called Uwingu, promotes gimmicky campaigns — such as selling unofficial naming rights to martian craters — in order to raise money for space research.

As a green beauty junkie, I admit that I get a little jealous of all the fun, innovative (gimmicky?)

Sure, it sounds gimmicky, but when put into practice properly, it will allow you to balance the costs and benefits of dieting to a much greater degree — reducing the negative side effects as much as possible, and improving the consistency and speed of your fat loss.

I like this one, but I agree with you on the «gimmicky» thing, I wouldn't wear this polish very often but I think it can be fun as an accent nail sometimes:)

The Inner Circle really prides itself firstly, on not being a gamified or gimmicky app which encourages respectful behaviour between users, and secondly, having some unique features such as the travel and spots features, and the wall on which users can post about up and coming Events, all things which better engage users, give them starting points of things to talk about on dates, as well as giving them a better experience in The Inner Circle's dating community.

Personally, I found Park's presence to be a bit gimmicky as she just serves as a connecting point to the audience as she learns about Arthur's past as everyone else does.

Tranposing Porter's all - white story to a middle - class black community in the Alabama of the 1950s (Celeste Holm is the only white costar) isn't nearly as self - conscious or gimmicky as it seems on paper.

Not as good as Conquest because of how gimmicky the traps from the dungeons felt like.

Amy purports itself to be survival horror, but the only surviving you'll be doing is trying to make sense of the muddled gameplay mess laid before you as you're «scared» by the same gimmicky frights, like bursting gas pipes and falling portraits, over and over again.

I'm going to buy the system, don't get me wrong — it's a neat step forward and nicely, surprisingly, never felt gimmicky — but it just feels like I'm doing it as an investment right now, covering my bases for when the Great Wii U Game — maybe Pikmin 3?