Sentences with phrase «other gimmicky»

In the past, websites tried to show off with flash animations, distracting text scrolls, and other gimmicky effects.

There is a lot more to properly feeding your dog than just buying a bag of commercial dog food that is labeled «healthy,» or «holistic,» or «wholesome,» or any other gimmicky term that may sound appealing at a first glance.

These are a whole lot more likely to get your career going than Tweeting 24/7, paying to boost Facebook posts, buying followers and reviews, spamming online author groups, or any of the other gimmicky things way too many authors are doing.

Cartoonist Ted Key (Hazel) came up with the gimmick concept for this field goal - kicking mule in between two other gimmicky comedies — 1971's Million Dollar Duck and 1978's The Cat From Outer Space.

Other gimmicky Betabrand doozies include:

I had a problem with conventional floss and didn't have any luck with other gimmicky flossers.

Not exact matches

I thought it might be one of those gimmicky tools I'd use once and toss in the drawer to never be used again but other reviews made me want to try it if only to not have to dig out another pit.

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 gimmicky.

Many are start - ups focused on virtual currencies, other issuances seem gimmicky.

The Everlasting Comfort (check price on Amazon) has an easy - to - use essential oil tray; however, this is no cheap gimmicky machine like some of the other diffusers on the market.

Most other things are gimmicky and attract publicity but attract few votes,» he says.

Xpress.com isn't gimmicky like other online dating sites.

A music - oriented director who made the much - criticized Alien 3, Fincher hit it big with Se7en and moved on to other complex / gimmicky thrillers like The Game and Fight Club.

It's telling, too, that the scene is no more nor less gimmicky than any other scene in the picture, and even more telling that the only memorable visual in a piece filthy with visuals sees failed reality - show model Jasmine Lennard desecrating a lollipop.

This game on the other hand - looks generic, bland, uninspired, boring, gimmicky, easy, and watered down.

I am not an unreflective advocate of technology — I am in favour of schools setting behaviour policies around uses of mobile devices and, while I believe there are some great learning tools, others are gimmicky or have no impact either on learning or workload.

These Dutch - engineered and built tandem two - seaters might be kind of gimmicky, but Clarkson and a few other notable European journalists gave very enthusiastic reviews, and though these have since ceased production, they're now being used as the basis for a car / bike / gyrocopter called the PAL - V.

Our testers were split as to whether it was helpful or gimmicky, as some found it effective in certain conditions, while others preferred making their own choices concerning the throttle.

Other features include the gimmicky tailgate opening, electronic parking brake and ORVMs with heating function.

Frankly, some of it is gimmicky while other bits are fairly spot on for the evolving new car buyer.

There are few other comic apps available that have mainstream options, most are gimmicky like Madefire.

Other software elements in the retail giant's debut smartphone are gimmicky at best.

Buggy software; Slower 4G speeds than other T - Mobile devices; 3D feels gimmicky; Can't video chat over 4G

Some allow for clear practical application in the classroom, whilst others can be gimmicky.

In other words, in the future as now, your best shot at investing success lies not in guesswork and intuition — or chasing after trendy or gimmicky investments — but in setting a reasonable strategy you'll feel comfortable following in good times and bad.

While the idea of the themes or motifs may feel a bit gimmicky at first, like it did for me, there are ways that you can use a motif to buy stocks to create a nice dividend portfolio or other bundle of stocks, and save yourself a bundle on expense ratios you may have traditionally had with ETFs.

Although it only contains one kind of meat protein (in this case salmon protein), it contains multiple kinds of carbs and many other ingredients, including some gimmicky ingredients and some ingredients that might be hard for any dog to digest, especially a dog with a food sensitivity.

I personally find the statement, «puppies come with tails docked, dewclaws removed» to be gimmicky (especially in a short litter announcement that doesn't include much other language), so I don't bother including this information on my website.

Some of them will work better than others and some will be just downright gimmicky.

Some of these features are gimmicky and lose their appeal quickly, while others are solid additions that are well worth including:

Unlike the Wii U's GamePad — an underutilized and poorly constructed gimmick we rarely enjoyed — the Nintendo Switch has proven to be everything other than a poorly constructed or gimmicky hardware.

Concentration Mode is hardly an original or innovative game mechanic, a theme which runs through Gunslinger, but it slots nicely into the action and is a blast to use, unlike in many other titles where such things feel gimmicky.

The gameplay is rarely ever anything special, thanks to overly gimmicky motion controls or other such things.

Other games in the series tend to have more gimmicky goals, mainly having to restore towns or make two villages befriend each other, have more complicated crop growing mechanics, Other games in the series tend to have more gimmicky goals, mainly having to restore towns or make two villages befriend each other, have more complicated crop growing mechanics, other, have more complicated crop growing mechanics, etc..

The lack of other mechanics only adds to the old school feel of the game, and it easily captures the audience, which dislikes all the gimmicky stuff of modern slots.

As they tell the main story, they increasingly retreat into tedious instances of someone getting kidnapped, Batman having to outwit 10 armed guards in a stealth sequence, and then the Batmobile having to blow up 20 tanks to secure something or other, and then some closed off instance of some gimmicky frippery usually accompanied by a gratuitous difficulty spike.

The greater significance is a resistance to gimmicky features with the gamepad, which is herein put to use strengthening the appeal of the original release, either by adding to the chaos, or giving players a fresh means of aiding each other.

On the other hand, knowing Nintendo, they'll probably toss it out for something equally experimental and gimmicky.

One feature it does have that the others don't is gimmicky lights on the front.

After the fundamental appeal of the WiiU is made clear, then they can talk about asymmetric gameplay and all of these other, arguably gimmicky, uses for the GamePad.

Well, while some might call her work trite and gimmicky, others rate her as an art star.

This piece stayed with me not only for Young's unique method (lets face it, gimmicky or not it's tough to do something completely original in the art world) but for the depth of its comparison to Pollock and how it (even if the relevance of the other works were in question) was rooted cleverly and sincerely in Abstract Expressionism.

Like OnePlus, Motorola and others, Huawei embraces gimmicky gestures and shortcuts.

Others are gimmicky.

Two other smartphone photography tricks Google has added are more gimmicky than useful.

Other shooting options include Timeshift Burst, Sweep Panorama and various gimmicky AR modes.

Other touches like water resistance are handy but not really unique (the iPhone and Note 8 have them too, for instance) and the squeeze - to - launch - Google Assistant touch and naming the tune that is playing in the room (without launching a new app) seem a little gimmicky and not exactly revolutionary.

While many of the very specific «gimmicky» features like Smart Scroll are of limited use, others actually add something to the user experience.

Edge Sense is HTC's gimmicky feature through which one can open apps, zoom into maps or assign other tasks by squeezing the sides of the phone.

Now remember an interesting technological feature alone can be gimmicky and uninspiring, but when coupled with the right mix of software and other innovative technology a device goes from also - ran to amazing.