The story behind this app is more interesting than what it actually produces. Meta assembled an entire team to build an app that lets people generate mini-games from text prompts, calling it Pocket and naming the outputs "gizmos." The catch is that this is essentially a copy of an app literally called Gizmo — because Meta reportedly poached nearly the entire Gizmo team, taking the "gizmos" naming convention right along with them. According to Engadget, this hiring spree led directly to the original Gizmo app shutting down.
Pocket previously ran a small-scale test in Brazil and has now officially launched in the US as a free download. Users type in a prompt and the app generates a "gizmo" — it sounds like a game, but official marketing describes it more broadly, more like a simple interactive canvas you can doodle on than strictly a game. These creations can tap into a phone's built-in sensors to support touch and tilt controls, and can also incorporate photos and songs.
