A gear is a toothed wheel designed to transmit torque to another gear or toothed component. Gear or gears may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters Richie Foley, aka Gear, from Static Shock Gears, a character from the G.I. Joe franchise Gears, a character from the Transformers franchise Other uses in arts, entertainment and media Gears, a 1975 album by Johnny Hammond Gear, a comic book limited series by Image Comics Gear, an American men's magazine GEAR, a Japanese long-run theatre show Gear (The Village Voice), a 1969 character sketch Science and technology Gears (software), formerly Google Gears, utility software by Google Landing gear, the undercarriage of an aircraft Samsung Gear, a line of wearable computing devices Other uses Gear (name), including a list of people with the name Gender Equality Architecture Reform, an international NGO campaign Geared, maritime transport vessels equipped with cranes USS Gear (ARS-34), a 1942 U.S. Navy ship See also Gearing (disambiguation) Geer (disambiguation) Top Gear (disambiguation) Geare, a surname Computer configuration Equipment Narcotic