iTV's name?

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in iPod + iTunes + AppleTV edited January 2014
If you think a different name is more appropriate, then give it in the comments, and vote no. If you like the name vote yes. If there's one thing I feel I'm good at, I think it's coming up with names for things. Good, relative, suitable names.
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  • Reply 1 of 46
    Melvin.
  • Reply 2 of 46
    Sorry, don't like it.
  • Reply 3 of 46
    dfilerdfiler Posts: 3,420member
    Calling it iTV would be trademark infringement.



    Elgato makes a product for the same market called Eye TV. Apple can't name their product such that it's name is a homonym of a competing product.
  • Reply 4 of 46
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  • Reply 5 of 46
    ajpriceajprice Posts: 320member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by dfiler View Post


    Calling it iTV would be trademark infringement.



    Elgato makes a product for the same market called Eye TV. Apple can't name their product such that it's name is a homonym of a competing product.



    ITV is also a TV channel in the UK. www.itv.com



    I like Teleport though.
  • Reply 6 of 46
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ajprice View Post


    ITV is also a TV channel in the UK. www.itv.com



    I like Teleport though.



    Thank you, so vote yes then.
  • Reply 7 of 46
    tednditedndi Posts: 1,921member
    Asteroid
  • Reply 8 of 46
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TednDi View Post


    Asteroid



    Sounds like a games console from the 80's
  • Reply 9 of 46
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ireland View Post


    Sounds like a games console from the 80's



    Heh, heh... he said... "ass-teroid". Heh, heh. Yeah! Heh.
  • Reply 10 of 46
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SpamSandwich View Post


    Heh, heh... he said... "ass-teroid". Heh, heh. Yeah! Heh.



    Or... Ass-destroyed!!!
  • Reply 11 of 46
    ~ufo~~ufo~ Posts: 245member
    teleport was the best one I came up with myself, before I saw that other on here had done so too.



    I'm sure someone at apple suggested it too, so we'll see...
  • Reply 12 of 46
    rolorolo Posts: 686member
    How 'bout iTater. VeggoMatic? Maybe iSpud? Does anyone remember the original icon for QuickTime when it was in beta? It was a little brown spud sitting on a green couch. Yup, a couch potato.



    Maybe something as simple as the  Media Center or Hub. iHub. i. iGiveUp.
  • Reply 13 of 46
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ~ufo~ View Post


    teleport was the best one I came up with myself, before I saw that other on here had done so too.



    I'm sure someone at apple suggested it too, so we'll see...



    Actually a few people came up with on their own without telling anyone, and I think that happened because it's logical. There's simply no other explanation. And no we didn't copy each other it happened just like you said.
  • Reply 14 of 46
    gordygordy Posts: 1,004member
    That name has been used before in the Mac arena. Who know's where Global Village is these days, but their Mac modem was named Teleport.



    I'm sticking with Showtime. I mean, they've already put it out there.
  • Reply 15 of 46
    SpamSandwichSpamSandwich Posts: 33,407member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by gordy View Post


    That name has been used before in the Mac arena. Who know's where Global Village is these days, but their Mac modem was named Teleport.



    I'm sticking with Showtime. I mean, they've already put it out there.



    "Just (dramatic pause) SET IT, AND FORGET IT!"
  • Reply 16 of 46
    jvbjvb Posts: 210member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SpamSandwich View Post


    "Just (dramatic pause) SET IT, AND FORGET IT!"



    Any name Apple chooses will become extremely popular.
  • Reply 17 of 46
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jvb View Post


    Any name Apple chooses will become extremely popular.



    Well, I'm not so sure that's a good strategy.
  • Reply 18 of 46
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by gordy View Post


    That name has been used before in the Mac arena. Who know's where Global Village is these days, but their Mac modem was named Teleport.



    I'm sticking with Showtime. I mean, they've already put it out there.



    I never knew they had a modem called Teleport, Showtime was my second choice too.
  • Reply 19 of 46
    jupiteronejupiterone Posts: 1,564member
    Every time I hear Showtime, I think of Roy Scheider: "It's Showtime folks!"
  • Reply 20 of 46
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ireland View Post


    Well, I'm not so sure that's a good strategy.



    why?



    70 plus percent think teleport isnt a good idea so clearly from that one might judge that you havent got it right.
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