TechHive: 'So, that's why it's called Bluetooth!' and other surprising tech name origins

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'So, that's why it's called Bluetooth!' and other surprising tech name origins Nov 7th 2013, 11:00, by Evan Dashevsky The startup world is filled with all manner of intentionally misspelled nonwords and incomprehensible baby talk. It's enough makes one nostalgic for an earlier time when tech names actually meant something. The stories of how some of the world's biggest brands and technologies came up with their names open a window to a different era—a simpler time before Web squatters took all the normal names and corporations focus-grouped language to death. A better time. Here we present the hidden—and occasionally accidental—histories behind some of the biggest names in tech. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: technameorigins_primary-100067586-small.jpg

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