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Friday, July 18th, 2008
The Name Game

Here's a fun Friday activity. Somehow I get put in charge of thinking of (or helping to choose) names for new products.

Today, I need to try to think of a name for a new daughter card that will be an off-the-shelf expansion board to our Fingertip line of products. (My company makes embedded systems or single board computers - the guts of handheld devices that actually make the suckers run.)

I suggested the name Dex (as in like dexterous), but it got poo-pooed. I work with all engineers who are too busy to brainstorm or even type in an idea an email if it pops in their heads *sigh*. Do they frustrate me ... nooooo, not all all.

Anyway, so if anyone out there as any ideas (NO IDEA IS A DUMB IDEA), please jot them down below!!

Let me know if you have any questions ... thanks!

(I will let you know what name we end up with.)

Tags: question, work

15 Comments

1) nimble

Emmy Ann Friday, July 18, 2008

2) Sly

soundchick Friday, July 18, 2008

3) Hayley

LimeyGeorge Friday, July 18, 2008

4) I suggested Charlie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM (back to the finger reference), but no body wanted it.

I still like Charlie.

Maybe Bravo.

How about Alpha?

Hayley Friday, July 18, 2008

5) I don't even understand the product you're brainstorming for...I'm a bit technology illiterate, so I wouldn't try explaining it...but what about Mano or something like that? It means "hand" in Spanish.

Mrs. Shoo Friday, July 18, 2008

6) I like Emmy's suggestion: nimble

Dave Heinzel Friday, July 18, 2008

7) Thanks Dave!

Emmy Ann Friday, July 18, 2008

8) fingernail

Betsy Friday, July 18, 2008

9) I like nimble, I'll have to run that by them. Need a few options though, they're not very keen on just one. Nimble is on the list. Thank you, Emmy Ann.

I can haz more suggestions? :)

Hayley Friday, July 18, 2008

10) "Debos"- spanish for fingers or maybe "Debas" (not really a spanish work, but changing the 'o' to 'a' indicates the female version)

finex- finger (board) extension
finexa- girly finger board extension?

I have no idea what you're talking about tho, what is a daughter card?

Lionheart Friday, July 18, 2008

11) Basically a daughter card can hook to you mainboard or motherboard (so the simple computer (board) in a small device) to give you more peripherals and options (extending uses, etc. for main board)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughter_board

Hayley Friday, July 18, 2008

12) I like "Finex," but I think my brain just got overloaded with techtalk.

Mrs. Shoo Friday, July 18, 2008

13) Along the 'finger' path...
Poke, Pointer, Bird, Dedo, Stevie (after the Stevie Wonder song 'Fingertips')

Along the 'daughter' path...
Fille, Figlia, Hija, Pearl (after the Pearl Jam song, Daughter)

Russ Friday, July 18, 2008

14) Mrs. Shoo, I totally feel you, I took this job knowing NOTHING about technology and computers ... except that if I press the button, it turns on. haha.

Russ, Thanks!!

Hayley Friday, July 18, 2008

15) may be a little late but "hija" is daughter in spanish....

BrOwN EyeD GirL Friday, July 18, 2008