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i.gizmodo.com - 3/4/2009

TiVo Was Almost Called Bongo, Plus Other Tech Name Origins [TiVo]

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Mentalfloss has a list of eight tech product names, their origins and what they could have been called. For example, TiVo could have been Bongo, and Hulu means butt in Indonesian. Haha, butt. [ Mentalfloss ]

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zatznotfunny.com - 3/8/2009

Amazon VOD in HD on TiVo - Coming Soon?

— zatznotfunny.com — After reading my post wondering where Amazon VOD in HD is, multiple sources have confirmed for me... that TiVo’s implementation is currently in testing. While I still don’t have concrete timing details, and suspect we’re waiting on ... (more) Amazon VOD in HD on TiVo - Coming Soon?

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mentalfloss.com - 3/2/2009

mental_floss Blog » What’s a Hulu? The Origins of 8 High-Tech Names

— mentalfloss.com — You know the names, but do you know where those names came from? Here are the stories... behind the naming of TiVo, BlackBerry and more – including what they were almost called. 1. TiVo tivo.jpg Can you imagine if, instead of “TiVo-ing” the latest ... (more) mental_floss Blog » What’s a Hulu? The ...

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i love those toyota priora: origins of popular hi-tech names
technabob — ... Japanese automaker), and Wikipedia (”wiki” means “fast” in Hawaiian). It’s something you can use to strike up a conversation with that cute geek you’ve been eyeing. You just walk up to her and go, “Did you know that Hulu means “butt”?” Nevermind. It’s all useless information. Also, as you can see I have once again leveled-up my Photoshop skillz. They’re now at a world class level -7. [via Gizmodo] ...