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How Did iPod Get Its Name? Think Hal

The iPod’s name came from Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ thoughts about the Mac as a hub, which in turn spurred freelance copyright writer Vinnie Chieco to think about the movie 2001, and the phrase "Open the pod bay door, Hal." The story was revealed -- at least for those who didn’t already know it -- by CIO in a piece looking at how ten tech products got their name.

Another Apple product, Mac OS X was examined, and as most of our readers will know, it was merely the 10th version of the operating system used to make a Mac a Mac.

Other products discussed include, RIM’s BlackBerry (think seeds), Firefox (think available), Twitter (think "Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little"), Windows 7 (think Mac OS X..we’re just saying....), ThinkPad (think marketing over tradition), G1 (not much of an actual story here), Wikipedia (just what it sounds like), and Red Hat Linux (think geeky dorks).

You can get the details in the full story at CIO.

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