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I wonder why everyone seems to think that Handspring will follow Palm's anything-but-logical model versioning scheme and call its next product the "Visor II." Since the product name differs from the company's name, which is not the case for the Palms, and since Handspring has submodel names like Deluxe and Solo, I feel certain that the next product out of Mountain View will be named something like "Sombrero."

What do you think?

Registered: Jan 2000
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I've always wondered where "Visor" came from in the first place...anyone know?

I actually hate that name the more I think about it. I like Handspring as a name, just not Visor.

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I believe Jeff Hawkins' daughter thought up the name "Advisor" and Hawkins shortened it to "Visor".

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Very interesting discussion here. I believe that Handspring will keep the Visor name though. Why waste millions of dollars worth of branding and use a different name for future models?

Maybe though, they will come up with cool and catchy sub-names similar to the "solo" and the "deluxe".

Just my .02 cents.

Registered: Nov 1999
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Next product names:

Visor II
Visor IIc

:-)

Felipe

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I heard the new name for the Visor's sister will be Blarntskee. Blarnt? Because I said so.

At least that's what I heard on the street...

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"Sombrero" works for me. HS may be on to something with a product line based on headgear.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Gameboy70:
"Sombrero" works for me. HS may be on to something with a product line based on headgear.

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Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Somerset, MA USA
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Personally i think that they'll keep the current"Visor" name. Sure i dont't particularly like it and it doesn't really make that much sense but people would get confused with all types of different names. Remember that most people that'll be buying these things aren't looking on Visorcentral and such looking for the latest PDA news. So the next visor(or whatever) will have similar features so save the new names for a totally new product. But maybe he should ask someone who knows what they're doing next time. (like this discussion group

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The Handspring Bonnet
The Handspring Beret
The Handspring Bandana

I�m stuck on B words!


[This message has been edited by Ken (edited 03-06-2000).]

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I like the Stallone approach myself...

Rocky... Visor
Rocky II... Visor II
Rocky III... Visor III
Rocky IV... Visor IV
Rocky V... Visor V

... in standard and deluxe models, of course!

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How about an eyeglass-mounted unit, like in that IBM ad... the "Visor Visor".

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Or what about following the Nintendo Route and calling it 'SuperVisor'!

Later,
The Wizard
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Just let me consult my supervisor!
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quote:

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Originally posted by Joe M.:
I believe Jeff Hawkins' daughter thought up the name "Advisor" and Hawkins shortened it to "Visor".

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Well, continuing with the theme of taking the 'ad' off of the beginning of words, here are some suggestions for the next Handspring model, complete with marketing slogans:

The VANTAGE: "better than your competitor's PDA"
The VENTURE: "when climbing everest is on your to-do list"
The APTABLE: "this one actually HAS modules"
The ORABLE: "a cute PDA for the pokemon generation"
The MIRABLE: "because you care what other people think"

Of course, reading the posts on this board, maybe more accurate ones would be:
The DICTIVE: "working overtime to support my springboard habit (if there were any...)
The EQUATE: "well, I guess it's OK..."
The HOC: "did they just throw this thing together?!?!?!"
The MONISH: "Bad Handspring! Bad Bad Handspring!"
The NASUEM: "like the energizer bunny (and this post), the waiting just GOES ON AND ON AND ON..."





[This message has been edited by Rob (edited 03-12-2000).]

Registered: Mar 2000
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Rocky was already used as the pre-release code-name for the Palm III. And, "in Japan, 4 is an ominous number foretelling bad luck." Thus "[n]o modern, globally aware company would dare market a product called the [Rockey] IV".

I was doing a little reading the other day (Pogue's "Palm Pilot, The Ultimate Guide".

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I like the Stallone approach myself...

Rocky... Visor
Rocky II... Visor II
Rocky III... Visor III
Rocky IV... Visor IV
Rocky V... Visor V
... in standard and deluxe models, of course!

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MarkEagle - Ice is nice!