Once a year, I get one call from a new product developer that wants a Latin or Greek name for a product, website, or school motto. ( I also get the occasional call from a relative stuck on a NY times crossword puzzle or etymological debate with a co-worker.)
How many electronic products on the market today have Classical ties?
1) The Pegasus smartphone by Huawei: "Huawei is hoping its Pegasus smartphone sculpture at Mobile World Congress 2012 will help slay some competitors." It took 3500 smartphones to make this Pegasus. Do I hear a future class project calling, discipuli et discipulae? Get the pun?
How many electronic products on the market today have Classical ties?
1) The Pegasus smartphone by Huawei: "Huawei is hoping its Pegasus smartphone sculpture at Mobile World Congress 2012 will help slay some competitors." It took 3500 smartphones to make this Pegasus. Do I hear a future class project calling, discipuli et discipulae? Get the pun?
NB: Pegasus was born from the blood of Medusa after Perseus decapitated her. The winged horse is NOT associated with Hercules! Disney continues to mislead thousands of children regarding this literary fact.
2) The tablet computer and stylus:
2) The tablet computer and stylus:
Roman schoolchildren used waxed tablets or tabellae or tabulae and an instrument used to etch letters, a stylus. You can read more about these items HERE.
3) Sony: Sony Playstation
Sony derived its name from the Latin word sonus, meaning sound, and the slang word "sonny," for "sonny boys," because the young workers considered themselves smart and presentable young men.
RSS Feed
