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According to a report in 9to5Mac, Apple had an eclectic mix of names like TelePod and Tripod that it was tossing around before it finally decided to use iPhone as the name for its first smartphone. This information was presented during a talk by Ken Segall, who worked with Steve Jobs and Apple on some of its largest advertising campaigns.
Speaking at a University of Arizona event, Segall told the attendees that Apple considered naming its first smartphone the Telepod, the Mobi or the iPad instead of iPhone. Apple had a reasoning for each name choice, but decided to go with iPhone, even though Cisco owned a trademark on and already had a product bearing that name.
You can watch a clip of the presentation and read analysis in the article by 9to5Mac’s Scott Buscemi.
[Via 9to5Mac]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
