Many of us use computers, television, play games, or our mobile phone. No we know that there are brands of electronic products around us are very familiar in the ears, but how they can get the brand the first time? Here we see how they get the name.
1. Camera KODAK
George Eastman is the founder of the company in 1888. Eastman looking for a short name to be branded with the reason more easy to say and only refers to the product.Then he said that he liked the letter "K" because it has a strong and vivid impression than the other letters. After that Eastman would like to have a brand that begins and ends with the letter "K", after playing with the letter, he finally got a name KODAK
2. Nintendo
Nintendo name when translated in English means "Leave Luck to Heaven".Nintendo's name was actually feels more fit before they are wrestling in the field of video games, in 1889 has opened a Japanese card game called Hanafuda card design with images of flowers.
3. Sega
Sega started its operations in Hawaii in 1940 as a provider of standard game of pinball machines to entertain the soldiers of war. In 1951, the company moved to Tokyo, Japan and renamed itself "Service Games" to reflect the company's business in the field of game machines that use coins to meet the needs of American soldiers.In 1965, Service Games merged with Rosen Enterprises and its name was shortened to SEGA.
Modern electronics companies such as Nokia in the first place is not a cellular company it is today. Firm established in 1865 is a paper mill located in Tampere, Finland. When the owner Fredrik Idestam opened a second factory in Nokia, Finland, he wants the city name into a brand name. The name of the town was taken from the name of the river that crosses the city, Nokianvirta River.
Toshiba was formed in 1939, is the result of a merger of two companies. Tokyo Denki is a company engaged in the field of consumer goods and machinery companies Shibaura Seisakusho. Take a few letters in front of each company "TO" and "Shiba", it gives birth to the Toshiba brand.
6. Sanyo
The name Sanyo means "three oceans" in Japanese, founder of the company wants to sell their products through the Indian Ocean, Atlantic, and Pacific to reach the entire world.
7. Seiko
Watch maker company takes its name from the Japanese word that means "perfect" or "successful."
When Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory the first time began to be developed in Japan, initially using a 35mm camera lens is equipped with focal plane shutter, the engineers say that this is the creation of "Kwanon", after the Buddhist goddess guide.When the camera is ready sold worldwide in 1935, the company decided to slightly change its name to "Canon" so it will be more acceptable to the international market.
9. Sharp
Electronics manufacturer was started in 1912 which specialized in metal shop to meet in person Tokuji Hayakawa including specialist buckle fasteners. In 1915, Hayakawa increased demand into a mechanical pencil called Ever-Sharp, and to appreciate his work, Hayakawa started the company called "Sharp."
10. Motorola
Company founder Paul Galvin chose the name on the old naming convention that puts spelling "-ola" at the end of the word radio names such as called Victrola. Since Galvin and the company that makes radios that can be taken anywhere, it incorporates the word "motor" with "-ola" to get the name brand.
Samsung started its first time in 1938 when Lee Byung-Chull open "Samsung Store" in Korean. Stores that initially focused on exporting dried fish and fruits, but the jump to electronic in the 1960's. Samsung is a Korean language which means "three stars," which signaled luck of number three.
12. Apple, Inc.
At the time of its establishment, the company Steve Jobs does not yet have a name for about 3 months. By the time Steve Jobs ate the apple fruit blaze was an idea to name the company with the name Apple.
13. Compaq
Derived from the word Computer and Pack that define a small computer that is integrated, in accordance with their first product which is very compact Compaq Portable.
14. Casio
Casio is the beginning of the Sub-contractor factories. Casio name is taken from the name of the founder, Tadao Kashio.
15. AMD
Short for Advanced Micro Devices.
Short for Bringing enjoyment and Quality to life.
