Where do names like Magnovox, Xbox, and HP come from?

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Uploaded by on Jul 3, 2011

My ADD took over, and I started probing the oddities of name brands.

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  • @T2DarIantan I get how it could mean accurate + vision I guess, but I don't know why they'd end it with an "E". Don't even get me started on where they get the odd names for some of the prescription drugs.

  • Duracell= Durable + cell (batteries are made of cells), Comcast= Communications + broadcast, Magnavox= Magnum + Vox (I think Magnum is latin for big or derived from Maximum and Vox is short for vocals or latin for sound probably, so it means "big sounds", Accuvie= accurate+vision

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