Why not call the new tablet the iTouch?

scrapple · Jan 19, 2010, 02:21 PM

It would make sense... instead of the feminine ipad..

you have your ipod nana, your ipod classic, and your ipod touch... well, just change the ipod touch to just the ipod (get rid of the touch name portion of it)..

now you have your imac, iphone, ipod, and itouch

Abyssgh0st · Jan 19, 2010, 04:23 PM

They wouldn't do this due to how much the current iPod Touch series has been given the misnomer of 'iTouch,' by the general uninformed population.

shrimpdesign · Jan 19, 2010, 04:52 PM

iTouch [inappropriate noun]

That's why.

greygray · Jan 20, 2010, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapple

you have your ipod nana

What's an iPod nana? Is it more rare than a U2 iPod Classic? iWant!

northernbaldy · Jan 20, 2010, 03:18 AM

naaa, all the trek geeks want a *pad

*padd

MrCheeto · Jan 20, 2010, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by northernbaldy

naaa, all the trek geeks want a *pad

I remember when PDA's starting becoming popular I was all abuzz. "Dude! PDA! PADD!" Hell I think 2 of the 3 letters of the anagrams stand for the same word in both!

Yeah, I've always dreamed of carrying a PADD around tapping away like a woodpecker, it's the 21st century and we do that every day with our iPhones and I gotta say, my expectations were toooo high. I imagined "If I had a PADD I'd be typing away all day and looking things up and managing files" until reality struck XD

Yeah, real life is so much more boring, unlike the computers on TV that bleep and bloop assuringly with each action and display blinking warning text like "MATCH CONFIRMED" or "ACCESS GRANTED".

Refer to: The Lawnmower Man

MythicFrost · Jan 20, 2010, 04:22 AM

Lol, I thought of the worst possible name for the Apple Tablet: The Abblet.

MrCheeto · Jan 20, 2010, 04:25 AM

Don't give 'em any ideas 0.o

MythicFrost · Jan 20, 2010, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MrCheeto

Don't give 'em any ideas 0.o

Yeah, Apple wouldn't use that name, unless they wanted to kill at least half of the current mac users - to sheer embarrassment.

greygray · Jan 21, 2010, 01:50 AM

Because the people who call their iPod touch "iTouch" can falsely boast that they have an iTouch.

nelsonlowe · Jan 21, 2010, 02:05 AM

I would call it the iTablet. iPad just sounds nasty.

^^ CoolMacLover · Jan 21, 2010, 02:30 AM

*raises eyebrow* Come play with my iTouch.

I touch my iTouch...

Jani-Appleseed · Jan 22, 2010, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northernbaldy

naaa, all the trek geeks want a *pad

*padd

Haha That's what I'm hoping the iSltae is going to look like ;d , well I hope so anyways

, walking around and looking all proud and clever with a pad

gr8ful · Jan 22, 2010, 08:09 PM

I don't think iTouch is too far off base. The iPod Touch has evolved and outgrown its iPod label. I can see Apple drop iPod from the name and make it the little brother to the new line of touch tablets.

So I can see "touch" in the name --- iTouch, Touch Pad, Touch Tablet, Touch Slate, Touch Book, Touch Mac, etc. I like Mac Touch (Mac Pro, MacBook, Mac mini, Mac Touch) even though it sounds like McDonald's next offering.

t0mat0 · Jan 22, 2010, 09:43 PM

Forgive the strap line -

Reminds me of a thread back in 2007 (about ultraportables). (Props to kontheur for the graphic for that thread shown above.)

Isn't the iTouch too close to the iPod Touch? Seems iPad is preferred (though close to iPod).

Tinknock71 · Jan 22, 2010, 09:57 PM

I really don't care what they call it! they could call it the pee pee pad for all I care just release the dam thing already!

Maserati7200 · Jan 22, 2010, 10:06 PM

Because quite frankly, it's an awful name. Everytime I hear the word iTouch, I cringe. I'm sure people at apple agree with me. I believe that people who like the names such as 'iTouch' and 'MacTab' are very misguided.

Tinknock71 · Jan 22, 2010, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Maserati7200

Because quite frankly, it's an awful name. Everytime I hear the word iTouch, I cringe. I'm sure people at apple agree with me. I believe that people who like the names such as 'iTouch' and 'MacTab' are very misguided.

I agree what you said they need to come out with a name that is fresh and new but It will probably start with a " I " that's for sure

redboxcar · Jan 23, 2010, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MythicFrost

Lol, I thought of the worst possible name for the Apple Tablet: The Abblet.

LOL. I laughed out loud.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gr8ful

I don't think iTouch is too far off base. The iPod Touch has evolved and outgrown its iPod label. I can see Apple drop iPod from the name and make it the little brother to the new line of touch tablets.

So I can see "touch" in the name --- iTouch, Touch Pad, Touch Tablet, Touch Slate, Touch Book, Touch Mac, etc. I like Mac Touch (Mac Pro, MacBook, Mac mini, Mac Touch) even though it sounds like McDonald's next offering.

I'm on board with this one - from a marketing standpoint, if they want to market it as a computer (already a big "if", as it seems it might be marketed more like a giant iPhone/iPod Touch) then they'll throw the name in line with their computer brands. Good guess!

robfromabove · Jan 23, 2010, 06:54 PM

Why not call it the iTouch? Because it would flat out cause too much confusion with the iPod Touch (as if they aren't used interchangeably enough, and I'm one of those people that makes it a point to correct someone if they call it an iTouch)

Example: "Mommy, I want an iPod Touch for Christmas!"
Mom goes to Apple Store; "Hello, I need an iTouch for my son"

You get the point.

Yr Blues · Jan 24, 2010, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by t0mat0

Forgive the strap line -

Reminds me of a thread back in 2007 (about ultraportables). (Props to kontheur for the graphic for that thread shown above.)

Isn't the iTouch too close to the iPod Touch? Seems iPad is preferred (though close to iPod).

How do you touch-type on that?

Jan 19, 2010, 02:21 PM	#1
scrapple macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2004	Why not call the new tablet the iTouch? It would make sense... instead of the feminine ipad.. you have your ipod nana, your ipod classic, and your ipod touch... well, just change the ipod touch to just the ipod (get rid of the touch name portion of it).. now you have your imac, iphone, ipod, and itouch
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MythicFrost macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia	Lol, I thought of the worst possible name for the Apple Tablet: The Abblet. __________________ My iOS app: Log Book Buddy - designed for learner drivers.
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northernbaldy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: the north, UK	naaa, all the trek geeks want a pad padd
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Jan 21, 2010, 01:50 AM	#10
greygray macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2009	Because the people who call their iPod touch "iTouch" can falsely boast that they have an iTouch.
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Jan 21, 2010, 02:05 AM	#11
nelsonlowe macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2010	I would call it the iTablet. iPad just sounds nasty. __________________ MacBook Pro Unibody 2.4 Ghz IPhone 3GS
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Jan 21, 2010, 02:30 AM	#12
^^ CoolMacLover macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: On A Apple	raises eyebrow Come play with my iTouch. I touch my iTouch... __________________ Sometimes it feels like vines are growing under my skin
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Jan 22, 2010, 08:09 PM	#14
gr8ful macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	I don't think iTouch is too far off base. The iPod Touch has evolved and outgrown its iPod label. I can see Apple drop iPod from the name and make it the little brother to the new line of touch tablets. So I can see "touch" in the name --- iTouch, Touch Pad, Touch Tablet, Touch Slate, Touch Book, Touch Mac, etc. I like Mac Touch (Mac Pro, MacBook, Mac mini, Mac Touch) even though it sounds like McDonald's next offering.
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Jan 22, 2010, 09:43 PM	#15
t0mat0 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Home	Forgive the strap line - Reminds me of a thread back in 2007 (about ultraportables). (Props to kontheur for the graphic for that thread shown above.) Isn't the iTouch too close to the iPod Touch? Seems iPad is preferred (though close to iPod). __________________ Next up - Haswell, Maxwell and 22nm
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Jan 22, 2010, 09:57 PM	#16
Tinknock71 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Westland Michigan	I really don't care what they call it! they could call it the pee pee pad for all I care just release the dam thing already! __________________ 2.4 Aluminum Macbook, AppleTV, iPad3 Wifi 16GB, iPad Mini 16GB Wifi, 4G iPhone,
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Jan 22, 2010, 10:06 PM	#17
Maserati7200 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 11230, Midwood, Brooklyn, NY, USA, North America, Earth, Milky Way, Universe	Because quite frankly, it's an awful name. Everytime I hear the word iTouch, I cringe. I'm sure people at apple agree with me. I believe that people who like the names such as 'iTouch' and 'MacTab' are very misguided. __________________ K.
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Jan 23, 2010, 06:54 PM	#20
robfromabove macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2010	Why not call it the iTouch? Because it would flat out cause too much confusion with the iPod Touch (as if they aren't used interchangeably enough, and I'm one of those people that makes it a point to correct someone if they call it an iTouch) Example: "Mommy, I want an iPod Touch for Christmas!" Mom goes to Apple Store; "Hello, I need an iTouch for my son" You get the point.
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