New Verizon rebate forms uncover fresh Motos, Samsungs, LGs

Krave? Knack? New phones listed on Verizon's latest rebate forms has us believing that we may be approaching the product marketing End Times where naming conventions reach a level of silliness never before fathomed. Take, for example, the ZN4 Krave from Motorola -- a phone previously known as the Blaze -- or the Sway and Knack from Samsung, the former being the u650 slider with a 2-megapixel camera. Why can't we just call that one "u650," Verizon? We'd be totally cool with that. Returning momentarily to the land of sanity, LG nabs the VX8360 and VX5500 on the lower end, a market segment where neither real nor made-up words bother finding their way onto the labels. Kind of refreshing, we think -- especially if the alternative is "Knack."

[RyGadget Posted Sep 2nd 2008 9:59PM]

Blame Moto for all the phone names. :)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2008 10:22PM]

Don't worry Chris Zig takes any chance he can to take a crack at Verizon. His articles always have to be taken with a boulder of salt.

[Valicore Posted Sep 3rd 2008 12:16AM]

Come on, he has a point, these are some ridiculous names. Not to mention I just know someone's gonna walk into a store and say "I want the Glyde, you know, like AstroGlide." Wait no, I want the Sway, no, the GLEAM yes the GLEAM!

[RyGadget Posted Sep 3rd 2008 10:00AM]

Thanks, Valicore. Glad to see someone understood the point I was trying to make.

[hey Posted Sep 3rd 2008 12:28PM]

I'm with you. Motorola has been killing us since the RAZR.

For the record, I don't have a problem with phone names. I have a problem with STUPID phone names, which seems to be the norm.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2008 2:02AM]

phone names are actually a GOOD thing, if you think about it.

what's easier?
- saying you want the hasfndn09845-184504986 phone
OR
- saying you want the

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2008 3:48AM]

that was supposed to be }insert name here{ ...

and what's up with engadget? not remembering folks username and all that...

[munchies Posted Sep 4th 2008 9:13AM]

Oh look, no Diamond and no Touch Pro.




No care.