HTC wants some help naming a phone, turns to Facebook users

HTC is known for being one of the more prolific codenamers in the entire wireless industry, going all the way back to the early days with unforgettable devices like the Canary and Blue Angel, but let's be honest: thinking up awesome names for all these phones when you're pumping out dozens of models a year gets tricky after a while. The English language is only so big, right? On that note, HTC has turned to its Facebook followers to come up with a name for "something new" that it's got cooking in the labs right now, and the choices are "Jovi," "Zeal," "Wildfire," and "Festi." Of course, we think that the nature of the device plays a big role in our choice (Jovi would be a good name for a washed-up phone with last year's specs, for instance), but the company isn't revealing an iota of detail about it, so we've gotta do this blind.

[eirrom Posted Apr 15th 2010 11:31AM]

Jovi? Are they serious? I would never by a phone with the name Jovi. Stupid.

[mattpez Posted Apr 15th 2010 11:35AM]

Could this be the new name for the HTC Scorpion that was mentioned back in February? The one with the 1.5 GHz processor?

If so, isn't "Scorpion" much cooler than any of those suggestions?

[capnfatpants Posted Apr 15th 2010 11:49AM]

Well, if you are trying to avoid allusion to crappy 80's bands, I think scorpion is equally bad as jovi.

[mattpez Posted Apr 15th 2010 12:42PM]

@capnfatpants

Fair enough, at least they aren't trying to push the "HTC Crüe" on us just yet!

[Mtmrob Posted Apr 15th 2010 12:04PM]

There running out of names. There phones are just gonna keep sounding retarded!!!

[silvestre Posted Apr 15th 2010 12:17PM]

I'd vote for Wildfire if I ad a FB account.

[silvestre Posted Apr 15th 2010 12:18PM]

@silvestre

*had

[meeit Posted Apr 15th 2010 7:50PM]

@silvestre 'ad made you sound like a little british kid.

[glenskey Posted Apr 16th 2010 2:02AM]

@meeit
no, he's too formal

[tylersmyler Posted Apr 17th 2010 12:48AM]

@glenskey

he's not formal man.. He's got no FB account. It's like he's off the grid!

[Roger A Posted Apr 15th 2010 12:53PM]

Link does not work - poll is gone.

[TC Posted Apr 15th 2010 12:58PM]

Well there goes my hope for an HTC ShuttleMonkey

[NuShrike Posted Apr 15th 2010 2:01PM]

Maybe Microsoft's genius "Windows Phone 7 Series Naming Team" should be helping on this.
http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1355.html

[NYNY Posted Apr 15th 2010 7:04PM]

To me this isn't a high-end device. Look at what they want in the name. playful and youthful. They put the poll in facebook. To me this seems like it might be a low end device, possibly using the OS they've been developing. It could be a US version of the Smart. Dare I say maybe even a response to Microsoft's Kin?

[fourthletter Posted Apr 15th 2010 9:32PM]

I vote for HTC Banaza

[Ezye1313 Posted Apr 15th 2010 10:13PM]

HTC Wildfire has a nice ring to it.

[jareth86 Posted Apr 16th 2010 1:47AM]

Wildfire sounds Kinetic. I like it.

[davepermen Posted Apr 16th 2010 9:55AM]

HTC Mister Splashy Pants!!!

[HTCMatt Posted Apr 16th 2010 3:39PM]

I say Wildfire. Reminds me of that epic piano intro from the 70's