Name ideas for an electronics channel. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 09:59:17 pm
content: Hey all, with the arrival of my UNI-T UT71C (which is AWESOME) I figure the teardown/review should go on a proper channel. No equipment upgrades in terms of camera or mic, but having an electronics only channel was suggested a fair bit to keep gaming stuff out of it, so I am going to make one, but I am having trouble coming up with a name for it. Any ideas?I was going to use keysight but that's been taken

author: TVman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 10:42:47 pm
content: You should name it "Electrometer"

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 10:50:32 pm
content: Why not "electronics channel"? It seems to be free.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 11:38:55 pm
content: Is ElectronicsMinecraftBoobsExplosions taken? It'll get more viewsSeriously, so hard to pick. But once you do pick you are stuck with it, so chose wisely.What do you plan do on the channel?I'd pick something that generic, so it doesn't matter what you end up doing.So don't pick say "ElectroReviews" or "ElectroTutorials" as that kinda boxes you in.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 12:11:21 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 07, 2014, 11:38:55 pmAgreed.I don't know if you have experience with the multiple channels for one account thing, but can you change the name whenever? That would allow for more freedom.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 12:23:42 am
content: Quote from: XOIIO on May 08, 2014, 12:11:21 amPretty sure you can change the display name, but the URL stays the same I think, and it also ruins your "branding".

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 12:33:59 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 08, 2014, 12:23:42 amYeah, if the URL changed that would be great, too bad though, so whatever I come up with sticks, that makes it tough.

author: Vgkid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 12:55:42 am
content: If you had friends in the hobby...zaps and chaps

author: lowimpedance
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 01:25:21 am
content: SmokemUPWho let the magic smoke out?.......no!(on second thoughts that might attract the rev head doof doof brigade)

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 01:56:02 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on May 08, 2014, 01:06:32 amLOL

author: TheBorg
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 04:40:48 am
content: Magic Blue SmokeEEYBlog (electronics engineering youtube blog)Electronics by The Borg (I might have to use this someday)UnknownElectronics (pulling from random generators now)Electric Brain Electronicsbut wow... someone needs to make a real username generator. One that won't spit out "LewdElectronicsVideos" as a username

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 04:49:28 am
content: "EEW" ....EEvblogWannabe

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 05:10:02 am
content: Quote from: TheBorg on May 08, 2014, 04:40:48 amLol that last one might be interestingElectrometer is pretty catchy actually, I like the sound of it.Other ideas:Techvids - Already stolen by some Norwegian or somethingdeadelectron - stolen by someone who doesn't even do electronics(circuitsense - stolen by someone with one vide0VectronicsVectronixRacingelectronRunningelectronelectronjunctiongrumpy electron - though I'm not usually grumpy.megawhattelectron overloadstill thinking...

author: steve30
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 09:30:11 am
content: I suggest 'XOIIO's Electronics Channel'.

author: electrolux
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 11:05:52 am
content: Quote from: steve30 on May 08, 2014, 09:30:11 amWhat I wanted to say.

author: at2marty
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 11:15:46 am
content: Quote from: steve30 on May 08, 2014, 09:30:11 amI agree with this as well. Simple, descriptive and to the point.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 11:18:21 am
content: Quote from: at2marty on May 08, 2014, 11:15:46 amBut no one will remember "XOIIO". It might mean something to the OP, but otherwise it's just gibberish.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 11:25:31 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on May 08, 2014, 10:50:50 amI never meant to use the abbreviated EEVblog name. I in fact asked for suggestions in the first video. But nothing really good came up, and the full title, whilst very descriptive, is of course too long. So EEVblog just stuck, and with hindsight I'm glad it did because it makes a great single word "brand" name, and the EE part is instantly descriptive to the target audience.So there was nothing clever at all, it was just that nothing else came along, so it was just indecisiveness, and I didn't really like it until I realised the power of branding.Same goes for my essentially non-existent logo.The Amp Hour was different. It was the just "the Dave Jones & Chris Gammell" show for a few weeks until Mike came up with the very apt Amp Hour. There were plenty of other names, but none of them grabbed both of us as being perfect and obvious.

author: scientist
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 12:09:54 pm
content: 1.21_GigaWat

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 12:22:19 pm
content: The Knack

author: scientist
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 03:28:42 pm
content: Elec.Dweeb

author: TVman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 03:55:12 pm
content: Quote from: XOIIO on May 08, 2014, 05:10:02 amThanks!

author: TVman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 04:52:36 pm
content: Well whatever you are going to call it,I will subscribe!My username is hunorshands.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2014, 02:16:07 am
content: If you were a cute female (especially if Asian) you could just use your real name. Like Anna Akana.But for everyone else, that's not a very successful strategy.How about XOIIO Productions? Generic, yet a bit mysterious. (At least, it's mysterious to me, since I have no idea what XOIIO means.)

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2014, 08:27:18 am
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on May 09, 2014, 02:16:07 amIt's my name, more or less.Has anyone read the redwall series of books? There was a code in the book triscar which I was very fond of, I memorized it so well I knew it as well as English and even sometimes accidentally wrote in it, my name in that code roughly looks like "XOIIO" and I needed a username, so it stuck.

author: electronics man
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2014, 10:58:01 am
content: how about "the eevblog" but i think it may be taken, Hmmmmmmmmmm

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2014, 03:01:16 pm
content: Hmm, another idea, Junction Runner.Not sure why but I like the sound of that.edit: I actually really like the Junction Runner name, so I made a channel so no one can snatch it up and I'm pretty sure it will be the new channel. Downloading and re-uploading my videos will be a pain though. It will definitely be a slow process to move in. I'll do that after the first video for that channel, probably a review of the UNI-T meter I got.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2014, 04:41:59 pm
content: Toying with logo ideas now, I was thinking of doing a schematic style font, but came up with this, I found a blade runner font since the name has that in common and an interesting "electrical" font.

author: madshaman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2014, 04:47:07 pm
content: Quote from: XOIIO on May 09, 2014, 04:41:59 pmCool!

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2014, 04:53:42 pm
content: Quote from: madshaman on May 09, 2014, 04:47:07 pmThanks! If I ever went for an animated logo I'd like to have it get struck by lightning and have the cracks come out like shattered glass. I'll have to learn to animate that stuff first though, maybe a different layer matching the cracks and a pre made glass breaking effect.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2014, 06:05:04 pm
content: Hmm, youtube seems to dim down the channel art a bit, that's a shame.https://www.youtube.com/user/JunctionRunner

author: scientist
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2014, 08:52:59 pm
content: Quote from: XOIIO on May 09, 2014, 08:27:18 amI enjoyed the Redwall books. The usage of "stoat" and "ferret" was what got me hooked.

author: TVman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2014, 09:46:59 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 07, 2014, 11:38:55 pm