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Just found an article that is right up your street. It's way too long for me to read, but I skimmed through it and I think that if you're looking for a technique for naming tech then you'll find it very interesting. The article is The Weird Science of Naming New Products.

Generally though, here's a selection of techniques for naming new things:

Variant of the name of the inventor/discoverer. Famous examples are Kalashnikov, Galvanometer and Hoover.
A word that describes what the machine does. Examples are computer, electricity generator and metaformer.
A word for the main technology the tech uses. Examples are vacuum cleaner and lithium battery.
Random (but (sometimes) powerful sounding) words, e.g. Tiger/Leopard/Lion (Mac OS) and Jelly Bean/Ice Cream Sandwich/Gingerbread (Android OS).
Concatenated words (as used in Germanic languages), such as handschuhe (glove - literally hand shoe) and dudelsack (bagpipes - literally yodel sack).

Alternatively, here are 7 Silly Tech Company Naming Trends.

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