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I quite like the name personally, better than just taking your name and putting Tech after it like Anand etc.
 
I like the name and think it works well. It sounds like a verb which is more exciting.
 
No matter where the name came from I'm extremely grateful for this site. Not only is it a great resource but it's a genuine world-wide tech community. Much thanks to all here who contribute to making TPU what it is.
 
To me, the name's always been a multi-portmanteau:
Tech = 'Techie(s)', Technician(s), and Technology
PowerUp = like in classic video games. You pick up a Power Up when you need help or just want to be even more awesome
 
I always liked the name of this site as well. Super easy to remember. I used to be a Moderator for a site called Tech-PC which was made up from a bunch of old 3DFilers. When the site eventually shut down I moved myself here. Mainly because I always used the tools from this site so it made sense but also because I always remember the name of this site, while forgetting many others. I'm not super active but this is my home for sure.
 
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As it turns out the name was a fortunate choice because TPU has a tech ring to it kind of like GPU and CPU.
And then it happened that, long after TechPowerUp became an established brand, El Goog invented the tensor processing unit, and phone accessory makers introduced transparent polyurethane cases.
 
TechW1zzards
 
The exclamation point was removed when we switched from the green logo to the red logo many years ago, to make us look a bit more serious/professional
hmmm excalmation point and serious ;)

tpu classic.jpg
 
It doesn't matter how cool you are in real life, because here we are all nerds :)

:lovetpu:
 
It doesn't matter how cool you are in real life, because here we are all nerds :)

:lovetpu:

Ever watch The Screen Savers on Ziff Davis Television?

(ZDTV)
 
Because I'm bad with names and couldn't come up with anything better (true story)

Since you're here, I have to know: is it canonically "TechPowerUp!" or is the "!" optional? :)

EDIT: I somehow missed to explanation further down, mea culpa!
 
Since you're here, I have to know: is it canonically "TechPowerUp!" or is the "!" optional? :)

EDIT: I somehow missed to explanation further down, mea culpa!
When it was founded, it was tech Power Up!.com

Now it is TECHPOWERUP

I can't remember when the forum was reskinned to what we have now.
 
I always buy TPU phone cases.
thermoplastic polyurethane

imagine a tpu logo on a tpu case while browsing tpu
IMAGINE
 
I always buy TPU phone cases.
thermoplastic polyurethane

imagine a tpu logo on a tpu case while browsing tpu
IMAGINE
Add a Raspberry, and the logo becomes able to light up in red when browsing TPU (or in RGB, depending on your age).
 
To me, the name's always been a multi-portmanteau:
Tech = 'Techie(s)', Technician(s), and Technology
PowerUp = like in classic video games. You pick up a Power Up when you need help or just want to be even more awesome
Why not for the Technomancers?
 
The correct capitalization is "TechPowerUp", no "!", no spaces, uppercase T, P and U
The Mobile Page shows caps

Better than Hardware Analysis :roll:

(i do really miss that site though)
Yeah its a Zombie Page, Sander Sassen should of passed it on to a Responsible person

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