2006-12-13 08:54:28 · 21 answers · asked by carla 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
In African and South American jungles the tomtom drum is used as a means of communication and a way of guiding visitors through the jungle. As it is very difficult to navigate through the jungle the use of the tom tom makes it much easier. The manufacturers probably thought that this was a good comparison with their product so named it Tom Tom.
PS I've just bought one.
2006-12-13 09:35:29 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tom
2016-05-23 20:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by Dorothy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume that the name comes from the native American drum a "tom tom". Aside from a musical instrument it was used as a telegraph system to send messages over a long distance. That's what TOM TOM does, send information over a long distance.
2006-12-13 09:04:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you pound on it like a Tom Tom drum to make it work
2006-12-13 09:03:22 · answer #4 · answered by xxneo_2000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Tom Tom was developed in Amsterdam, Holland. So perhaps those good folk around there thought it was a catchy name.
2006-12-13 09:02:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the tom tom is a drum played by native hunting tribes to
guide fellow tribesmen to the site of an animal kill etc
hence navigation.
2006-12-13 09:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bc may be one of the people that cameup with the idea of the product was named tom & they were trying to come up with a ketchy them so they used tom tom.
2006-12-13 08:58:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cuase i think its either catchy..
or either its the name of the guy who came up with the sat nav.
2006-12-13 08:56:05 · answer #8 · answered by sellatieeat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maby the person who made it was called tom and his partner was calld tom? lol
2006-12-13 08:55:52 · answer #9 · answered by yeh dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Bob Bob was busy.
2006-12-13 09:04:44 · answer #10 · answered by starman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋