Dell registers "Zingspot" trademark, content service on the way?

We hadn't heard much from Zing since Dell acquired the upstart streaming / DAP company back in August, but apparently that's about to change -- Dell has just filed to register the "Zingspot" trademark, and also registered the domain name, which either means it's about to launch a new content portal, or...nothing at all. Seriously, companies register marks and domains all the time, so this could turn out to be nothing more than a training exercise for some new lawyer -- but Dell has said that the Zing acquisition will be used to expand its "capability to provide great product experiences," so maybe this time next year we'll be trying to choose between Zings, Zunes, and iPods. Or, again, maybe not.

[Via Trademork]

[Joao Cagao Posted Nov 27th 2007 7:59AM]

Didn't Dell already give the DAP market a failed attempt with the Dell Jukebox?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 27th 2007 9:08AM]

"Zingspot" is quite possibly the worst trademark name I've ever heard of. Maybe they should go with the 'Smuckers' ad campaign.

"With a name like 'Zingspot', it has to be good!"

[Joao Cagao Posted Nov 27th 2007 9:32AM]

I think 'Zing' could work though. Their ads could go something like this:
Burt Reynolds could deliver it, just like he does the new dell ads, staning in front of a whit screen ala I'm a Mac / PC ads
Ad 1: Paradox-
"If Apple Computer took Michael Dell's advice 10 years ago about their poor stock prices, there would have been no iPod for Dell to feebly imitate in an attempt to raise their poor stock prices...
ZING!"

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 27th 2007 10:45AM]

Yes. Yes they did. The most unfortunate part of it is, that their DAPs if I'm correct were made by Creative and just slapped on a slightly different control scheme and the Dell circle logo.

I still had my original Dell DJ20 until the hard drive overheated. It was a great device I though though.

[John Coctostinsen Posted Nov 27th 2007 9:46AM]

A gentleman never makes his lady sleep in the ZingSpot.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 27th 2007 10:26AM]

Z is the new I...

[Arkv2 Posted Nov 27th 2007 1:42PM]

I hope they don't go with the DAP. I'd use their technology, not make a failure.

[PaulD101 Posted Nov 27th 2007 7:38PM]

Ping Zing!