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Originally Posted by Spongebob
These sunglasses are called "Curtibia" for some reason. I don't know what that means. Perhaps it's someone's name. Just like the gizmo created by Harald Bluetooth. No kidding around, I found it in Wikipedia. Even "bluetooth" sounds better than "Curitiba," though.
Anyway, who on this forum has their very own Curitibas?
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I hate to contradict you, Spongebob, but Harald Bluetooth did not invent the ubiquitous communications device. Here's what bluetooth.com says: "Bluetooth started as the code name for the association when it was first formed and the name stuck. The name "Bluetooth" is from the 10th century Danish King Harald Blatand - or Harold Bluetooth in English. King Blatand was instrumental in uniting warring factions in parts of what are now Norway, Sweden, and Denmark - just as Bluetooth technology is designed to allow collaboration between differing industries such as the computing, mobile phone, and automotive markets."
As for Curitiba, as near as I can tell is "the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. The city has the largest population and also the largest economy in Southern Brazil. According to the American magazine Reader's Digest, Curitiba is the best place to live in Brazil. " -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curitiba
Here it is, gleaming in the morning sun. O Curitiba!