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“I pitty the fool” who gets lost

June 28, 2006 by in Gadgets with 5 Comments

The GPS navigation maker TomTom will be releasing celebrity voices that you can download and install on navigation unit. The idea is to charge $5 for generic voices (such as a surfer dude), and $10 for celebrity voices such as Mr. T, or Burt Reynolds. (I would love Joe Pesci!!!)

Can you just imaging while driving hearing Mr. T ‘jibber-jabber’ phrases like: “Pay attention to what I’m saying,” or “Mr. T gonna get you there in one piece … you gonna be there safely, or else!”

Somehow I think this will be a hit.

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  • Ian

    Eh, I read about this a few months back, and from what the reviewer was saying, it gets awfully annoying when Mr. T keeps insulting you when you decide to take a different route (or heaven forbid, you get lost). I think the novelty would wear off within a week.

  • http://www.alifelessordinary.com/ Thomas J. Brown

    That’s just what I want, some washed up actor getting condescending with me for taking the wrong turn.

    Actually, that might not be so bad…

    GPS unit with Pauly Shore voice: Hey, man, you missed the turn. You sure are dumb!
    Me (to the GPS unit): What’s that, Pauly? When was your last film? That’s what I thought.

  • http://rosenville.com/blog Josh

    This needs Arnold Schwartzanager. “GET TO DA CHOPPA!”

  • Jerry

    How about Stewie from Family Guy? Or Eric Cartman? “Turn left to get some Cheesie Poofs! Sweeeet!”

  • Rob

    Celebrity voices have been around for about a year for free. Nice of tomtom to start charging for official onesl…

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