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As if satnav isn't annoying enough
TomTom has just released a handful of new "fun" voices for its
navigator devices. In order to support charity event Children in Need, the satnav
firm has teamed up with the BBC to offer travel directions voiced by Terry
Wogan, Alan Dedicoat, and Radio 2's traffic presenters Lynn Bowles and Sally
Bozeman.The last two, with their pedigree in traffic announcements, will surely make any information sound bad, but Dedicoat is the voice of the balls on the National Lottery programmes so he at least stands a chance of making a string of M-, A- and B-numbered roads sound interesting - even if drivers rarely prove to be winners.
And Terry Wogan just stands a pretty good chance of directing
everyone to the quaint Cornish town of
Altogether in the Floral Dance then?
Spanish
Some of the voices mentioned there would drive me mad on a SatNav. Could you imagine the "voice of the balls" calling out at every turn? No thanks, I'll stick with what I have thanks.
Posted by: Free iPods | January 5, 2009 1:41 PM