June 27, 2006
TomTom The Portable GPS Gets Navtones
Tom Tom, the Portable GPS, gets voice tones, aptly named Navtones.
TomTom customers can now hear their driving directions with attitude from Mr. T, from the distinctive voice of Burt Reynolds or from the revved up Dennis Hopper.
... TomTom also offers 70 preloaded voices in 36 languages. Other entertaining voices available for download from TomTom include celebrity John Cleese, a NYC cab driver, a Freudian psychoanalyst, Granny Rose and many more. Go to www.tomtom.com to see and hear a complete list, and for easy download instructions.
"Similar to ringtones on cell phones, we find that drivers are most interested in hearing navigation directions from a voice that matches their mood or personality", said TomTom vice president of marketing, Anne Louise Hanstad. .
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