Los Angeles-based Wanderlust Media has apparently discovered that many people are sick of being chided by an anonymous-sounding female voice when using their in-car GPS-based navigation systems. Accordingly, they have lined up celebrities to lend their pipes to the mass navigation fad now sweeping the nation.
One might be tempted to ask “Which celebrities have been lined up as contributors thus far?” Well, good citizen, fear not, for Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper and Mr. T have all signed on to contribute their dulcet tones to the effort.
Mr. T. Oh, that’s just awesome. From the article:
The idea behind Wanderlust’s new offering is to give drivers something a little different, explains CEO Will Andre. Mr. T not only guides, he also threatens: “Pay attention to what I’m saying,†he bawls. “Mr. T gonna get you there in one piece … you gonna be there safely, or else!â€
Perhaps they could add some situational logic to the mix as well. If headed to an airport, Mr. T could chime in “I ain’t gettin’ on no plane!”, or when headed to the gym, he could quip “My prediction? Pain!”
Now the only question is: what celebrity voices would you have on your GPS system? Me, I think I’d have Christopher Walken. Sure, he’d never get the directions out in time, but I’d be laughing too hard to notice anyways.
“Driver… You should have… turned… left, mmmm, back there.”
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Is it available in English only? I would LOVE to have Mr. T barking at me in GERMAN or JAPANESE. That, my friends, would be awesome.
Otherwise, I’d like Mike Myers to do my directions, with user selectable dialects/characters…
Nah I would force someones to only have Gilbert Gidfried and then lock it.
I was just talking to Heather and we decided that Terry Tate needs to do a voice.
“You miss the turn and your gonna feel the burn!!!”