When you need to get to your destination, would you trust Homer Simpsons to get you there? Well, owners of TomTom devices can now try their luck with the character.
The voice of yoru GPS can be a droning annoyance at times, and even though TomTom units offer 70 voices in 36 different languages, the company has opted to sell celberity voices that you can add to the system to guide you to your destination. The latest addition to their stable of celebrities that includes the likes of John Cleese, Kim Cattrall and Mr. T, is Dan Castellaneta. His name not ring a bell? Well, he is better known as Home Simpson from the long running animated series The Simpsons.
As you can imagine, his directions are a bit different than the normal ones you hear. For instance, when did your GPS last say to you “Take the third right. We might find an ice cream truck! Mmm … ice cream”? More than likely it never has.
While it is an amusing idea, it’s easy to imagine you would quickly tire of it, and seeing it as it sells for $12.95 and €9.95, it’s a bit expensive for a novelty. For a die-hard fan of the show, great idea, for your average user, you can probably give it a pass.
