TomTom Goes into Top Gear
Posted by Rod Blagojevich on Sunday, October 09, 2011 in Celebrities • Industry News • TomTom • NavTones • News • (0) Comments • Permalink
TomTom announced this week the release of a "limited edition" Top Gear GPS bundle featuring the voice of the show's primary star, Jeremy Clarkson. Billed as a "match made in petrolhead heaven" the unit blends TomTom's HD traffic with Clarkson's voice and a few window dressings such as start-up and shut-down screens that feature the Top Gear logo. Not to be outdone by the show's outspoken and defacto leader, the Stig also gets in on the action with his own voice on the device. As expected, selecting the Stig's voice functions as a mute button.
Unfortunately, TomTom has decided not to release the Jeremy Clarkson voice as a standalone download and instead has chosen to release it only as an integrated feature of the "limited edition" Go Live device. How "limited" this edition is and whether or not this GPS device will hold its value as a collector's item remains to be seen, however you can get your very own TopGear TomTom for $269 at TomTom's online shop.
Dashboard mounted portable navigation systems have been coming under fire lately with fierce competition from the smartphone “app”. Major GPS manufacturers such as Garmin and TomTom are working to quell the onslaught coming from software by lowering prices and adding features to their hardware-based devices. Using their superior screen size and dedicated processing power to their advantage, here are the top 10 essential features of any portable navigation device.
It's been a really busy week for our philosopher-in-residence, Gary Busey. First, NBC starts plastering his beautiful mug all over the airwaves with their promo spots for Celebrity Apprentice, and now we're getting word that The Buse (as we like to call him) has been the subject of a devious set-up involving alleged DUI and the cops! Now, before you go wondering what sort of "wisdom" Gary's offering now, I can assure you this is not some figment of his ostensibly amazing inner thought process, IT'S TRUE!
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