TomTom has long been releasing unique voices to help guide you through the backwaters of Australian suburbia on its satnavs. But if you thought the pinnacle of awesomeness was having Mr T tell you where to go, the company has tried to trump it by releasing voice packs of Stephen Fry, as well as Marge Simpson and Monty Burns from The Simpsons.
Over the past couple of months, a few readers have sent us in photos of the Sensis WhereIs trucks, driving around the country with five cameras mounted to their roof and a computer rack sitting in the boot, leading them to think that WhereIs is on the verge of launching an Australian StreetView competitor. Sadly, that’s not the case.
As we discovered while working on The GizMod, having a reverse safety camera is a great addition to a car, making reversing easier and safer. But generally you need a pretty solid head unit to start before you can even consider adding one in your car. Navman have changed that with a unit that connects to their $400 MY75T satnav.
Next time you’re stuck in traffic, Optus customers, know that you’re tolerating the most inane human experience for the good of other Optus customers who subscribe to the Trafficview traffic service. Because all the data for traffic delays is collected anonymously from the location of your phone at any given point in time.
Just imagine playing this on the R2-D2 version of the Droid 2. The whole word would explode from awesomeness. Who needs a crystal-cut voice dictating turns anyway?
