Wrong turnings. HGVs and low bridges. The creation of rat runs. Think of a satellite navigation system and not all of your perception will be flattering. Poor old SatNav slipped further down the rung of salubriousness when it was revealed Gloucestershire Constabulary were handing out dusters so as to wipe away any evidence of your Tom Tom's existence. Or Garmin. Or Sony. I forget the rest. Quarter lights were mullered, glove compartments were fingered and even NHS ambulances were raided. It was fast becoming the must-not-have accessory of the 21st Century. Not only was the mapping outdated, but the default pre-loaded voices were well, frankly, pedestrian. "Jane" was informative enough bordering on the alluring but "Brian" was dull and monotonous and the same "voice artist" behind the alleged Aussie voice "Steve". The market for celebrity and sound alike voices on your SatNav was crying out for some creative input.
Cue the guys at SatNav voices who in turn cued the chaps at Wonkana Productions. I for one have already squandered 15 years plus deploying my Lloyd Grossman, Chris Tarrant and a cast of tens on local radio. And Aussie Col's Krusty the Klown is epoch making. Like the diligent performers we are, Col and I painstakingly read the 2 page script for directions in our best impressionist voices and some of the results are filtering through to SatNav voices. Let's face it, i-spy is lame, The Little Mermaid on headrest dvd for the 15th time is stultifying and even rubber necking that 7 car pile up fails to deliver on the comedy front. Thank the high priest of satnav for these guys
http://www.satnavvoices.com/index.php?pg=2&sec=3&vid=51
