Two Ideas » GPS http://www.twoideas.org When I think something, sometimes I write it up. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:24:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Use celebrity voices for GPS instructions http://www.twoideas.org/2009/07/use-celebrity-voices-for-gps-instructions/ http://www.twoideas.org/2009/07/use-celebrity-voices-for-gps-instructions/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:54:03 +0000 Jon http://www.twoideas.org/?p=275 Animated films lean heavily on celebrity voices, New York taxis do too—why not the voice on your GPS that says "recalculating" and "turn left 100 feet?"

William Shatner's inimitable style would be a perfect fit for the medium.

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Doing so would provide a visual cue of speed and assist users in contextualizing their routes.

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