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1721 messages, Last post on Oct 16, 2009 at 7:29 AM
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Replying to: nortsr1 (Jun 20, 2009 2:36 am) You be wrong. Typically voices for a TomTom are about $10 one time. There are other user done voices that many times are free. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 22, 2009 11:14 am) AFAIK, none of the TomTom novelty voices does text to speech - only the computer generated voices. It would cost a whole lot more for the celebrity to speak every possible word and probably take lots of memory space.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 22, 2009 11:14 am) |
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Replying to: robr2 (Jun 22, 2009 12:01 pm) Funny thing is I like the Australian voice vs. the American or British one when it comes to computer-generated text-to-speech voices on my Garmin. Nice to have choices. |
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Yippee, I get to use that great Navs on the dashboard photo again. But the rest of the story .... "New Jersey was one of the first states to outlaw handheld mobile phone use while driving, and now a state legislator wants to ban using a navigation system while a vehicle is in motion. According to the Daily Record, Democratic Assemblyman Harvey Smith of Jersey City has introduced a bill that would make it a violation for a driver to enter a destination into a navigation system while a car is in motion, other than via voice activation. The fine would be $100 for each infraction." Car Tech Tuesdays: NJ Lawmaker Seeks Ban on Using Nav Systems While Driving (Edmunds Daily) 
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 23, 2009 11:07 am) I bet that becomes a hot seller pretty soon. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 23, 2009 11:07 am) Have fun enforcing that one. So are they going to see you select a POI? Does that count? Or changing the zoom level? Or selecting an iPod track using a GPS with iPod support (or any MP3 for that matter)? So its a poorly written un-enforceable law that isn't going anywhere. They would me much better off passing a law on the units themselves that lock out non-voice destination entry while driving, like Toyota, BMW, Ford, Nissan... Telematics: In 2002, voluntary safety guidelines to enhance driver focus when using telematics were developed by the Alliance, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the Consumer Electronics Association, AAA, the National Safety Council, AIAM and the Truck Manufacturers Association. Auto Alliance
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Jun 24, 2009 2:57 pm) |
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AT&T Navigator Becomes First Turn-by-Turn Nav App for the iPhone (Edmunds Daily)  Gee, one device will enable you to get busted for inputting a POI, texting and talking on the cell. 
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Jun 24, 2009 2:57 pm) I can override my Toyota Sequoia NAV so my wife can input addresses while moving. I hate that lockout feature. If NJ is no better at enforcing the NAV law than CA the Cell phone law, it is just more wasted paper. |
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