GPS, Snoop Dogg: the GPS industry's secret weapon against Google
By Ross Miller 
posted December 1st 2009 7:59PM
posted December 1st 2009 7:59PM
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Rich Pussy..
@Entourage
The GPS that is.
Ohhh crap.
You'd probably get lost.
@werty1432k And then you'll pick up some hoes along the way to the supermarket.
aye Gucci Bandana!
Will this tell us where the weed at?
@gsmsosv
Idk...but I want one that has the James Earl Jones voice.... :)
@gsmsosv
Amsterdam!
@ADS
I reckon Canada is closer eyyy'
@gsmsosv Haha. "Sharp left, so fly.." But that's not the right direction! "Shut up, mothafucka! Sharp left. That's were the weed at". But, but... "Sharp left, mothafucka!"
The lady turns down his music?!
What version of TomTom does he have or is the lady an add on?
@J Hawk
Either he has the car kit installed (at least an old version), or much more likely he has a built-in and just doesn't realize that it's not the same. Of course, I'm not sure he even drives himself, so it's all kinda moot.
That would entertain me for about three minutes.
@scoobydooby and then become annoying beyond belief. Maybe it comes with asprin?
@scoobydooby Yup, I had the John Cleese one, for one journey. It would be great without the jokes, which are moderately funny the first time only ('Bear left, beaver right'), and then force you to turn them off and realise you've wasted your money.
Also some of the POI's are your neighborhood G'z, dealers, cripps and hustlers
@Ace of Spades
and hoes! Don't forget those!
Meh, Google Navigation is way better than this shit.
@AndroidRokz Don't be a toolbox.
@AndroidRokz
I have Google nav on a MT3G, and I have a 2 year old Garmin Nuvi. The Google app is a nice thing to have in your pocket all the time, but there is no way it is a better on-dash nav device than the Garmin... or even a Snoop Dogg equipped Tom Tom I'd guess.
It might be bettter at finding the latest destinations that aren't on my Garmin map, but the Google app only speaks the tuirns some of the time. The map isn't as easy to read while I'm driving and isn't as stable as the dedicated device. It also won't just let me turn it on and use it as moving map display of my destinationless travels, something I like to do just to display appreching street names.
I know voice search works with the nav app on the Droid, and I understand and appreciate the value added Googe to my phone, but I won't be giving away my Garmin anytime soon.
There's a disturbing lack of profanity in the sample vids.
@Zinger314
honestly. if im paying to listen to snoop, i want him using his vocabulary.
even if that means having to add all those z's
tom tom is saved!
@daytripper
LOOOOOOOOOL
I'm sure that the one person who actually will buy this will love it. sadly, that poor man will have no friends...
@electron But Snoop Dogg has many friends, they just may leave if he ever loses his money...
I'd probably buy a GPS on that alone.
As soon as you install this there will be little "leaf" icons on the side of the streets.
snoop's voice sounds so forced. i'll pass.
If my GPS came with his voice on it, I'd be tempted to drop it like it's hot.
@r3loaded
I would pay $12.95 for Sean Connery on my GPS... NO CHEAP IMITATIONS!
now people will believe me when i say "guess what!? i got snoop dogg in my car!"
wow. they could have done that so much better. rizight? lizeft? cmon its like they didnt even try.
The thing makes snoop "cool" is the way he talks... not really his voice. They should have had get ultra baked and talk like he normally does.
Fo drizzle
Ooh wee!
1, 2, 3 and to the 4 make a sharp left on north Monroe after the store,
Bitch I said left, turn yo ass around, you about to get slapped for messing with the dogg pound.
@Edobe
+100000000000000
@Edobe You sir win 1 INTERNET!
@Bowsa Only one? what about 50thousandbajillion.5?
You stupida@@ mo54fuc4er made the wrong fuc4ing turn, and now you're fuc4ing lost, biatch!
@alexksj *automatic gun shot sound FX follow*
So... Someone would actually pay to listen to him? Damn. Well, I have to go give someone a kidney. I hate losing bets.
A GTA player's wet dream come true! Now you can pretend to go on a high speed chase with the O.G himself. He'll even give you a tour of Long Beach. :P
In other news:
Okay so the best way to compete with a free product is to.... add more expense to your already expensive product?
/facepalm
@Eternity
Didn't Snoop Dogg appear in a True Crime game? (don't ask how a GTA fanatic knows that)
How do I get this on my iPhone Tom Tom App?
@engadgetjp
is it jailbroken? if yes, then google tomtom voice pack... use xsellize..
if not.. then well lolz... wait till tomtom decides to sell it as a inapp purchase..
MILK THAT MONEY TOMTOM
Can I get Stephen Hawking's voice on one of these? Oh...its standard? Ok then.
What does it have to do with black people, after all the concept did not originate from a black guy. Please have some sense of respect and stop comments like this.
@NAME they're "ebarassed" for you too.
Yo dawg, I heard you like hip hop so we put Snoop in yo GPS so now you can rap while you map!