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Come Inside... => The Computer Room => Topic started by: The Moan Ranger on December 27, 2007, 10:46:54 AM
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I did a search to see if there was already a thread on this, but couldn't find one. (Perhaps I should have used my new SatNavv to find it lol:)
Anyhoo...
Mrs TMR gave me one (A SatNav that is, Barman and Snoopy...) for Christmas. A Navman S90i no less. As far As I can see, it does bloody everything short of making the tea. Do any of the august V-P contributors have such devices, and if so, what do they think of them.
And before anybody says anything - yes, I am fully capable of reading a map...
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I have one of those. Handy for getting to unfamiliar places, but when I test it by asking it to take me to places I know it often demands that I go by very odd routes. rubschin:
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I used to have on in the UK (there is no digital mapping widely available here).
I thought the bloody thing was wonderful – not just for finding your way but also if stuck late at night for petrol or whatever it can take you straight to the nearest confiscation station petrol station.
Also, when I took the motor over to Belgium it was again invaluable – just changed the disk on the ferry, told it where we needed to be in Ieper and it took us straight there.
Also, the lady had the most wonderful, sexy voice - it was a pleasure to get lost... redface:
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Ah yes, I favour the lady voice too eyes:
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My late FiL borrowed one and, despite having been here many time before, followed it slavishly all the way from Lincolnshire to North Wales ~ he got lost several times en route.
My Brother has one and loves it.
My BiL swears by his but he does a lot of continental travel for work.
My SiL has one and can't use it ::)
I have not got one but after 30 years plus on the road as a Rep there are very few villages, towns or cities in the UK, and towns/cities in Belgium, Holland and Germany that I can't remember the way to ~ though I can see a use to locate a street address in a town/city etc as there are never any policemen to ask these days. I do have a lot of "Red Book" maps for individual towns amassed over the years.
On a losely related topic my BiL recently said to Mrs S "Take a picture of XXX with your phone" and seemed amazed when she said ~ "I don't use my camera to call you and I do not use my 'phone to take pictures."
Sometimes I wonder if we don't buy gadgets for the sake of having them rather than for any practical use.
That said I hope you and your new sat nav are very happy together and enjoy many trouble free journeys avoiding all of life's traffic jams.
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I used to have on in the UK (there is no digital mapping widely available here).
I thought the bloody thing was wonderful – not just for finding your way but also if stuck late at night for petrol or whatever it can take you straight to the nearest confiscation station petrol station.
Also, when I took the motor over to Belgium it was again invaluable – just changed the disk on the ferry, told it where we needed to be in Ieper and it took us straight there.
Also, the lady had the most wonderful, sexy voice - it was a pleasure to get lost... redface:
This is the sort of thing where I can see the value in them - mine does that and also tells you where cash points are, parking spaces, food outlets, places of interest, speed/traffic cameras etc. The bloody thing also warns you when you exceed the given speed limit (must see if I can turn that off). I'm also trying to see if I can download the "Ozzy Osbourne" voice which apparently, says things like "Turn left you w@nker" and, if you go wrong "You stupid c*nt, do a Fu*kin U-turn" etc.. lol:
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No That's the wife's mother in the back seat.
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The great thing is that if/when the motorway is closed, blocked, etc. you can get off at the first junction available and head-off cross country in the knowledge that it will always get you back where you want to be…
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The great thing is that if/when the motorway is closed, blocked, etc. you can get off at the first junction available and head-off cross country in the knowledge that it will always get you back where you want to be…
Whatever tunble:
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The great thing is that if/when the motorway is closed, blocked, etc. you can get off at the first junction available and head-off cross country in the knowledge that it will always get you back where you want to be…
Whatever tunble:
Assuming you don’t have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the road system like Snoopy of course… whistle:
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the "Ozzy Osbourne" voice which apparently, says things like "Turn left you w@nker" and, if you go wrong "You stupid c*nt, do a Fu*kin U-turn" etc.. lol:
Youngest daughter has that on hers.
Hilarious. happy001
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After a bit of Googling, can't seem to find any celebrity voices for it sad32:
The first thing I did, however, was change the voice from the default female, to a male (called Daniel!) as I refuse to accept instructions from a woman lol:
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http://www.voiceskins-uk.com/product_info.php?products_id=33&osCsid=fbd6f3492048ace84ed366a7f82bce24 (http://www.voiceskins-uk.com/product_info.php?products_id=33&osCsid=fbd6f3492048ace84ed366a7f82bce24)
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I'm sure you and daniel will be very happy together... (https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freesmileys.org%2Fsmileys%2Fbasic%2Fcheekkiss.gif&hash=f8d843b1ce6a18cccaed070094ec446f7e9f16f3) (http://www.freesmileys.org)
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eyes: whistle:
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http://www.voiceskins-uk.com/product_info.php?products_id=33&osCsid=fbd6f3492048ace84ed366a7f82bce24 (http://www.voiceskins-uk.com/product_info.php?products_id=33&osCsid=fbd6f3492048ace84ed366a7f82bce24)
Can't find Navman stuff on there. Am I blind?
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Sat Nav Voices
Our celebrity sat nav voices have become one of our most popular products using celebrity voices as your navigator in a wide range of voive including Ozzy, Del Boy, Boycie and many more. These voices can be used of the Tom Tom and Garmin systems with Navman to follow shortly. These voice are also avalable as a retail product using a simple credit card sized voucher with scratch off panel on reverse, please contact us for pricing information
http://www.celebrityvoices.co.uk/services.htm (http://www.celebrityvoices.co.uk/services.htm)
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redface:
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No need. It's a different website
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redface:
point:
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Button it, baldy!
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So how does that anti snoring thing work. Is it like a cyberman helmet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hje_9GgkXQk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hje_9GgkXQk)
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Better still - electric shocks!
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I want one of those for Mrs Nick. Details please eveilgrin:
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I want one of those for Mrs Nick. Details please
A Cyberman helmet? rubschin:
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No a device to administer electric shocks. Do keep up!
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No a device to administer electrick shocks. Do keep up!
Mixing with too many Norvegians you have been ~ Ja?
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Last night's do was even more cosmopolitan...............
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I must not envy you your giddy social whirl (https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freesmileys.org%2Fsmileys%2Featdrink055.gif&hash=57ee6e4e0fabf2f5669d6fef4b788e7e849121ed) ~ I remember mine .............. sad24: when I was younger.
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All over now. I am supposed to be mopping floors noooo:
Mrs Nick is cleaning out the fridge.
The Boy is making a tank
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The Boy is making a tank
eeek:
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All over now. I am supposed to be mopping floors noooo:
Mrs Nick is cleaning out the fridge.
The Boy is making a tank
Ohmigawd eeek: ~ where is he planning to attack?
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It's keeping him very quiet shrugs:
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Why does the fridge need cleaning? ~ Apparently it hasn't seen much use recently.
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http://www.tekability.com/catalog/item114.htm
Minor tweaks inside from an electronics engineer I know result in a far more powerful kick! And they're only a tenner in Maplins...
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http://www.tekability.com/catalog/item114.htm
Minor tweaks inside from an electronics engineer I know result in a far more powerful kick! And they're only a tenner in Maplins...
I find a sharp dig in the ribs works well but the guaranteed snore stopper is achieved by whispering "suggestively" in her ear whilst stroking whichever bit of her is closest to you. Works every time ~ she is out of bed, dressed and heading for the shops/kitchen/work before I can say SEX!
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http://www.tekability.com/catalog/item114.htm
Minor tweaks inside from an electronics engineer I know result in a far more powerful kick! And they're only a tenner in Maplins...
I find a sharp dig in the ribs works well but the guaranteed snore stopper is achieved by whispering "suggestively" in her ear whilst stroking whichever bit of her is closest to you. Works every time ~ she is out of bed, dressed and heading for the shops/kitchen/work before I can say SEX!
Foolish hound. This gizmo stops them snoring for long in the first place. Therefore I wouldn't be awake to administer said dig in the ribs, which was the previous method. point:
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http://www.tekability.com/catalog/item114.htm
Minor tweaks inside from an electronics engineer I know result in a far more powerful kick! And they're only a tenner in Maplins...
I find a sharp dig in the ribs works well but the guaranteed snore stopper is achieved by whispering "suggestively" in her ear whilst stroking whichever bit of her is closest to you. Works every time ~ she is out of bed, dressed and heading for the shops/kitchen/work before I can say SEX!
Foolish hound. This gizmo stops them snoring for long in the first place. Therefore I wouldn't be awake to administer said dig in the ribs, which was the previous method. point:
Fair 'nuff. ;)