Waze Celebrity Voice Download
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Waze employs the Governator for its GPS app, the latest in a line of celebrity voices.
by Joel Keller | Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Waze app, now owned by Google, added a custom voice feature where you can record driving instructions in your own voice and share them with others too. My voice may not be of great interest. On the other hand, celebrity voices would be popular, but they’re often licensed for a limited time only (at least that’s how it was done in the past. Kevin Hart from Real Husbands of Hollywood is the first celebrity voice and did the Waze recording to promote an upcoming movie, Ride Along, which opens in January.
by Joel Keller
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
As long as we've had computer-generated voices giving us directions, GPS manufacturers have tried to make its devices and smartphone apps more fun to use. One idea is to use celebrity voices as a substitute for the usual haughty computer voice.
Waze, the GPS company that uses crowdsourcing to help drivers determine the best routes, recently employed Arnold Schwarzenegger to lend his voice to its smartphone app. The company, founded in Israel and owned by Google, partnered with Paramount Studios. The studio approved Schwarzenegger to perform as the Terminator for a promotion for the upcoming film 'Terminator Genisys.' USA Today has video of the Governator's recording session, where he utters phrases like 'I'm looking for Sarah Conner. But we'll go to your destination first.'
The folks at Waze have done this before; last year, they had Terry Crews of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' give enthusiastic directions. Speaking of enthusiasm, imagine having Kevin Hart yell directions at you. Waze did that, too:
If you’re bored with the standard Waze voice, and don’t want to record your own, the company has just announced that actor Liam Neeson’s voice is available ‘for a limited time’ as part of a promo for his upcoming movie Commuter …
Imagine: you’re in your car, coffee safely in the cup holder, playing a great song, and (actually) enjoying your routine morning commute. Then, out of nowhere, everything changes. The clouds break and a storm hits hard. The car in front of you slams their breaks for an unexpected accident-related jam. The formidable lights and drilling of a construction zone appear and it becomes clear that you’re no longer going to make it to that meeting on time. Aside from making sure you’ve got Waze on, what do you do next?
You call on the one-and-only Liam Neeson—or at least his signature, reassuring voice—to show you the safe way out of hazards, jams and obstacles ahead.
Neeson joins other celebrities to voice directions in Waze. These include Morgan Freeman, Shaquille O’ Neal, the Grand Tour team, and Mr T.
Ask yourselves Wazers, what kind of person are you? One that rides with Liam Neeson guiding the way, or not? He’s here for a limited time, so don’t hesitate—update your voice today in Settings > Voice Directions > Liam Neeson.
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Waze last month added hands-free use, motorcycle mode, and carpool lanes.