Garmin Darth Vader Voice Download

'Depart. Your destiny lies with me. Obi-Wan knew this to be true.'

Let the menacing Sith Lord be your co-pilot: Voice Skins joined forces with Locutio and LucasFilms to bring Darth Vadar to the Garmin GPS system. (If you prefer a more encouraging navigator, the Yoda package should be coming soon.) Garmin customers can now download the Darth Vadar Premium Voice and Graphics Bundle to their GPS devices for $12.99.

Garmin Darth Vader Voice Torrent

Not only will Darth Vadar incorporate his best lines from the Star Wars movies into his turn-by-turn instructions, selections from John Williams' signature Imperial March are also worked into the system (when you reach a destination, for example), complete with sound effects from lightsabers and TIE fighter flybys. As if that were not enough to make a wannabe Jedi download the Bundle, he can realize his dream to drive a TIE fighter in a galaxy far, far away to go to the grocery store -- because that's the on-screen vehicle icon used in the Darth Vadar package (though not shown in the above demo video).

TomTom GPS customers have had this voice skin (as well as C-3PO, Yoda and Hans Solo) since last year so it's about time for Garmin to follow suit. Unfortunately, not every Garmin device is compatible with this package so check your model number against this list before making your purchase. The Darth Vadar bundle is available from Garmin.com and Spotitout.com (installation instructions are here), while Garmin GPS systems can be found in most electronic stores like Best Buy and Radio Shack.

For Garmin instructions for downloading and adding voice files, see here.It’s pretty straightforward. However, I would guess that the Garmin software has a similar directory to make purchases even easier for you. Garmin darth vader voice free Free Download, garmin darth vader voice free, garmin voice darth vader free, darth vader garmin voice free, garmin voices darth vader and more. free download. software. GPS Software for Garmin. Download waypoints, routes and tracks from Garmin GPS. Garmin Mapsource Downloads at The GPS Store, Inc. Want access to Garmin Mapsource Content right away? This page gives you links to download Garmin's Popular Mapsource products without waiting for the software to be shipped to you. Garmin Express is a computer application for easily setting up, registering and managing your Garmin device. Stay Up to Date Desktop notifications and step-by-step instructions make it easy to update your devices.

Personally, I'm hopeful for a Star Trek voice skin plus gesture control GPS system. I can't wait to say 'Engage' complete with Captain Jean Luc Picard's signature move to start my road trip. What other character voice skin are you interested in?

Here is a behind-the-scenes look at Darth Vadar's recording session:

[Source: VoiceSkins blog post, Garmin website, VoiceSkin's YouTube channel]

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I’m sure many of you have a Sat Nav (Satellite Navigation) tool, such as a TomTom or Garmin device. You probably realise that you can change the voices, but maybe you haven’t been bothered to do so yet because you thought it would be too much effort.

Well, it’s not difficult and won’t take you long at all. Changing your Sat Nav voice is easy and can be done for free (or nearly free) using voice files from lots of sources. Today we’ll go through the basic steps to get new voice files installed on your Sat Nav and then give you a great list of sites with free and dirt cheap voice files you can get.

How To Install New Sat Nav Voice Files

Since I have a TomTom, I’ll take you through the process quickly. If you have the TomTom setup software installed on your computer, plug your TomTom in and start it up. Navigate the menus to voices (the voice option is shown at every step). You’ll be shown a huge collection of voices, starting with premium content, popular freebies (like Hungarian Grandmother) and moving on to community voice files which are free. To install a free voice, just click on “Add” to the right of the detail. It’s really that simple!

For Garmin instructions for downloading and adding voice files, see here. It’s pretty straightforward. However, I would guess that the Garmin software has a similar directory to make purchases even easier for you.

For all of the following websites, you’ll need to follow slightly different instructions depending on your model of Sat Nav and the site. Mostly they simply involve unpacking the files and copying them onto the Sat Nav while it’s connected to your computer as a drive.

TomTom’s Voice Collection

Here’s TomTom’s collection of downloadable voice files. TomTom do have a free voice section on their website, but it’s currently just listing different languages and accents. However, if you browse the voices on your TomTom computer software you’ll find there’s plenty to choose from already which came as default options.

Some more TomTom freebies you might be interested in include StarWars wallpapers and games.

Garmin’s Voice Collection

Garmin’s online voice file collection is quite small, but has some interesting voices on offer. It also has a few free offerings which are mostly funny or seasonal.

Sat Nav Voices

Sat Nav Voices offer plenty of free sat nav voice files, plus a few cheap voices for you to consider. They’ve recently made free a “Dangerous Steve” voice which is in honour of Steve Irwin. All of these are made with voice actors, but they’re quite good.

Free Garmin Voices

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Celebrity Voices

Celebrity voices has nothing for free, but offers plenty of voice files for TomTom and Garmin dirt cheap. Voice files are made using voice actors doing imitations of Jason Statham, Elvis, Jack Nicholson & Doc Emmet Brown and more. There’s a great variety of interesting voices here.

NavTones Voices

NavTones Voices offer a good variety of voice files for Garmin or TomTom [No Longer Available] at a wide variety of prices, ranging from free to $12.95. Here’s where you can find KITT (from Knight Rider) and Daria alongside Mr T and Burt Reynolds. Plenty to choose from!

Pig Tones

Pig Tones has nothing for free, but does offer some rather cheap voices. All of them are done with voice actors imitating the originals, but they are pretty good and give you some more variety to consider.

GPS Data Team

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GPS Data Team has a list of free downloadable voice files for many Sat Nav types. It’s very straightforward and gimmick-free, but mainly only features voices you can get at their original sites as shown above. Occasionally you can find voices on GPS Data Team which may have been available elsewhere for free as a promotion at some stage, but has now gone up to regular price. For instance, GPS Data Team has Darth Vader for free, which is normally $12.95 at other sites.

Garmin Darth Vader Voice Downloads

What’s your favourite Sat Nav voice?

Free Garmin Darth Vader Voice Download

  1. The only sites that are still up are http://www.celebrityvoices.co.uk/garmin_voices.html and https://gps-data-team.com/pda-gps-navigation/links/index.php.

    Garmin no longer has the voice stuff on its website from what I can find and you cannot auto load it via their Garmin Express app anymore.

    However, once you do have a file all you have to do is put it under the Voice Directory under your Garmin device.

    Also, another good site for new vehicle images is
    http://www.vehiclesforgarminnuvi.com/

    It has no voices though.

  2. most sites here no longer exist. you need to update this page

  3. most sites listed here no longer exist, you need to update this page

  4. Thanks Angela, just hate that I have a Garmin and can't get the Hungarian Grandmother :o(

  5. Sorry to be pedantic but may be worth just separating some somewhat ambiguous terms. Several devices are 'GPS receivers'.

    Vehicle satnav, GPS enabled mobile phone, dedicated handheld GPS (used by hikers etc). There is some overlap - for example you can use your mobile phone as a (somewhat inferior) satnav. 'A GPS' tends to be used for the last of those 3 although 'GPS tracker' may be used as a more specific way to identify it.

    So the article is about voice commands for Vehicle SatNav systems. I don't think any of the content is applicable to mobile phone or GPS trackers.

    In that context this link explains how, for TomTom satnavs, you can record your own voice commands http://create.tomtom.com/manuals/create-your-own-content/index.html?record_navigation_voice.htm