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Poll: Is your GPS male or female?
I've been in plenty of cars on several continents that had GPS units. I've heard robotic male Aussies instruct me through a roundabout and seductive French women tell me to U-turn in 300 meters. And for giggles, I've set the devices to Chinese, Portuguese and several other languages that I do not speak or understand simply to hear them come out of a tiny box mounted on my windshield. But, at the end of the day, I need to hear my directions in English and I like to hear them dictated in a woman's voice (particularly one with a sensual British accent). I'm not sure what that says about me, but it's the truth.What about you? Do you set your GPS to a male or female voice? Vote in our poll and explain your preference in the comments below.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Stephanie Nov 2nd 2009 3:19PM
Mine is male, with a British accent. Very hot. For some reason I find the women's voices very annoying. Is that sexist?
Sherry Nov 2nd 2009 4:43PM
When I set my GPS to female, all it tells me is to pull over and ask for directions.
Mike Barish Nov 2nd 2009 4:44PM
Haha! You said it, not me!
Scott Nov 2nd 2009 4:56PM
I grew up watching "Star Trek", so all computers must talk with female voices.
Andy Murdock Nov 2nd 2009 5:03PM
Apparently Bob Dylan aspires to be a GPS voice: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/25/bob-dylan-to-voice-gps-sy_n_268426.html. I would honestly consider buying a GPS unit for my car if Bob Dylan would pipe up every time I needed to make a u-turn.
Steve Nov 2nd 2009 7:08PM
My current GPS only has one option, and that is a female voice. But I'd still choose the female voice over a male one, on most of the others I have heard the female voice sounds clearer to me than the male ones.
Julie Nov 2nd 2009 9:37PM
Mine is also female only, and she can be pretty annoying after repeated "calculating routes" and "when possible, make a legal u-turn." I think having a voice (male or female) in an Australian accent could be fun. Turning around could become a much more adventurous task.
Arti K Nov 2nd 2009 11:52PM
Hey.. I thought you would have a two-parter poll here... q1 - are you male/female q2 - do you prefer a male/female voice on your GPS. would've been interesting to see how much of a correlation there is, 'coz in my experience most gals prefer a male voice, and most guys prefer a gal's voice on their GPS..