Jan 31, 2012
"Attack of the Pointless Modal Confirmations"
Tim critiques almost two years of experience with the TomTomXL335TM
portable GPS in a longitudinal review plagued by a ragged voice
from a nasty January filled with mishaps, and a mental wooziness
that we hope isn't too obvious. But food poisonings, auto wrecks,
and seasonal colds cannot prevent the fact that the XL335 is a GPS
that has terrific voices which sound wonderful, but unreliable
software and horrid modal confirmation abuses throughout.
Just reflect on this one example of interaction design gone wrong;
sadly, it is typical of the TomTom Way:
It takes eleven, that's 11, taps to
change voices on the XL335TM. I am not making this up.
And here are TomTom's excellent marketing of its Star Wars
celebrity voices:
Darth Vader in the recording studio: http://youtu.be/2ljFfL-mL70
Yoda in the recording studio: http://youtu.be/FdcJVuylmsM
Two feedback emails round out this 46-minute episode.