mmmmmmm........DONUTS!

Tom Tom introduced an optional Homer Simpson voice, which gives you turn-by-turn directions on your portable TomTom GPS device, for a download fee of $12.95.

“With the original Homer at your side, even the shortest drive will transform into a journey to remember,” the company says.

It’s a fun idea on the surface, but with occasional quips like, “We might find an ice cream truck! Mmm … ice cream,” or a crazy laugh or “woo-hoo!” throughout your trip, the voice might actually end up being maddening to some consumers, especially on a long drive.

Galileo Project is Doomed....but that never stops the EU

In the Evening Standard, Neil Collins reports on former Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman’s comments, made at an Open Europe event this week, that the business case for Galileo is “doomed”. He writes, “The Government opposes the project, but as with so many other euro-fantasies, can’t stop it. Ministers will eventually be forced into acquiescence and will then tell us how profitable it’s going to be, since all public sector bodies will have to use it. This will bump up their costs, but never mind; it covers those embarrassing euro-screwups.”