Baseball All-Star Pitcher Curt Schilling 'Calls the Plays' on TomTom Portable Navigation Devices

CONCORD, Mass., Feb. 26 -- TomTom, the world's largest navigation solution provider, today announced that baseball all-star Curt Schilling will be telling drivers across America how to find their way home.

Schilling's voice is available for purchase and download now for all owners of TomTom portable navigation devices.

"My TomTom has been invaluable to me as I attempt to learn the ways in and around our home in Boston," Schilling said. "It's been a huge help in learning the direct routes to and from the areas my family and I travel. TomTom navigation devices make driving not only more efficient, but safer for my family."

Schilling added, "The company has been outstanding to work with and I am glad to have developed a relationship between my gaming company, GMG, and TomTom -- two Boston-area businesses."

TomTom's portable navigation devices offer 70 preloaded voices in 36 languages. Other entertaining voices available for download from TomTom and Navtones include celebrities such as Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper and Mr. T., as well as a NYC cab driver, a Freudian psychoanalyst, Granny Rose and many more.

"We know our customers have a very personal connection with their TomTom," said Jocelyn Vigreux, president of TomTom Inc. "Now, with the recognizable voice of Curt Schilling, the journey becomes more enjoyable and fun. Similar to ring tones on cell phones, we find that drivers are most interested in hearing navigation directions from a voice that matches their mood, personality or interest. TomTom is continually adding content that allows customers to personalize their navigation experiences."

TomTom devices guide drivers on their way with audible, turn-by-turn instructions and 3D maps. TomTom portable navigation devices work out of the box and require no additional fees or services.

Now drivers can have Curt Schilling tell them how to find out-of-the-way locations or how to navigate to specific points of interest such as Fenway Park. Instead of a TomTom device saying, "You have reached your destination", Curt Schilling will instead call the play, telling the driver "You're almost home! Slide! Slide!"