Download Star Wars voices to your TomTom

Want a Sith Lord for your dashboard? Want some Force for your Ford?

TomTom today announced a deal with Lucasfilm and VoiceSkins.com, allowing owners of TomTom-branded navigation units to download official Star Wars voices for their device for the first time.

Sith Lord Darth Vader is the first of four Star Wars downloads available this summer for US $12.95 apiece — followed by C-3PO in June, Yoda in July and Han Solo in August — each of which adds familiar character voices to your turn-by-turn directions.

Darth Vader, for example, might say “Bear left, to the dark side. Then in 200 yards you have reached your destination. The Force is with you, but you are not a Jedi yet.”

Yes, these are sound-a-likes rather than the real actors, but if Darth’s voice is any indication, they’re very, very good (great, now James Earl Jones won’t send me a Christmas card). A disclaimer on the TomTom website says “The Stars Wars voices were created by the team at VoiceSkins.”

Another caveat: these voice packs will only work with standalone TomTom nav units and not the TomTom iPhone app.

Sound effects from the films are also incorporated, such as lightsaber hums and soaring TIE fighters. John Williams’ orchestral music, including the iconic Imperial March, is also peppered throughout the navigation instructions.

For free, TomTom owners can also download warning alert sounds voiced by Darth Vader, along with free start-up screen wallpaper and Lord Vader map icon.

All Star Wars voices are available in English only, but with further languages available throughout the summer.

Click here to hear clips of the voices and where to download the Darth Vader pack.

And check out this YouTube video with Darth recording his parts for TomTom (it’s funny!):

Note: Photo of Darth Vader used with permission. (C) Lucasfilm, Ltd.