Finally, A Cell Phone Preloaded With Golf Course GPS Stuff

by Ryan Ballengee on Nov 2, 2009 11:57 AM EST

You know how America is all sorts of behind in mobile technologies? Well, we golfers get slapped in the face with further proof of that today. Technology conglomerate LG just announced the release of a new cell phone in South Korea that will make your Golf Logix seem like a paper weight.

LG has just announced a new touchscreen phone in South Korea, the LG SB210 – which, apart from providing the usual features, it also offers maps for 280 golf courses and other golf-related services, including a so-called "Receive PJT" application.

The handset also comes with a G-sensor, compass and a calories calculator.

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C'mon! This is crap. We can't get a cell phone that comes preloaded with thousands of courses and South Korea can get all of theirs?!

It's great that I have the network and all, but I would much rather have a golf GPS that makes phone calls than a cell phone that can act as a golf GPS.

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Wow...

This phone might actually tempt me from jumping off of the BlackBerry bandwagon. Might.

Adam Fonseca

by Adam Fonseca on Nov 2, 2009 12:03 PM EST reply actions

It’s pretty slick! Hopefully it gets over to the US!

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by Ryan Ballengee on Nov 2, 2009 12:13 PM EST up reply actions

By the time this makes it to the US, the iPhone will have introduced a golf GPS app and an app that will cook and clean for you.

by MattSpence on Nov 2, 2009 12:22 PM EST reply actions

So long as there’s an app for an app

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by Ryan Ballengee on Nov 2, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions

Garvin is sort of there – they have a GPS unit that doubles as a cell phone – but no golf.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Nov 2, 2009 1:53 PM EST reply actions

Already here

There is such a finished product – you buy the course coverage software that installs on your already-owned cell phone – produced by a guy in St. Louis. When I was there in February I had a demonstration on a regular cell phone. More specifically: I operfated the devbice on a cell phone – it had all the bells and whistles.

Why isn’t this already on the market??

Who knows?? The fellow who owns it cannot get the financial support needed to bring it to the golfing public..

Don't worry, nothing will be allright.

by rcrusoe on Nov 2, 2009 8:22 PM EST reply actions