Finally, A Cell Phone Preloaded With Golf Course GPS Stuff
by Ryan Ballengee on Nov 2, 2009 11:57 AM EST
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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.
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 ChicagoDuffer on Nov 2, 2009 12:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
I have software for my Blackberry called Greenfinder that does a nice job. Did a review earlier this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XELxIMfEQY
But, this phone came delivered with the GPS stuff, which was a nice feature.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Nov 2, 2009 8:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What’s it called ? Is the guy still doing business ?
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
by courtgolf on Nov 2, 2009 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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