OnPar, the touchscreen golf GPS rangefinder which has thus far been limited to the U.S. market and U.S. golf courses, is entering the Canadian golf market. This is the first step in its eventual international expansion. Goliath Golf, a Toronto-based company, is handling the distribution of the OnPar golf GPS (just in time for the [...]
Most golf GPS devices require you to install software on your computer and then download courses (sometimes paying a fee for each course or an annual subscription). With the new Callaway uPro Go Golf GPS, you can go straight to the golf course after purchase: this golf GPS device comes preloaded with over 18,000 BasicMode [...]
There are a growing number of golf GPS apps for smartphones. So much so that is very difficult trying to keep track of all the new apps as developers struggle to carve out a niche in the market. If you are looking for a device to help you out on the course you can be [...]
Satsports has just released an all-weather Multi-sports GPS that caters to “anyone who enjoys outdoor adventure sports”. I guess golf–at least the way it is played by most of us–can be considered an outdoor “adventure” sport.
Snooper, the longtime maker of speed camera detectors and satellite navigation systems for Europe and the UK, has forayed into the golf GPS market with the G300 Shotmiser and the S280 Shotsaver (both the G300 and the S280 units still include optional satellite navigation and speed camera detector software). The G300 is a very compact [...]
As noted in a previous post, GolfLogix is the first of the major hand-held golf GPS manufacturers to make its GPS technology available for Smartphones. And now GolfLogix GPS is available for the HTC Touch Pro. Not only do you get all the key distances to the front, center, and back of the green and [...]
Until recently Verizon Wireless had blocked access to the GPS in its smartphones to third party GPS applications, forcing its customers to subscribe to Verizon’s own VZNavigator for $10 per month if they wanted GPS navigation. For many golfer’s, this meant that they could not use golf GPS software on their smartphones unless they used [...]
BBGPSGolf (Blackberry GPS Golf) is a free golf GPS application for the BlackBerry smartphone. Now you might not expect too much from a free application, but this one has many of the features of the top brands. No, there are no fancy graphics or professionally mapped courses (you may have to map them yourself using [...]
A golf GPS device will help golfers make their way to the green untarnished by the hazards along the way; however, over 40 percent of golf shots are putts, so it would be great if there was a device that helped the golfer make more shots on the green (during practice only, of course). The [...]
Golf GPS rangefinders are great to use. Some, like the GolfLogix GPS-8, are hands free devices that give you the yardages automatically as you make your way along the golf course: no need to fiddle with buttons. The Calloway uPro even has a voice recognition feature that will respond to the golfer’s commands. And some [...]
