uPlay touts "iPhone of golf GPS technology"

There's certainly no shortage of GPS devices out there to aid your golf game, but the folks at uPlay seem to think they've got one to beat 'em all, with them even going so far as to tout their new uPro device as the "iPhone of golf GPS technology." Exactly what earns it that designation, we're not sure, but the device will let golfers determine the distance to holes from their current location, and give them aerial photography, video flyovers, and details on course hazards, among other things. No word on a price or release date just yet, it seems, but we'd expect those details to be revealed when uPlay shows off the device at the 2008 PGA Show that gets underway in Orlando on January 16th.

[Carbonize @ Jan 10th 2008 12:52PM]

Does that mean it's over priced and doesn't come with features found on every other one, even the budget ones? And does it also mean you are locked into a contract with one golf club?

[Norb @ Jan 10th 2008 12:53PM]

Couldnt we call it the "uPutts"

[shanoboy @ Jan 10th 2008 2:12PM]

Now all I need to do is figure out a way to hook a GPS sensor to my balls.

err... golf balls that is.

[Scott @ Jan 10th 2008 2:47PM]

Looks interesting, but get ready for the lawsuit uPlay.

Check out http://www.gpsindustries.com

They seem to hold quite a few key patents covering this sort of thing...

[Jonathan Bergeron @ Jan 10th 2008 3:32PM]

It still won't improve your golf game.

[Wwhat @ Jan 11th 2008 2:42AM]

Yeah ironically if you need to stare at a little screen with flyovers you probably won't be winning any tournaments and that means you can't afford it, catch22 :)

incidentally, I suck at golf.

[Dubb @ Jan 10th 2008 4:02PM]

Way to steal uTorrent's logo...

[PeterF @ Jan 10th 2008 4:08PM]

the micro letter?

[Wwhat @ Jan 11th 2008 2:47AM]

It's a greek letter 'mu', the twelfth of the greek alphabet.
Used as indicating one micrometre (micron)
And also used in electronics as the amplification factor of a valve it seems.

[π @ Jan 10th 2008 4:09PM]

Eww... It looks like a ZUNE!

[Wwhat @ Jan 11th 2008 2:48AM]

Only better.

[π @ Jan 16th 2008 4:18PM]

Wouldn't take much...

[Otis @ Jan 11th 2008 10:38AM]

Looks awesome! iPhone seems to just refer to new advanced features and ease of use, based on comments from uPlay in the full article. Like you can get distances to any point on the course using the images. Can't wait to get one.

And does anyone know who uTorrent is???

[Jackey @ Jun 12th 2008 9:31AM]

They might be right, but maybe the new iPhone 3G will be the REAL THING in the very near future...