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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[See, I knew the iPhone nano would have turn by turn directions!<br><br>Oh wait.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[NoAndThen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 9:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Apple has succeeded in implanting the thought into people's minds that any rectangular, chrome bordered device with a black background and colorful square icons is automaticaly an iPhone.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Flashpoint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 10:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Do they have iphone apps that do this?? <br>They should.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[webmaster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 9:42AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[The question is, does it actually work.  I've had two golf gps devices (a GolfLogix and a SkyCaddie) and both would freeze up halfway through a round and quit working, even after a reset. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 9:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[the question is, mark, how bad are you at golf that you actually need one of these things, and lament the fact that it breaks down mid-round...<br><br>try using your eyes. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[wagon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 10:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually I'm so bad at golf that these things don't even help, I'm just a gadget junkie.  I do expect products to work though.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 1:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[The question is, wagon, why are you commenting on something you obviously know nothing about?  All the pros use detailed yardage books so they always know the exact yardage they have to hit.  This device is just an electronic yardage book.<br><br>Try using your manners.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 3:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[I wonder if Tiger uses one of these... doubt it. Too much tech in the links, to me, takes away the essence of the game. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Agent .25i]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 10:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[No, Tiger doesn't use one of these - but you can bet your paycheck Steve Williams does!<br><br>For all those that think "tech is ruining golf" and this is ruining the game, what is the difference between using a GPS to get your yardages, or paying a good caddy to walk off those distances for you?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[GeneMack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 10:37AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tiger doesn't use one because rangefinders aren't legal on the PGA tour.  If they were legal I'd wager he and all other pros would use them.  For amateur USGA tournaments where people generally don't have caddies, rangefinders (laser or GPS) are usually legal and encouraged for faster play.<br><br>I tend to agree about "too much tech in golf" but you can't really stop it.  Back in the day they had no yardage markers at all on golf courses, and you did have to "use your eyes" as wagon so eloquently suggested.  Nowadays courses have various forms of markers to indicate distance to the center of the green, so rangefinders aren't really that much of an advantage anyway.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hansendan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 5:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[You know. Apple wasn't the first company to make a black phone with a silver ring around it.<br><br>Just say'n]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dude]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 10:24AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Apple also wasn't the first to come up with fingertip sized icons on a touchscreen.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[themovielife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 23rd 2009 9:28AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Probably could've saved themselves a lot of money by just making this an iPhone app...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 10:30AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[But you need a more accurate GPS than the iPhone has.  Most portable GPS devices have better GPS chips than the phone.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 11:55AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA["Hello, OnPar, this is Apple's legal department calling... We've decided that your product infringes on a number of patents, so we're seeking an injunction to keep this device from market."<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tinyj316]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 12:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on OnPar's touchscreen GPS rangefinder could almost be a phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/onpars-touchscreen-gps-rangefinder-could-almost-be-a-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA["Oh hello Apple.  I just got off the phone with Palm's legal department.  I guess this is it, huh?"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[indigo_theatre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 1:57PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
