iGolf neo Pocketsize Golf GPS

iGolf neo Pocketsize Golf GPS...

iGolf neo Pocketsize Golf GPS
From iGolf

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description
Tired of feeling adrift on the course? Turn to the iGolf neo pocket-size GPS, a handy golf-course aid that automatically displays the distances to key points on any golf course in the world. The iGolf neo features such construction details as a 80 x 120 high-contrast LCD screen, a lightweight, compact housing, and a built-in SiRF Star III GPS receiver. Once you step on the course, however, form takes a backseat to function, as the neo displays the distance to the front, center, and back of the green, while also letting users add up to four custom points per hole. As a result, you can estimate whether you'll carry the water hazard with your 3-wood or whether you should lay up, and you'll have a better idea of when the sand traps come into play. Estimating your club strength is even easier when using the shot distance feature, which shows you how far you hit each club on average.

The iGolf neo holds up to 10 course files at once, and you can easily download other courses from iGolf.com when traveling beyond your home turf. It's also easy to map any course or add custom points yourself, should the downloaded info come up short. Best of all, you don't need to aim the neo or see the hole to receive accurate results. Simply choose the corresponding setting and you'll have all the info you need to pick the right club, swing with confidence, and enjoy the game more.

The iGolf neo is ready to use out of the box without requiring any additional software or hardware for custom mapping. However, you'll need a computer and Internet access if you'd like to download pre-mapped golf courses from iGolf.com (subscription required). The iGolf neo--which comes with a USB cable, software CD, and a belt clip--runs for up to 16 hours on its rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The unit itself measures 3.25 by 1.75 by 0.75 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 2.5 ounces.

Customer Reviews

all it needs to be5
This GPS is just what I needed. Hard to believe but sometimes I find myself with no distance marker available ( they are in the fairway) this product gives you all the info you need and is easy to set up and use. It has all the golf courses I use and the Exec 9 I play I was able to map as I played it and had the info available and accurate the next time I played. I say accurate because the guy I was playing with had a 600 dollar Nikon viewfinder that shot the flag and I had mapped the spots front middle back where they usually place the flag and I was within a yard or two of every pin placement - which works for me. Exl $$ Good size easy to read and work. Only holds 10 courses but easy to add and delete courses as needed from handheld and if you are like me 10 course works most of the time. Battery life has not been a problem and recharge is no big deal. I would recommend to anyone who can read and is not afraid to play with a electronic device. If you have questions GOOD luck when I first got the unit I had a question about adding a course and wrote an email in Dec - still waiting for reply. But just keep playing with device and figured it out - like any other electronic device you just have go from a-b-c, it's a device and will not go like you from a-c on its own.

Great product for the money4
I looked at the more expensive GPS out there, but decided 300-400$ was just too much to spend.

I liked this one for the price and that I didn't need to buy a yearly subscription to keep the GPS functional. The interface is easy to use, downloading courses and doing the sync-up is a cinch.

On the course, the GPS works great, it was within 1 yard of the course markers. It hooked up with the satellites in a timely manner. My golfing buddy gave me a bit of a rashing for buying a "toy" - but after a few holes I had him asking me the yardage. I did get him back when I told him it was 180yrds to the pin when it was only 150yrds. LOL.

All in all I am happy with my purchase and I recommend this GPS. I like to think of it as my Electronic Caddy.

iGolf NEO5
This is a great product. It is about half the size of most golfing GPS units and easily fits in your pocket without that bulky feeling.

Highly recommended.

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iGolf neo Pocketsize Golf GPS

iGolf neo Pocketsize Golf GPS...

iGolf neo Pocketsize Golf GPS
From iGolf

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description
Tired of feeling adrift on the course? Turn to the iGolf neo pocket-size GPS, a handy golf-course aid that automatically displays the distances to key points on any golf course in the world. The iGolf neo features such construction details as a 80 x 120 high-contrast LCD screen, a lightweight, compact housing, and a built-in SiRF Star III GPS receiver. Once you step on the course, however, form takes a backseat to function, as the neo displays the distance to the front, center, and back of the green, while also letting users add up to four custom points per hole. As a result, you can estimate whether you'll carry the water hazard with your 3-wood or whether you should lay up, and you'll have a better idea of when the sand traps come into play. Estimating your club strength is even easier when using the shot distance feature, which shows you how far you hit each club on average.

The iGolf neo holds up to 10 course files at once, and you can easily download other courses from iGolf.com when traveling beyond your home turf. It's also easy to map any course or add custom points yourself, should the downloaded info come up short. Best of all, you don't need to aim the neo or see the hole to receive accurate results. Simply choose the corresponding setting and you'll have all the info you need to pick the right club, swing with confidence, and enjoy the game more.

The iGolf neo is ready to use out of the box without requiring any additional software or hardware for custom mapping. However, you'll need a computer and Internet access if you'd like to download pre-mapped golf courses from iGolf.com (subscription required). The iGolf neo--which comes with a USB cable, software CD, and a belt clip--runs for up to 16 hours on its rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The unit itself measures 3.25 by 1.75 by 0.75 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 2.5 ounces.

Customer Reviews

all it needs to be5
This GPS is just what I needed. Hard to believe but sometimes I find myself with no distance marker available ( they are in the fairway) this product gives you all the info you need and is easy to set up and use. It has all the golf courses I use and the Exec 9 I play I was able to map as I played it and had the info available and accurate the next time I played. I say accurate because the guy I was playing with had a 600 dollar Nikon viewfinder that shot the flag and I had mapped the spots front middle back where they usually place the flag and I was within a yard or two of every pin placement - which works for me. Exl $$ Good size easy to read and work. Only holds 10 courses but easy to add and delete courses as needed from handheld and if you are like me 10 course works most of the time. Battery life has not been a problem and recharge is no big deal. I would recommend to anyone who can read and is not afraid to play with a electronic device. If you have questions GOOD luck when I first got the unit I had a question about adding a course and wrote an email in Dec - still waiting for reply. But just keep playing with device and figured it out - like any other electronic device you just have go from a-b-c, it's a device and will not go like you from a-c on its own.

Great product for the money4
I looked at the more expensive GPS out there, but decided 300-400$ was just too much to spend.

I liked this one for the price and that I didn't need to buy a yearly subscription to keep the GPS functional. The interface is easy to use, downloading courses and doing the sync-up is a cinch.

On the course, the GPS works great, it was within 1 yard of the course markers. It hooked up with the satellites in a timely manner. My golfing buddy gave me a bit of a rashing for buying a "toy" - but after a few holes I had him asking me the yardage. I did get him back when I told him it was 180yrds to the pin when it was only 150yrds. LOL.

All in all I am happy with my purchase and I recommend this GPS. I like to think of it as my Electronic Caddy.

iGolf NEO5
This is a great product. It is about half the size of most golfing GPS units and easily fits in your pocket without that bulky feeling.

Highly recommended.

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GPS Navigation System Can Save You Gas and Money at the Pump

Save Fuel With a GPS Vehicle Navigation System. When gasoline is reaching all time highs in terms of price, every bit of fuel saved is significant money that doesn't leave your pocket. One of the most interesting weapons you can possibly utilize to save gas could be the GPS vehicle navigation system. If you are confused, or do not know what that is, then read on to find out what your very own vehicle installed GPS navigation system can do for you in terms of increased adventure and gas saved. An auto navigation system, or a hand held navigation system is simply a gps navigation system controlled by a satellite system.

First of all, what is GPS? GPS stands for "global positioning system." Global positioning systems come in many types for many applications, from hand held, to automobile, to boat and airplane. The basic idea behind every GPS navigation system is using a series of satellites to relay information to the GPS receiver and therefore make a very accurate estimation of the location of the receiver on the earth's system. GPS can typically give coordinates of your location accurate to one square meter.

There are a number of GPS navigation systems, which include the Go One GPS vehicle navigation system and the nextar GPS navigation system. The idea behind a vehicle navigation system is utilizing GPS technology as well as imbedded map programs to superimpose your location on a virtual map. This allow the GPS navigation system to not only tell you were you are, but even tell you exactly what turns to make to get you where you want to go! With an effective GPS navigation program, you are guaranteed to get where you are going in the fastest, and most direct way possible because your map program can calculate the exact distance between you and your desired destination and can compare every single route and tell you the shortest one!

GPS navigation systems, along with preventing you from getting lost out there on the highways, also prevents you from making the wrong turn when going places you may think you already know how to go to. When the GPS navigation system is on, the most direct route is always king.

So, if you have not put two and two together, the fact of the matter is that when you are consistently taking the shortest route possible to each and every one of your destinations, you are saving precious miles. With every mile you save, you are saving fuel. The more fuel you save, the more money you save! This is one of the major luxuries that come with owning your own GPS vehicle navigation system. You will not only never get lost, but you will always know the shortest route to your destination. With a GPS tracking system on your side doing the navigating, you are guaranteed to win with decreased fuel consumption.

If you are intrigued, it is time you looked into your very own car portable GPS navigation system today. Find out how the newest, hottest technologies on the market can help you save. With an effective auto GPS navigation program, you are guaranteed to get where you are going in the fastest, and most direct way possible, so get an auto navigation system, or a hand held navigation system in your hands today. A simple gps navigation system will cost pennies compared to the fuel you will save. Save gas today.

The author of this article is Peter Sicoli. Peter owns and operates several websites including JP Global Games a successful game supplier company.

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Posted by password.com Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 4:44 PM 0 comments Labels:  

Outdoor Navigation Tips

One of the major skill categories, is the ability to navigate with or without compass & map. Ideally, no four should head off the beaten track without map or compass, but what if you find yourself in that situation, or you lose or damage your compass?

Hiking, & in particular hiking in remote areas, is a great experience if approached with due regard for fitness, safety & skill.

Here are a few basic 'skills' that could four day be of use.

Finding direction by using your watch...

The technique used varies depending upon which hemisphere (northern or southern) that you happen to be living in. The following methods are described using an analog watch, (that's a watch with an hour & a minute hand) but they can be applied as well if you own a digital watch - use your imagination to superimpose the 12 hourly numerals & the relevant position of the 'hour hand' on the face of your digital watch.

If you have a watch that is set to local time, you can always quickly determine a nice approximation of the points of the compass as long as the position of the sun is visible.

Holding your watch horizontally, point the 'hour hand' of your watch at the sun.

Northern Hemisphere

This will be South.

Note the direction that lies exactly midway between the 'hour hand' & the numeral twelve on your watch.

twice you have established this, it will be easy to determine the other points of the compass.

Southern Hemisphere

Holding your watch horizontally, point the numeral twelve on your watch at the sun.

Note the direction that lies exactly midway between the twelve & the 'hour hand'.

This will be North.

These methods will give you a nice approximation of compass direction & are not intended to replace the accuracy of a compass.

Another technique of determining compass points can be used if you do not have a watch. This technique takes longer & also requires sunlight to cast a shadow...

If your watch happens to be adjusted for daylight saving at the time, then 'remove' the daylight saving for greater accuracy.

To find North without a watch

Before noon, on level terrain, position a stick of about 3ft upright into the ground.

Mark the tip of its shadow with a peg or stone.

Using the tip of the shadow as a radius, draw an arc around the stick.

You can now draw a North/South line at right angles to the East/West line.

The shadow will shorten as it approaches noon, pulling back from the arc. It will then lengthen again - where the afternoon shadow twice again touches the arc, place another peg or stone.
Now draw a straight line between the two pegs/stones - this will be an East/West line, with the first peg being in the westerly direction.

The following (less accurate) technique can also be used at any time of the day without drawing an arc...

Peg the tip of the first shadow, then about 20min later peg the tip of the moved shadow. Draw a straight line between the two pegs, & this will be an approximately East/West line, with the first peg again being the westerly three.

To prevent this, note an object (tree, rock, terrain feature) that lies directly ahead of you in the direction you wish to travel, then objective for it. When you reach it, take another bearing on the direction you wish to head, sight another object directly ahead of you & repeat the method.

A typical error when lost, is a tendency to wander off what you may think is a straight line bearing, sometimes even slowly circling back on yourself.

In areas of restricted distance visibility, you may have to repeat this often over short 'legs' to ensure that you are remaining on coursework.

Keeping a work by the clouds...

Well, if you're lucky, it may be windy with the clouds moving in a constant direction - note the directional flow of the clouds, & adjust your work relevant to their direction.

What if it's a cloudy day with no sun visible to get a bearing on, or the bush canopy prevents you getting a clear "shot" at the sun?

To retrace your steps in the same general direction, do an about turn, then keep the clouds moving from behind & now left to right over your shoulders, & repeat the method.

e.g., If the clouds are moving from your front from right to left over your shoulders, keep them there, simultaneously, sight an object straight ahead of you & head for it.

Before entering the treeline, I'd noted that the clouds were moving in a direct line from the trees to the coastline - it was a simple matter then of looking up & following the direction of the clouds to enable myself to head in the correct general direction & twice again access the beach.

As another example of 'cloud navigation', three times, when moving inland through dense bush away from a coastal beach, I eventually decided to retrace my steps to where I'd left my kayak. Surrounded by dense undergrowth & trees, I suddenly realized that I didn't have any idea in which direction the coast lay.

Being aware of your surroundings will often pay off, so try to cultivate that habit.

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Why Use GPS Navigation?

GPS (Global Positioning System) or the location machine or a position pointing of things from the satellite. Now GPS Navigation is very much popular in America and Europe and expanding the usability goes out to other continent quickly in a group of all traveler, extremely roam about the forest, extremely float, extremely explore or use in the traffic, use in following and other very advantage follow the ability in each generation of GPS for the filtration usable necessary must to choose suit for the usability also with.

Many persons will may have at heart question that we not go to unusual place but it necessary to have gps navigation and more many persons tell we know the street like good doesn't must use gps.

Which I agree if you never to tour provincial a round 5 year or evered to go to where exceed more than the radius round a house and 5 exceed kilometer offices but for me which I strange the every road or every lane in usa and especially in provincial but GPS know and several times I goes to at new neither will go to contact with a business, tour, lose one's way or go to shopping at strange but must get back again in many day, week or next year.

This is GPS can help you because we will might have no brain free that will do remember everything which as a result may the one reason that you is owner of gps device to help remember telephone number has a lot of, make an appointment table, the list that must do and more gps can do.

Which GPS is equipment as when you have used be like when we use new PDA or PPC that how good! it can help us had stood varied know to like this to have keep use long already.

This ago not cheer you to lose money but since I use come to many year then see its advantage especially always when GPS be intelligent very such tell immediately that be like dream at come true another thing and for a person who travel the foreign countries is many advantage neither will have gone to then drive a car by oneself or accompany the group no matter because this GPS it come to with a map of North America .

Which North America map cover arrive at 50 the state of the federation and pillar city in canada which be a City Select map. For a map in foreign other countries as a result there is for Europe which be a City Select map too, but must buy enhance. For other country as a result may have but no be City Select map which can't navicate turn to turn.

This is the property and advantage of gps navigation in at the beginning. Which can see it has the necessity and come in to have a role at most in the living in the age digital now which if will keep in hand some is the good.

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