Hasta La Gadget!

The folks at Callaway just announced the Upro mx, a followup to the device they so humbly referred to as the “iPhone of golf GPS technology.” PNDs for golfers aren’t exactly rare, but the new Upro claims to be the only one packing “hi-resolution actual aerial photography” of 25,000 different courses. It also boasts a multi-gesture touchscreen and optical finger navigation, as well a slew of viewing modes: Virtual Green offers exact putting distances, Smart View displays the best angle for each shot, and ProMode features video flyovers. Who knows, if they could land a Bill Murray tie-in we might actually be enticed to pick up a club and … Oh, who are we kidding? The Upro mx hits stores in May at $199, and you can check out a video of the device in action after the jump — that is, if you swing that way.

Continue reading Callaway Upro mx offers touchscreen GPS to golfers, we long for a Caddyshack edition (video)

Callaway Upro mx offers touchscreen GPS to golfers, we long for a Caddyshack edition (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  Callaway  | Email this | Comments

While Macworld 2011 is sarcastically referred to as the “iPhone and iPad accessories show” by many attendees, CNET editor Nicole Lee still saw a few items that piqued her interest.

This article was written on September 12, 2008 by CyberNet.

This is by no means “news,” just an interesting topic of conversation sent in as a tip. Some of you may know a few Guitar Hero addicts or maybe you are one yourself, but do you think it’s a little excessive if a high school student drops-out so that he can concentrate more on the game?

Back in mid-Summer, NewsObserver.com reported on a young-man named Blake Peebles who at age 16, was given permission from his parents to drop out of school so that he could focus on Guitar Hero. Granted, he does have a private tutor which his parents pay for, but the fact of the matter is that he has the tutor because school was taking away from his Guitar Hero time.

Peebles is into some competitive gaming at a local level, but the problem is that competitive gaming isn’t very lucrative at this point. While some of the very best gamers can earn about 80,000 a year, they say that on average, gamers are more likely to make about $20,000 to $30,000, if that. Peelbes has done well when it comes to tournaments in his area, winning about $1,000 in cash, but it’s going to be a different story if he starts participating in some of the larger competitions around the country and even around the World, where there are many others participating that are just as talented.

According to one competitive gamer who won the national championship for Halo 2, being successful as a competitive gamer is tough. He says, “when you want to go somewhere with this gaming stuff, you’ve got to be in the top 1 percent.” So what do you think? Was it worth it for Peebles to quit high school so that he could focus on Guitar Hero in hopes of becoming the next big competitive player?

Thanks for the anonymous tip!

Copyright © 2011 CyberNet | CyberNet Forum | Learn Firefox

Related Posts:

Guitar Hero Involved in Patent DisputeWhen Guitar Hero and Nerds CollideFebruary Console Stats Still Put Nintendo WAY on TopStudents: Get 8 Windows 7 Professional Keys for $19Turnitin Gets Sued for $900,000 by Students

In blast from the past, we receive an e-mail from Wal-Mart reminding us how to use those old DRM music files purchased prior to February 2008.

Originally posted at MP3 Insider

You can rest assured that hundreds — if not trillions — of new laptops will be rolling off of production lines this quarter with Intel’s Sandy Bridge platform inside, and those looking for a little love over in Japan won’t have to wait much longer. Panasonic has just updated its Let’s Note line with four new Sandy Bridge models: the B10, S10, N10 and J10 have all been blessed with new silicon. The B10 in particular ships with a Core i5-2520M, 4GB of memory, a 15.6-inch 1080p display, HDMI output, Blu-ray drive, SDXC card slot and 802.11b/g/n WiFi. The N10 and S10 are outfitted in similar fashion, while the J10 goes diminutive with a 10.1-inch panel. There’s also a higher-end J10Q variant that steps up to a Core i5, 128GB SSD, 2GB of RAM, WiFi, HDMI output, inbuilt WiMAX model and an SDXC slot, with the craziest aspect being the claimed 12 hours of battery life. Hit the links below if you’re hungry for pricing clues and ship dates, but it looks as if the whole gang should be out and about by the close of March.

Panasonic adds Sandy Bridge to Let’s Note J10, N10, S10 and B10 laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink Netbooks Review  |  Impress, Akihabara News  | Email this | Comments