Using RFID to Find Lost Golf Balls Have a Ball Dept: For those who hate looking for lost golf balls after a particularly bad slice (not us, of course!) there is RadarGolf, the first RFID solution designed to keep players hitting balls and not backing up the course hunting for them.
According to the Radar Golf website, "The system is comprised of an electronically 'tagged' golf ball and a handheld unit used to find the ball. When the golfer hits a shot that is difficult to locate, they pull out the handheld unit, turn it on, and point it in the direction of interest and begin walking toward their ball. By moving the unit from left to right, a pulsed audio tone (from the handheld unit) provides information on ball direction and distance. The golfer quickly walks in the direction of their ball and finds it within seconds, avoiding a delay in the game and the disruption to fellow golfers who come over to help look." # Permalink
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Have a Ball Dept: For those who hate looking for lost golf balls after a particularly bad slice (not us, of course!) there is RadarGolf, the first RFID solution designed to keep players hitting balls and not backing up the course hunting for them. 
We are not sure why wearing a big egg around your neck is high tech, or even appealing, but as far as innovation in the fairly dull MP3 player world, the EMP-Z II is definately the, er, bright egg in the bunch.
Not sure why a TV needs to be waterproof when you're thinking of cutting the cord and going wireless, but apparently Casio is hoping you'll sit poolside or right in the pool itself with its upcoming XFER XF-1000 WiFi TV. Bad note: only 640 x 480 resolution and 80211.b support.