April 19th, 2006
Gizmo of the Day: Remote Control Golf Ball

By: Chief Gizmateer
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
Exploding golf ball… that’s no high-tech golf trick. Change your ball with a remote control golf ball and guide it to the hole with the remote or better yet, replace your friends golf ball with the remote control golf ball and watch the explicits fly when the ball zig zags past the hole!
More sophisticated than mundane golf stunts, this is the world’s most advanced practical joke golf ball. Detailed to resemble a real golf ball, it zigs and zags at a touch of the remote control, allowing you to fool golf partners as they watch putts drift wide of the cup at your command. The joystick on the discrete remote control lets you direct the ball within a 100′ range. The ball can operate on three different, selectable frequencies, allowing you to race two at a time. Runs on the included 1.2-volt NiMH rechargeable battery for up to four hours on a single charge; the transmitter requires one 9V battery, and the recharger requires two AA batteries. Set of two balls and two remotes.
Source: Gizmos for Geeks













jfb3 says:
I immediately thought of “The Ten Million Dollar Golf Ball” by Albert Killeen.
I’m glad that prices seem to have come down since 1985.
April 20th, 2006 at 2:12 pm