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Found Footage: Playing virtual golf in Manhattan with Gigaputt for iPhone

by Steven Sande May 7th 2010 at 5:45PM


Considering the number of iPhones around the world, I have this sinking feeling that we're going to start seeing a lot of people wandering looking like fools. Well, they already look like fools, but when people start swinging imaginary golf clubs in public they're going to look even more foolish.

Gigaputt for iPhone (US$1.99), from Gigantic Mechanic, is an augmented reality app that lets you play golf anywhere. You grab your iPhone, fire up Gigaputt, and it lays down a virtual 3-hole golf course wherever you may be. That could be in the middle of Manhattan, in a suburban shopping mall, in the swamps of Louisiana, or on a mountainside in Colorado.

Gigaputt includes support for OpenFeint as well as Twitter and Facebook integration. For two bucks, it looks like a great way to get some exercise and lose all your dignity. Now, where did I put my plaid golf pants?

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graysonw

I bought this after reading this post. This game is awful. Save your money.

May 12 2010 at 2:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
James

Dumbest. Idea. Ever. I love my phone, but I'm not going to look like a complete idiot.

May 08 2010 at 4:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Steve

Guys, you DO realize that TUAW simply embeds whatever video the developer posts right into the article, right?

What would you have them do? Re-encode each video just so it plays on your device? They're not going to do that, and I wouldn't ever expect them to.

If you want videos that play on your device, just browse YouTube. That's how Steve wants you to view video, right? You wouldn't want to do something that Steve didn't approve, would you? Would you?

Otherwise, complain to Apple, complain to Youtube, or just stop complaining and wait until more sites and more videos support your device. It's not going to happen overnight.

May 08 2010 at 3:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Aaron Watkins

The video should now work on the iPhone!

May 08 2010 at 4:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rego

I can hardly wait for the day it can be played on an iPad!

May 08 2010 at 3:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Doolybug

Once again, you've put up video not viewable on my iPad or iPhone.


Who's side are you on anyway?

May 08 2010 at 12:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tim Rosencrans

This will sell a lot of iPhones.

As replacements for the ones accidentally thrown into the river.

May 08 2010 at 12:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Frank

I'm wondering when tuaw will stop using content that can't be viewed on Apple products.

May 07 2010 at 7:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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mckooter

normally i would love the flash/apple argument, but youtube is a horrible thing to make that argument over, as its a native app

May 07 2010 at 10:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
timdojo

lmao this looks awesome and hilarious.

May 07 2010 at 7:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Leiwei

So if I were to swing the iphone and a person was standing in front of me, will my virtual golfball hit the person instead?

May 07 2010 at 6:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joseph Sujka

I love the idea of this app. Looking forward to giving it a try over the summer.

May 07 2010 at 6:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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