The PR from Nokia...
Capture, Analyze, Compare and Improve your game with Pro Session Golf by Nokia
Espoo, Finland / Malmö, Sweden - Nokia today announced the availability of the
Nokia N93 Golf Edition, a special package combining the unparalleled mobile video
capabilities of the Nokia N93 multimedia computer with a unique golf application
that enables you to capture your golf swing, analyze and improve your game by
split screen swing comparison and other advanced analysis tools.
The Pro Session Golf by Nokia application has a ready to use golf-tailored viewfinder
that instantly captures a player's swing from the correct angles and distances.
Unlike current video analysis solutions, Pro Session Golf is portable and instantly
usable with no additional cameras, cables, or computer needed. Everything you
need is already included in the Nokia N93 Golf Edition! Golf teachers and players
alike can share ideas, swings, drawings, tips, lessons and opinions, both face-to-face
and remotely via e-mail and multimedia messages (MMS).
"The combination of fantastic video quality and the ability to analyze your golf
swing with a device that's always with you is going to appeal to golfers who want
to use the latest mobile technology to improve their game," said Mads Winblad,
vice president, Multimedia Sales and Channel Management, EMEA, Nokia.
Nokia Nseries is an official sponsor of the European PGA Tour for 2006 and 2007.
At five of the tour events*, visitors will be able to experience the latest Nokia
Nseries multimedia computers first hand as well as have the possibility to purchase
the Nokia N93 Golf Edition.
The Nokia N93 is the ultimate mobile device for spontaneous video recording.
Offering uncompromised digital camcorder, telephony and rich Internet communication
functionalities, the Nokia N93 features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss
optics, DVD-like video capture and 3x optical zoom. You can connect the Nokia
N93 directly to your compatible TV for a widescreen movie experience or upload
your images and video to online albums or blogs. Moreover, you can create high-quality
home movies and burn them to DVD with the included Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0
software.
Available online from today at www.nokia.com/N93golf in 15 countries across Europe,,the
Nokia N93 Golf Edition will also go on sale through local distributors such as
selected golf clubs and regular Nokia Nseries retail channels. The Nokia N93 Golf
Edition includes a Nokia N93 multimedia computer, the Pro Session Golf by Nokia
application, a 1GB miniSD memory card, a golf instruction DVD as well as a Get
Started guide.
* The five events are the Entercard Scandinavian Masters (Malmö, Sweden), the
KLM Open (Zandvoort, The Netherlands), the BMW International Open (Munich, Germany),
the HSBC World Match Play Championship (Surrey, United Kingdom) and the Volvo
Masters (Valderrama, Spain).
About Nokia Nseries
Nokia Nseries is a range of high performance multimedia devices that delivers
unparalleled mobile multimedia experiences by combining the latest technologies
with stylish design and ease of use. With Nokia Nseries products, consumers can
use a single device to enjoy entertainment, access information and to capture
and share pictures and videos, on the go at any time.
Ok.. Nokia is really teasing me now with the launch of the N93 golf edition...
as if the N93 wasn't already the cool device that most of us would want, now it
comes packaged with features designed to help shed a few strokes off your golf
game... these guys are after my heart with this one!
