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NRANGE Golf GPS Arrives for BlackBerry

By: , IntoMobile
Friday, January 1st, 2010 at 11:38 AM

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In many parts of the world, golf season is far from here… But that certainly doesn’t stop new apps from popping up to help you with your golf game. The other day I happened to notice yet another golf GPS app for the BlackBerry. Named NRANGE Golf GPS, the app uses the GPS in your BlackBerry to provide accurate distances for that tricky tee shot, or approach into the green.

Key features include:

  • Leverages your phone’s existing GPS chip to provide similar accuracy to dedicated devices costing hundreds of dollars
  • Automatic course access via your phone’s internet data connection (unlimited data plans recommended)
  • Automatic listing of the three closest courses to make start-up fast and easy
  • Simple, fast, intuitive interface
  • Distance to front, back, and center of the green
  • Visualization of the green outline
  • Overhead aerial maps of the course with your location and the center of the green
  • Ability to pan and scroll around the course to see distances to specific course features such as landing areas, bunkers, water, trees, etc.
  • Measure any shot distance.
  • Over 16,000 courses in the database
  • Quickly mapping courses to make them available for play (most map requests take less than 2 days to complete)

So how much does it cost? Well, for starters there’s 30-day free trial. Give the trial a shot to see what you think. To take it from there, you’ll need to sign up for a $29 yearly subscription, or an $85 lifetime subscription.

For more information hit up NRANGE.com.

Note: nRange tells us new versions will be available for other devices soon.

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  • luker one

    nRange pricing has changed, free forever trial version that will allow only 3 courses in map, OR, $29 per phone (life expectancy of phone estimated @ 2 years), OR, $85 lifetime, any phone (roll forward from new phone to new phone)

  • DuaneV

    This application did NOT work for me. I was very disappointed with the purchase and I can't make contact with anyone from nRange. It's not like GPS devices I've seen that work well! I do not recommend it.