Want to send your questions to Santa Claus for today? Check out our Google+ Hangout on Air on YouTube, Google+ or watch the video embedded below to see how Santa has switched to the DROID RAZR MAXX HD by Motorola:
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The ensuing holidays are so full of memories-to-be. Good, bad, ugly – there’s no limit to the amount of footage that will be captured in photos and videos on smartphones in the coming weeks. With the advanced camera technology built into the DROID RAZR HD by Motorola, taking high quality photos on the go has never been easier. Take vibrantly colored HDR photos, razor-sharp HD 1080p video, panorama, multi-shot, slow-motion, and much more. Check out this page to learn all about your camera. Your pics and vids will be starring at your gatherings, and are sure to be in demand from relatives with inferior cameras.
And then it’s time to share, but there’s that roadblock we have all experienced when trying to send videos or a batch of photos. “File exceeds limit” “File too large to upload”, etc. etc. You tell your friends and family you’ll send them those clips of the dog eating the cake or little Timmy riding his new fire engine for the first time. You’ll upload it to a file-hosting service and send them a url. And then life gets in the way, and the files are never sent. Fast forward to the Google Drive already in your free Gmail account, and keeping your word becomes easy as pie.
Google Drive in Gmail currently allows up to 5 GB of free storage, and upgrading to 25 GB is only $2.50 a month. Once you have captured your pics and vids, it’s very easy to start sharing. The recipients will need to set up a free gmail account if they don’t already have one, but that is very painless, and once they see all the benefits included in Gmail, they’ll probably thank you later for your wisdom.
Here are the steps to upload your files to Google Drive directly from the DROID RAZR HD, and then share content with your family and friends. You first need to install the free Drive app and have your Gmail app setup. Both apps are free in the Google Play store. Then follow these instructions:
- Click and open the Drive app.
- Click on “My Drive”
- Click the settings tab in upper right, and select “Upload” for existing file or “New” to share a new file created in the moment.
- Choose the location of your files, ie. “Gallery” “Files”, “Choose Music Track”. Your recent pics and videos will be in your Gallery, so you can select “Gallery”
- Choose the file you want to share. It will begin uploading. This may take several minutes, depending on the size of the file.
- When the file is finished uploading, you will be taken back to “My Drive” and should see the newly uploaded file(s) in the list. Click the >button on the right hand side of file to bring up sharing page.
- Click on the +Add People button on the lower left, which will bring up a field to add email addresses.
- Type in the name of the email addresses you would like to share the file with, using a comma to separate them, and click on the “Add” button, and your done.
Visit the Motorola Google+ Page here to see a slideshow of the above instructions.
For more information, check out the Google Drive page and let the sharing begin.
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You’ve spent years building up your music collection and now have thousands of tracks to choose from. Only problem is, your MP3 player either doesn’t hold them all, or restrictions are placed on uploading and downloading them at will. If this sounds familiar, and you want all your music where, when and how you decide, it’s time to visit Google Play Music. The free Android app from the Google Play Store lets you listen to your music collection anywhere you have an internet connection, and even let’s you save favorites for offline listening for those times when the signal just isn’t there. The DROID RAZR M by Motorola is the perfect replacement for your old MP3 player, and all Motorola phones running Android 2.2 and up are ready to rock as well.
All your music is stored online, so no need to worry about syncing or storage space, and music purchases from Google Play automatically appear in the app. The best part is, you can add up to 20,000 more songs from your personal music collection for free. Whether they’re on iTunes, Windows Media Player or anywhere on your hard drive, the time for getting them all organized and streaming to you anywhere has arrived. Share a free full play of the songs you purchase from Google Play with your friends on Google+. The Google Play Store also has plenty of free songs available for download, and of course millions of songs available for purchase.
Listen to you music anywhere, instantly.
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Swipe up from the bottom of your screen. Yep. That’s all. With Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean, and Google Now, that one motion gets you helpful info right away. Google Now uses contextual data from your phone and other Google services—like the time, your location, and much more—to keep you one step ahead of your day.
So, now you’ll know about the thunderstorm warning as you’re getting dressed in the morning (Read: pack your umbrella) and the accident that’s backing up the freeway (Hint: consider the train) as well as the score from last night’s game (ouch, sorry you missed it).
Having the DROID RAZR M with Google Now will make you feel like you have your own personal assistant.
Check out this video to see Google Now in action.
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It was just a matter of time. Santa has gone digital. And this year he’s giving families another way to reach him and save lots of trees in the process. Now you can send a call or text to his DROID RAZR MAXX HD by Motorola – the only device powerful enough to help St. Nick get through a demanding night like Christmas Eve. With its’ 32 hours of battery performance and the power of Google Maps, locating all the rooftops will be a snap. The DuPont™ KEVLAR® fiber construction and Corning® Gorilla Glass® display will show the chimney has met its’ match for durability.
Parents can submit a holiday wish list or a very merry holiday greeting by sending a text to 72682 or leaving a voicemail on Santa’s personal number, 1-925-25-SANTA . Messages left for Santa starting today through December 6 are also sweepstakes* entries for a chance to talk to Kris Kringle live during a video chat hosted at YouTube.com/Motorola using Google+ Hangout on Air. In addition, each day during the sweepstakes one lucky entry will win Santa’s smartphone of choice – the DROID RAZR MAXX HD by Motorola.
Never been part of a Google+ Hangout ? No problem, it’s easy to participate, you just need a free Gmail account to take part.
Tune in to Motorola’s YouTube Channel on December 15 to catch the live broadcast of the Google+ Hangout. Not only is it the easiest way to make sure Santa knows what your family wants this year, it’s also your chance to ask him questions you’ve always wanted to know like:
- Do you always wear that outfit or just at Christmas?
- What do you look like without a beard?
- What kind of games do reindeer play anyway?
- Do you have a car or do you drive your sleigh everywhere?
Even those who don’t win can tune in on December 15th and watch Santa tackle the tough questions live. So go ahead and give Kringle A Jingle!
*Click here for sweepstakes rules
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Were you in a Turkey coma on Black Friday and missed all the deals at the malls? Whether you slept in or shopped till you dropped, you have another chance to save with these Cyber-Monday and beyond online specials from Motorola.
The Motorola Elite Flip headphones are on sale for $69.99, that’s 30% off of the regular price. The P793 Portable Universal Charger provides an additional 5 hours of talk time and is just $24.99, over 35% savings.
You can get these and other great deals online during our holiday sale, so start shopping.
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Motorola Mobility Family to you and your family and friends.
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The Motorola S11-FLEX HD Wireless Stereo Headphones have a flexible fit and rock-solid sound. It has better-than-wired HD sound: an adjustable, comfortable and secure fit; and it has a durable, sweat proof design.
Every week from now until January 31, 2013 we’re giving away one S11-FLEX HD. For a chance to win, all you have to do is:
1) Post a picture on Instagram about how you can benefit from a S11-FLEX HD
2) Use the hashtag #howiflex
3) Share it with your friends
Not only will you be eligible to win a S11-FLEX HD, you will also be eligible to win one of three grand prizes of $1,000 worth of Google Play credits.
For more information, check out http://moto.ly/howiflex
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A few weeks ago we showed you what the Grand Canyon looks like through the camera of the DROID RAZR HD BY MOTOROLA. This time we headed out to Niagara Falls to see how another one of nature’s wonders was captured on the HDR setting of the RAZR HD. Taking high quality photos on the go has never been easier. Besides the HDR setting, you can also take panorama, multi-shot, slow-motion and also razor-sharp HD 1080p video, and much more.
The American Falls are 1060 feet long with a 176 foot drop and the Canadian Falls are 2600 feet wide and have a 167 foot drop with over 600,000 gallons churning per second according to the NIagara Falls Live site.
Check out some more pics on the Motorola Google+ page.
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Hiking shoes? Check. Rain gear? Check. Google Music outdoors playlist? Check. Maps for getting there? Check, with Google Maps on our phone to get us right to the beach with turn-by-turn directions.
We headed out with the DROID RAZR HD BY MOTOROLA and the MOTOROLA S11-FLEX HD Stereo Bluetooth headset to tackle the Indiana Dunes State Park. Founded in 1925, the park spans 3 miles of beach along Lake Michigan’s southern shore and contains 2,182 acres in total. Part of the larger Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, which has 15,000 acres, the park boasts 45 miles of hiking trails of varying skill and endurance levels.
As we arrived near the beach, the Field Trip app alerted us in our S11 headset of historically significant sites, such as Le Petit Fort, where a battle was fought on December 5, 1780 between American forces under command of Lt. Thomas Brady and Jean Baptiste Hamelin and British forces under command of Dahreau de Quindre. Fortunately, the good guys won. Field Trip also pointed out an 1830s French Canadian homestead, and a working 1900s-era farm all within the lakeshore’s boundaries.
Ready to hike what our map said was the most rugged trail, it was time for the music to get us pumped. The HD stereo sound on the S11-FLEX HD was crystal clear with great range from high highs to a pumping bass line to get us revved up. Just under two miles long, trail number 8 takes us over the tops of the three highest dunes, providing nice lake views.
One of the cool things about the Dunes is that every time you go back for a new visit over the years, you get a different perspective. Some of the “live dunes” move a few feet each year, and showcase a vast array of more than 1,400 plant species and trees. The trails are all well-marked and fence off most of the surrounding areas to avoid disturbing the fragile ecology. There are a few places to climb the dunes, including West Beach and Mount Baldy. According to our park guide book, there are also more than 250 species of birds, deer, hognose snakes, and 12-lined racerunners.
Having conquered trail number 8, and our playlist barely dented, it was time to keep moving. Up next, the longest trail, number 10, a 5.5 mile hike through stands of white pines and a “tree graveyard” in the Big Blowout. Blowouts simply put, are dunes formed by the on-shore winds of Lake Michigan. The winds move sand and pile it up to form the dunes, and then plants begin to take hold, stabilizing the sand.
The rain was starting to fall as we headed back to the visitors center. All in all, a great day for a hike and rocking out with our S11 headsets. Time to point Google Maps back towards home, and with the all-day long battery of the DROID RAZR HD, there’s still plenty of juice to get us there, and then some.
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