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Saturday, June 29, 2013

The Surprise Device Is Revealed

Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Boomer Voices program and have been provided with a wireless device and six months of service in exchange for my honest opinions about the product.
Grandma is back from my trip with the Verizon Boomer Voices Program. I had a marvelous time in Chicago with all the other Verizon Boomer Bloggers. My husband and I arrived Sunday evening and checked in to our hotel. We quickly unpacked and headed for a walk on the Magnificent Mile. Our senses were assailed with all the delights of a big city. We ended our evening with a little dinner at a nearby eatery. I was looking forward to the the surprise device unveiling so I was eager to get to bed.
The next morning our blogger group met in the hotel lobby and walked to the John Hancock Building on Michigan avenue.
Standing under this one hundred story building was breathtaking. Up we went to the 13th floor. I was beginning to feel like a child at Christmas time. The excitement was building as we were welcomed by Verizon and began our device training. Then it came time to receive our surprise devices.
Our new device was a Droid Razr Maxx HD by Motorola. I am very impressed by Verizon's choice of device for us to test. The Droid Razr Maxx HD has so many exceptional features that I hardly know where to start. I have to say the battery life is what stands out to me. The Droid Razr Maxx HD is said to have an exceptionally long battery life. What I experienced was just that. I started with a full battery on Tuesday morning. We left the city around noon. After fifteen minutes of driving we were unable to find the highway. I decided to use the VZ navigator app on the phone to find our way through the city. I then began checking fifty or so emails I was behind on. I then tweeted and browsed the Internet for a long while. At the end of the day I had 67% battery life still remaining.
Now back to our trip. Monday evening the group was treated to a private trolley tour of downtown Chicago and dinner at the Signature Room on the 95th floor of the John Hancock Center. I tested out the camera on the Droid Razr Maxx HD. I am sharing the photos with you so you might judge for your self the quality of this camera. Please keep in mind most of the photos were taken from a moving trolley or from my shaky hands on the 95th floor of the building.
I love the way the clouds are reflected in the windows of this building.
A storm started brewing over the city. 
 A view from the Signature Room on the 95th floor of the John Hancock Building. You can see the mist hanging over the city from the rain.

What do you think about the photos? The Droid Razr Maxx HD has an excelent camera in my opinion. I hope you stay tuned for more fun information about the Droid Razr Maxx HD. 

17 comments:

  1. It was so nice to meet you and all the bloggers in Chicago! My Droid is going to be going head-to-head in a contest with my iPhone. I have to say that it might be a very close race...

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  2. Bonnie, your photos turned out great! That storm was sure scary there for a bit. I felt protected between the skyscrapers though. Sort of. :) Have you figured out the Kindle app?

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  3. The photo's turned out very nice! I liked the last one the best. I bet it was a little scary being up that high. Glad you got to go and experience that and I also see you made some new blogging friends. That is really great!

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  4. It was like a 2nd honeymoon... So happy you got to do this.

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  5. Chicago is so much fun! We use to live about 20-30 minutes outside of Chicago. I had the opportunity to eat at the John Hancock Building at Christmastime. It was beautiful! Glad you got to go! Thanks for sharing your great pictures!
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  6. Wow those pictures turned out amazing considering you were moving. I'm glad you got to enjoy the trip. I'm looking forward to how you like the phone since we are in the market for new phones coming next month.

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  7. I just can't get over how gorgeous your photos are!! I mean wow!!

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  8. Your pics are wonderful. Seems like a great phone. I will have to look into the phone more. But I will not use Verizon! Bad experiences with them.

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  9. What a great opportunity! Looks like you had a great time on your trip - lovely photos.

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  10. Wow, those are amazing photos from a phone.

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  11. The pictures are absolutely beautiful!! I am amazed the battery lasted as long as it did---

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  12. nice photos from a phone.. a bit unexpected from a phone camera... there are phones though who have exceptional camera like your camera and I have tried LG camera as well.

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  13. Your photos turned out great. It does not look like they were taken from a phone at all.

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  14. I have to say I am pretty impressed!!!

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  15. I have to get a new phone and this one would be one that I would definitely consider. I've been debating for 2 months on a new phone & I need to quit dallying around and make up my mind on what to get. I love all of your photos and I'm sure you had an awesome time.

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