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TommyLog TECH – An IOS User’s Take on the Moto 360 Gen2 #VZWBuzz #AD

Hey Kids it’s Tommy, and as many of you all know, I’m pretty engrained in the Macintosh / IOS ecosystem with a MacBook Pro, iPhone and iPad. You also know the TommyLog studios was infiltrated by an Android powered Moto 360 smart watch provided to me by my great friends at Verizon. So for today’s Tommylog TECH, I want to give you an IOS user’s take on the Moto 360 smart watch. If you are an Android die hard looking for a review with that slant, I’m sorry you will need to look elsewhere. I know there are different features and capabilities that Android users enjoy over the IOS experience dealing with the Moto 360 –but I’m not touching with that here. This is purely my thoughts as an IOS user in a Moto 360 world running the IOS version of the Android Wear App.

LOVES!
–    Round face
–    Interchangeable bracelet
–    Fit and finish / build quality
–    Wireless QI charging
–    Ability to easily change and customize watch faces
–    Ability to turn off notification individually
–    Excellent battery life
–    Heart rate monitor and step counter works well

BEEFS!
–    Speed watch turns on – too slow
–    Notifications – Notifications – Notifications!

THANK YOU to my good friends at Verizon. If you want your very Moto 360, you can look right http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/moto-360-2nd-gen-for-men-46mm-silver-with-cognac-leather/

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[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me to test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

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TommyLog TECH – Moto 360 2nd Gen Unboxing #VZWBuzz #Moto360 #AD

Hey Kids it’s Tommy and today I have something awesome to share, Brand New Tech!! Is there anything more awesome than that? So for today’s Tommylog TECH, let me introduce you to the brand new Motorola Moto 360 2nd Gen smart watch provided by my great friends at Verizon. Did you know that Verizon also sells accessories?

Stay tuned for more TommyLog TECH videos where I checkout the features of the Moto 360, connect it to my iPhone and see if it is indeed Tommy Approved!

THANK YOU to my good friends at Verizon. If you want your very Moto 360, you can look right http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/moto-360-2nd-gen-for-men-46mm-silver-with-cognac-leather/

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me to test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

 

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TommyLog TECH – Help to the Rescue with Samsung+ #VZWBuzz #ad

Hey Kids it’s Tommy and for today’s Tommy log Tech, I want to talk to you about a great app I stumbled upon when poking around on my brand-new Samsung Galaxy S7 edge smart phone – – provided to me by my great friends of Verizon, my opinions on my own. If you recall, it’s been a few weeks since I got my new S7 edge and did the unboxing video for you  –and I’ve had loads of playtime with it. In my poking exploring, I stumbled upon the best self-help tool. This app is called Samsung+. Many smart phones come with apps that teach you how to use its amazing new features. And the Samsung+ app does just that. There’s a getting started area, there’s self help videos on how to use things like Samsung Pay or Galaxy Gear. There’s an area that shows you additional features like transferring your data from your old phone, or how to use the fast charging.

But the one thing that sets it apart from all other self-help apps that I’ve seen before, is the area called Active Help. Active Help has some amazing tools to help you when you need it most. Active Help allows you to search for known problems in its database. It has a built in scanning tool that scans your phone for issues like battery health, charging issues, free space on your storage – even looks for security issues with your Wi-Fi or if your phone has been rooted. This app is pretty amazing.

The Active Help portion of this app also allows you to initiate a tech-support phone call right from within the app. Not only can you make a phone call, you can open a 2-way video chat with a tech-support person at Samsung. I was so excited about this new feature; I wanted to test it for myself. Initiating a two-way video chat couldn’t be easier. Press the video chat button and away we went. It took maybe 10 or 15 seconds to connect and there was my new friend Andrea from Samsung ready to assist me with my troubles. How great is that? She helped solve my problem with ease. It was so cool seeing a face to my tech support helper!

Samsung’s Samsung+ App is totally 100% Tommy Approved and is a great reference tool for even the most advanced of users. I highly recommend taking a closer look.

THANK YOU to my good friends at Verizon. If you want your very own Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, you can look right here.

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me to test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]
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TommyLog TECH – Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Unboxing #VZWBUzz #GalaxyS7 #ad

Hey Kids it’s Tommy and today’s my birthday! I can think of no better birthday gift than new tech and boy do I have a good one for you. So for today’s Tommylog TECH, let me introduce you to the brand new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and welcome it to the household.

Stay tuned for more TommyLog TECH videos where I explore all the new features of the S7 Edge and see if it is indeed Tommy Approved!

THANK YOU to my good friends at Verizon. If you want your very own Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, you can look right here. http://www.samsung.com/us/explore/galaxy-s7-features-and-specs/

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me to test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

TommyLog TECH – Mobile Video Production Studio #VZWBuzz #ad

Hey kids it’s Tommy, and you know how much I love doing videos — for today’s TommyLog TECH, I set out to see if I could use my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 as a mobile video production studio.

There are so many video-editing apps for the android platform, there is really no way I could test and try each one. I wanted to see if I could find one that  closely mimicked the desktop editing experience.

I had a list of criteria I tried to keep to. I wanted to find an app that allowed for trimming clips, merging clips, adding titles, and had cloud storage capabilities so I could share via Google drive and dropbox.

Now certainly editing is one major component of the mobile video production studio, but taking nice steady shots is also important. Below is a listing of the tools I used to capture this video.

Cyberlink Power Director

Joby Gorillapod Original

Joby GorillaPod (hybrid – similar)

Smartphone Tripod Mount
Is the mobile experience going to 100% mimic the desktop video editing experience? Probably not, but you can look pretty good, wherever you are, just you and your Note 5.

Using the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 as a mobile video production studio is totally Tommy Approved!

Want a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 of your very own? Step right up and click here!

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me to test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

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