Panoramic photos are always fun to attempt, especially when you are standing by yourself on the top of a skyscraper with a beautiful cityscape behind you, soothing soundtrack playing and the sun setting in the distance, casting brilliant shadows on your glowing freckles. Wait, you haven’t found yourself in that situation either? Google wants you to, with your Galaxy Nexus.
For those that cruised into a Verizon shop this morning to pick up a Galaxy Nexus, did you notice any signage? The downtown store in Portland had absolutely nothing except a massive window poster for the RAZR. Seemed a little odd, but most are expecting the serious marketing push to happen after X-mas. Anyways, to get the phone at least a little buzz in households that don’t read Droid Life religiously, VZW has released their first TV ad for the phone. It talks up Google+ and Circles like none other, which seems sort of odd for a phone that is so much more than just a social tool. Could be the right approach to selling it to the masses though.
Google on the other hand, is all about winning our hearts. In their latest self-made spot, we get to see a cute kid try and trick Facial Unlock. He fails, but his dad is kind enough to walk by and do the trick for him. Awwwww.
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You have had the ability to join Google+ Hangouts from a mobile device for some time, just not initiate them or “Go live.” An update is in the works that will address this issue, giving you the power to video chat with your friends from any time or any place. You should see the new version pop up within the next few days. iOS versions are also in the works, just in case you know someone with one of those devices.
And to show you how amazing it will be to kick start Hangouts with your Galaxy Nexus – whenever you finally get one – this new ad has been released. Bohemian Rhapsody is go.
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The DROID RAZR campaign that has been in full effect for the last month is very nice. It’s back to being all about the device itself and not some ninja chick, the features it has over others, and how the brand means more than just “oh hey another Android phone to add to the pile.”
In this latest spot, MotoCast is featured. I know that many of you hate bloatware as much as I do, but this app is actually useful. You can access your music collection, movies, documents and files, and pictures that you have stored on your home or work computers from anywhere. Props to Moto for this one.
You can view the previous RAZR spots here and here.
More DROID RAZR highlights in this latest spot dubbed “Smart Blade.” Back to the ways of old. Consider me a fan of this current campaign. And if you missed our RAZR review from earlier, be sure to check it out.
We were concerned that Verizon may go through another marketing campaign for one of their DROID devices without actually showing anyone what it was capable of. The teaser for the DROID RAZR was more than entertaining to watch, but we were hoping that the rest of the spots for it would go deep in design and features. Thankfully, they have. In the newest clip, the device couldn’t be more in your face with its slender figure and eye-popping build. Nice, work VZW marketing team, this is exactly what we were looking for.
Cheers txtom76!
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