Stylin' with Verizon's Palm Pre Plus

It’s true, I definitely get excited about a new handbag, a new issue of Vogoe or Lucky and the mere thought of a sale at Old Navy, GAP or Banana Republic (for me!). I have to admit, I rarely get too excited about “tech things.” I guess it’s funny that I feel that way because my work is (virtually) all online. BUT, what does excite me about any technology is when I hear the words, “it will make your life easier.” When I hear those words, you’ve got me – hook, line and sinker. My next thought/question is always – “Where do I sign up?”

The oh-so-amazing Emily and Cooper from The Motherhood asked me to participate for one month in test driving Verizon’s Palm Pre Plus. It’s funny, the box arrived when I was at Blissdom and my husband called me very excited saying, “It’s here!” Smartphones are truly a mother’s best friend – you can absolutely store your whole life in it… and it will keep you on track, organized and in the “know zone.” Being a work-from-home-digital-mom, I need all the help I can get! So I was very intrigued and excited to take on the Palm Pre Plus.

My first reaction?

It’s as small as my bronzer compact! I usually tote around town with a gigantic tote that has diapers and wet wipes and agendas and toys and books and well, you name it! With 4 sons, my handbag is the storage of all things when we’re out. I loved seeing that the Palm Pre Plus can easily fit in the small interior pocket of my handbag. Not needing to fish on the bottom of my bag (for minutes at a time) for my phone when it’s ringing is essential! Not to mention, I’m usually holding one of my son’s, so the smaller, the better. That was my very first reaction. *And… well, here’s the mom fashionista in me, I loved the look of it. Shiny, sleek and black.*

What was the first thing I did?

Besides turning it on, which was fast and easy and sliding out the keyboard (Very cool!) I synced up my emails. I say “emails” because I have 3 different accounts – one personal and two for work. I was able to sync them all together, making it easy for me to view all (I mean, ALL) incoming mail in one place. Email is my life-line, it’s how I stay in touch with everyone – friends, family and business.

What was the next thing?

I checked out the YouTube access. I’m a HUGE vlogger, YouTube is the place I manage all my videos. It’s one of my “Mom Generations hubs.” The fact that I can get to YouTube quick and easy… and not have to go through and upload the site every time I log on, well… it’s amazing. And the Palm Pre Plus served as a fabulous “distractor” last Tuesday night when we took the boys out to dinner. There was a 30 minute line for dinner, and I just kept showing the boys over and over (and over) again different YouTube vidoes.

I took the Palm Pre Plus with me to the Disney Social Media Moms event this past weekend, my friend and fellow test driver, Christy was giving me some great advice on different apps… that’s next week’s goal. I have to get Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn synced up – my other “work life savers.”

I was very impressed with the coverage and clarity from Disney. The calls were clear – and I called home a lot because my youngest son was running a 101 temperature. I can officially say I’m good on the Palm Pre Plus texting, communicating with my husband and mother while I was away and in meetings.

I’m excited for next week’s post and furthering my knowledge of the Palm Pre Plus! APPS, here I come!

**PLUS! As part of the test driving Verizon Palm Pre Plus team, I’ll be hosting a giveaway with each of my 4 posts! The first three giveaways will be a $25 Verizon gift card, and the last week (drum roll please…) will be a Palm Pre Plus!

To win the $25 gift card this week, just leave a comment telling me something I should check out about the Palm Pre Plus.**

Disclosure: I have been given the Palm Pre Plus to review and have been given prizes to giveaway.