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Scantastic for iPhone Review

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imageScantastic is an exciting, new addition to a long line to the Scanner-Apps-for-iPhone World. Recently released to the App Store on December 24th, Scantastic is a clean, super-fast, user friendly iPhone application that allows for simple one-tap scanning of all your receipts, documents, essays, you name it — Scantastic will scan it. 

Scantastic is feature-packed with several different useful “tweaks”:

  1. simply tap the gorgeously designed app icon
  2. scan your document in less than 2 seconds!
  3. “threshold filtering” transforms your document into a simple, clean, black and white PDF. This is my favorite feature of Scantastic, as it makes your document look professionally scanned.
  4. After scanning, you simply shoot your new PDF off in a quick email or share it on social media, etc.

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The effort and design that went into creating Scantastic is truly incredible! All of the text and font choices are clear and easily readable! The dark/bright colors are very eye-alluring! As you can see from the screenshots, the UI is simply spectacular.

The design is almost so iOS 7 it feels iOS 8!

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Scantastic truly has all the bells & whistles. It will go above and beyond all your scanning needs – and what’s the best part? It’s all in your pocket! Scantastic is a powerful tool for global students and online classroom demands, as well as today’s business professional.

I strongly recommend reading more about and purchasing Scantastic for $1.99 on the Apple App Store.

Quick Review: Motorola DROID RAZR HD for Verizon Wireless

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The Motorola DROID RAZR HD is one of Motorola’s newest flagship Android smartphones for Verizon Wireless, and it sure is meant to be one. The RAZR HD boasts a huge 4.7 inch crystal-clear display, rapid-shot capable 8 megapixel camera, and 1080p HD capable video camera, specs that keep every other smartphone out on the market on their toes.

Can this RAZR HD beat out the iPhone 5? Who should get a RAZR HD? Would you rather have an iPhone 5 or RAZR HD for Christmas? You’ll find out the answers to all of these questions and more in my review of the Motorola DROID RAZR HD!

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Highlights

The DROID RAZR HD has a 1.5 dual-core processor and has 16 GB of onboard memory pre-loaded with the option of upgrading to a 32 GB  SD card. In my testing, I experienced ZERO lag time in closing apps, or swiping through the home screens, which is very surprising because I didn’t have such luck with Droid X (2010), which would lag constantly.

Another feature that is unique to the DROID RAZR HD is the huge 4.7 inch HD screen, which makes playing games and watching movies a pure delight! Compared to my iPhone 5, this screen put it to shame. However, because of the huge screen real-estate and the brightness of the display, I found that the battery wouldn’t last as long as my iPhone (more on that to come).

The camera on the RAZR HD is very adequate to me, but it makes up for it in the HD video recording. In my picture testing, the photos taken on the RAZR HD would look very bland and neutral, the videos recorded on the RAZR HD came out with tons of color and came without lag or pauses, which is incredible for a smartphone camera.

Lowlights

I couldn’t find a lot of bad in the RAZR HD, but my main point is that the battery does not last longer than a good 7 hours, which is fine for a student or someone who’s at their office a lot and a constantly near an outlet, but for people who travel a lot; I would recommend getting an extended battery.

In my testing, I would normally turn the phone on at 8 AM and I would hit the “20% remaining” mark around 1:00 PM. So if you are constantly on your phone making calls or checking your email/twitter like I am, you might want to look into buying an extended battery or another battery pack.

Overall

Overall, the DROID RAZR HD is a great smartphone for students and business people, but not might be as useful for people who travel a lot as they will find themselves out of battery fairly quickly. The extra-large bright screen, amazing HD video recording, and absolutely NO LAG, are all key components in the super-smart-phone.

You can read more about & purchase the Motorola DROID RAZR HD from Verizon Wireless on VZ’s website.

Quick Review: Samsung Rugby Smart

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The Rugby Smart is the newest phone in Samsung’s very popular line of Rugby devices. Previous Rugby phones have been known for their durability and rugged design and the new Rugby Smart continues that tradition.

The Rugby Smart is dust-proof, can be submerged in up to 1m of water for 30 minutes, can be dropped from 12+ feet, and can withstand extreme temperatures from -60°F to +160°F. Oh yeah, and it runs on AT&T’s blazing fast 4G network. f

With a 1.4 GHZ processor, 5.0 Megapixel camera with 720p HD Recording capabilities, 3.7 inch Super AMOLED Display, and running on Android’s Gingerbread software, the Rugby Smart is not a phone to be messed with in the spec department.

Can this phone really withstand all the elements AT&T and Samsung are advertising? How does it compare to it’s Rugby predecessors? All of this and more in my review of the Samsung Rugby Smart.

Highlights

  • Design – Samsung did an excellent job designing the Rugby Smart – rugged and durable, but sleek and sophisticated enough to be used at a business meeting or presentation. Samsung also added a screw lock on the battery cover to provide added protection of the battery, SIM card and other internal components.
  • Hardware – The Rugby Smart is no slouch in the hardware department. With a blazing fast 1.4 GHZ processor, 5.0 Megapixel camera with HD Video Recording, 3.7 inch Super AMOLED Display, 32 GB of memory, running on Android’s Gingerbread OS, and 4G Speeds, the Rugby Smart makes a huge leap forward from it’s older relatives.
  • Camera – For a waterproof camera, the 5.0 Megapixel camera on the Samsung Rugby Smart is very good. No over saturating of colors here. See some of my sample pictures below.
  • MIL-STD 810F Military Standard Specifications – My contact at AT&T challenged me to torture the Rugby Smart, and despite all of my efforts, I sent her back a working phone! Bottom line, the Rugby Smart was dropped, drowned, buried, and more… and it still worked. That is really amazing.

Lowlights

  • Battery – The 1650 mAh might get a light to moderate user through the day, but for a person who is on their phone non-stop, making calls, sending emails, looking at websites, and downloading apps, I would recommend you keep a charger or spare battery nearby. For an example, I turned the phone on at 8:00 AM and I would normally get to around 2:00 PM when the phone would notify me that the battery was at 10%.

Conclusion

The Rugby Smart is a pretty impressive device – for the right person. The screen, camera, and internals are very high-end, but the battery is lacking.

If you’re a construction worker, frequent hiker or sports enthusiast, or a person that loves rugged devices, then the Rugby Smart should be right up your alley. It functions well and is indeed resistant to the elements that AT&T and Samsung advertise. It’s just not for hardcore Android fans who need the fastest, newest, phone. You can read more about and purchase the AT&T Samsung Rugby Smart for $99 on AT&T’s website.