I’ve been playing with the new HTC Aria and wanted to tell you guys about some of the cool things that this new Android phone can do.
The first thing that caught my eye about the HTC Aria is the security it uses to protect your information on the phone. The screen locks and you set up a pattern on the phone to unlock it instead of using a password with numbers –although you can do that too.
This phone comes with custom scenes that let you create a different look and feel for every activity. It is like I have one phone for my work week and one phone for my weekends.
One of my favorite past times while I’m at a doctor’s appointment or waiting in line is to catch up on my social networking sites. With the HTC Aria, I can easily go to Facebook and Flickr in the browser or use the HTC FriendStream widget to see your friend’s latest posts at a glance. The Aria also has HTC Peep so I can stay on top of Twitter.
I really like the way the Aria lets me choose how to set up my email, calls and texts. I can organize these in a logical way for me, which isn’t always the most logical for others. So I get to keep my individuality and organize at the same time.
As you all know I am a big fan of applications and how they can simplify your life. With the HTC Aria I can go to an app store and get all the applications I need. I can basically get an application for almost anything that a working Mom would need. I can organize my notes, track my gas mileage and even find recipes for dinner all from my phone. I can also listen to music anytime since the Aria is an MP3 player. And of course the greatest benefit I see is that the phone has GPS and I can track my workouts as well as use it for treasure hunts.
Lastly, the feature that really has me excited is the text to talk feature. I can turn my voice into a text message I can talk and return a quick message.I am very impressed with it and I am actually making the switch from my old smart phone to this one. Until next time, thanks for letting me share!
Hello, everyone! I’m Nicole, an AT&T employee and soon-to-be-mom of a baby boy. My husband, Justin, and I are expecting our first child at the end of April. It’s been a year of big changes for us, as I relocated with the company last April from the San Francisco Bay Area to Dallas. Thankfully, my husband was able to maintain his career, working remotely from Dallas. I’m jealous he gets to go back to California every month or so, especially during the summer to beat the heat! Just as we started getting settled in Dallas – learning the neighborhood, what road led where, and I was getting up to speed on my new job – we found out we were pregnant! It has been an exciting, if overwhelming, journey for us. Critical during our relocation was the use of our smartphones. If we got lost, or if we needed to find a restaurant, e-mail our realtor or send a quick text, our smartphones didn’t let us down. Now with the text4baby program, I can get quick and informative baby advice sent directly to my phone. With all the hecticness in our work and lives, these texts create a quick moment to reflect on the big change coming in our lives and learn something about the new life we are forming. I look forward to sharing this experience with you through my blog posts, and learning more about how to use technology as a new mom. Is there an app that helps your baby sleep through the night?!
Laura Hernandez
