Thank you for such an enthusiasm for this giveaway! And the day has arrived, and the winner has been selected!
The winner of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit prize (valued at $1,000) is Maria M.
Congrats, Maria — check your email for more details on your prize.
Thanks to everyone for entering!
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THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
A few months ago, I worked out with Tracy Anderson and checked out the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit. The Gear Fit is pretty cool if you’re looking to motivate yourself when it comes to monitoring your health as it’ll help you track your sleep, heart rate and more. Anderson talks more about it here in this video—check it out (I also spy with my little eye myself in this workout class, haha — and for the record, Tracy told me I did a great job in her class…what, what!).
The S5 also has some cool features—Smart Switch allows you to seamlessly transfer contacts, photos and music. And if you’re like me, you panic when your smartphone is low on battery, right? Well, the S5 has Ultra Power Saving Mode, which gives you 24 hours of battery life with only 10 percent of a battery charge.
As for the camera, it’s a 16 megapixel camera that features high-dynamic range, selective focus and a super fast Auto Focus of up to 0.3 seconds.
Plus the phone is certified IP67 dust and water resistance, so you can feel confident your phone isn’t being harmed by everyday elements.
Sound good? Want one? Well, then, you should enter my giveaway! I have one Samsung Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit package to give away (valued at $1,000).
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
The giveaway is open to Canadian residents and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Tuesday, September 2, 2014. The winner will be chosen at random. (Should I be unable to reach the winner within 48 hours, another will be selected.)
You can enter once each of the four ways. Ready? Here’s how to enter:
107 Comments August 26, 2014
So this blog post is many, many, many months overdue. One goal for this year is to be more organized and on top of things, and to kick that off, I’m crossing things off of my to-do list that just need to get done, finally.
Back in the early summer (late spring? Yikes, this is way overdue!), I was invited to learn about and try the Samsung Galaxy S4. The focus was on the way the S4 can improve your health by using apps like Map My Run/Ride, Strava, Fitness Buddy, Office Yoga and Nike+ Training Club (I’ve been using this btw the past few weeks to supplement my running with some overall conditioning and strength training). It also has a built-in S Health software where you can keep a food and exercise diary and a sleep monitor.
These apps are great–but you can essentially use these apps on just about any smartphone, right? So now that I’ve had a chance to test it out for many months here are a few things I like about it:
But my most favourite things about this phone?
The full HD Super AMOLED display, 441 ppi and the 13 megapixel rear camera — the photos it takes are phenomenal. I have been at concerts and have had people behind me at the show full-on freaking out at how good my photos are compared to the blurry blobs whens napped on their phones.
Here is a little comparison for you, here is a photo snapped with my iPhone 4 at the Package Tour (hello, NKOTB, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men, what!) last year:
And here is a photo snapped at this amazing concert with my Samsung Galaxy S4:
(yes, it’s a bit blurry, but I have a feeling that’s because I was excited at the concert and unable to hold the phone steady 
You can at least make out which one’s Jordan. That’s what matters, right?)
Sure, there are a handful of things I’m not fond of when it comes to this phone:
But come on now, those factors are small potatoes when you can take boyband photos that are as good as this, amirite?
Leave a Comment January 16, 2014