Peek, simple and cheap e-mail device

by init6 on Mar.16, 2009, under Hardware, Mobile

Found an interesting device online today called Peek. I’m not quite sure what I think about this e-mail and texting platform. Peek is a mobile e-mail and text messaging platform that currently costs $49.95 for the device and $19.95/mo for the service. It allows for unlimited e-mail and text messaging nationwide. It’s meant to be a simple, cheap, and easy to use device for non-techies. Although, my first thought was it’s a smartphone who cares, I got to thinking about it and realized that someone like my parents could use this which is most definitely not the case with a complicated smartphone. I consider myself a techie, and I’ve had both a Blackberry, a Windows Mobile HTC slider, and now an iPhone, and none of the above is truly EASY to setup. Not to mention the idea that the Peek doesn’t require a contract is also VERY appealing.