Mobile
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.
Here are a few details for you to look at:
Here is a quick video from the company:
Gumby phone
by init6 on Nov.29, 2006, under Hardware, Mobile
What a wierd concept, a bendable, rubber type cell phone. This is a new concept cell phone developed by NEC called the “Tag”. it is made from a shape-memorizing rubber type substance. You could even wear it like an armband! Check it out:
