blog.laptopmag.com - 8/27/2008
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We just had a hands-on with the Peek, a new device that resembles a smart phone but is strictly dedicated to serving up your e-mail. Sound dumb? To you, it should. The device is targeted strictly at non-techies that don’t have e-mail on their phones and don’t care to figure it out, either. It even [...]
getpeek.com - 8/20/2008
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getpeek.com —
Simply email. Your personal email anywhere, anytime Peek
is a super thin and stylish device that lets...
you take your email with you and stay connected. With Peek service you get unlimited email for a flat, low monthly rate. Totally easy. Sound ...
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geeksugar.com - 8/28/2008
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geeksugar.com —
Today I got my hot little hands on
the spanking new email-only device, the Peek , and...
couldn't be more stoked. It immediately appealed to an unconventional, less-is-more side of me. The Peek does email, and only email — but it does it well. Debuting ...
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Review and Pictures of the Peek Email-Only Device | ...
gizmodo.com - 8/22/2008
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gizmodo.com —
I'm not sure if the Peek emailer is
a great idea or a stupid one. Basically, the...
Peek is a stripped down handheld device with a QWERTY keyboard that does nothing but handle your email. The shaky logic behind the device is research that shows roughly ...
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Peek Handheld: No Phone, No Frills, Just Email [Handhelds]
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Freak Peek sneak peek leaks, piques curiosity
Engadget —
... For many of us, the mere thought of toting yet another device in our pocket, purse, or belt holster is truly disgusting, particularly when said device resembles a primitive BlackBerry hewn from solid stone and does literally nothing but send and receive email for ...
Freak Peek sneak peek leaks, piques curiosity
Engadget Mobile —
... For many of us, the mere thought of toting yet another device in our pocket, purse, or belt holster is truly disgusting, particularly when said device resembles a primitive BlackBerry hewn from solid stone and does literally nothing but send and receive email for ...
Peek "Email For Dummies" Device Reviewed [Peek]
Gizmodo —
Laptop reviewed the Peek, a $100 email device for newbies that only does email. In a nutshell: "Kindle is for books, and the Peek is for e-mail." Laptop also reported that the device is a little bit slower to respond than a blackberry. $15/month on TMO. [Laptop] ...
Peak at the Peek
jkOnTheRun —
... at the thought of a handheld email device. While that sounds like a smartphone the Peek is not, it just does email. We are not the target audience, the non-techies who are hankering to get started in the world of mobile email are the folks that Peek is aimed at. This little gadget may be what they need according to a hands-on look by Laptop Magazine. The Peek will be sold at Target stores and according to the reviewer is drop-dead easy to set up and use. This may be the Peek's ultimate strength so we'll have to see if the consumer is willing to ...
Peek the easy to use email gadget on T-Mobile
Phones Review —
... only just got your head round answer and reject then I don’t think this will matter to you, it does support images though, so all good there.
T-mobile provides the data connectivity for the Peek priced at $19.95 per month and without a contract. You can pick up your Peek from Target store starting September 15 in 3 great colours Cherry, black or Aqua. If you can wait until September 15, then if you go online at GetPeek.com next week and get you’re Peek there.
Source: laptopmag
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Laptop Mag reviews Peek e-mail only PDA (Verdict: A Kindle for email)
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... into a pocket since it is, according to Peek CEO Amol Sarva, “30 percent thinner than the iPhone.
A lot of us are going to wonder about the purpose of the Peek, but like I said when I originally posted about it, I admire the elegance of devices that do one thing and perform that primary function incredibly well. It'll be interesting to see if there really is a market for a $100 portable email device wedged underneath the Smartphone and Blackberry segments.
A Sneak Peek at the E-Mail-Only Peek [Laptop Mag] ...
Peek gets reviewed
CrunchGear —
... The e-mail only handset Peek gets the hands-on treatment thanks to LaptopMag. The device isn’t aimed at us gadgetphiles but rather our moms and pops. Think of the device as a cell phone-less ...
Peek Email Theory
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... " with the Peek, and Laptop Mag's Todd Haselton wrote that "the Kindle is for books, and the Peek is for e-mail." Tech blog Geeksugar wrote that " ...
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Peek Pronto: Peek Goes Push for $80 [Peek]
i.gizmodo.com 3/24/2009 — The heavily rumored Peek Pronto has become official. The successor to the $50, one-trick-pony Peek emailer, the $80 Pronto promises full push email for up to five email accounts. The Pronto shares the same $20 monthly plan as the original Peek, but ...
Peek: the handheld that does e-mail, and only e-mail
engadgetmobile.com 8/27/2008 —
Ready for some excitement in the form of watching a startup squirm as it waits for its product to gain traction? Take a glance at Peek, which is churning out a dedicated handheld that handles e-mail, a few chain forwards, and more e-mails when ...
Peek Pronto: is a new Peek device on its way?
engadget.com 3/19/2009 —
We don't have much to go on here save for the image above (which a tipster discovered on Peek 's peekforbusiness.com page). If we had to take a flying leap, we'd say that the company does indeed have something on the way -- perhaps a 3G device? ...
Peek handles email, nothing else
intomobile.com 8/22/2008 —
I’m not sure what to think about the Peek. On one hand, it’s hard to justify the purchase of a pure email device in the era of convergence. On the other hand, I’m sure there are some (if not many) people who find modern ...
Peek Pronto & Google Maps for Peek in development?
slashgear.com 3/19/2009 — It looks as though Peek are developing Google Maps functionality, either for the existing Peek email device or for their upcoming Peek Pronto . A SlashGear reader spotted a Peek user browsing Google Maps on the NYC subway, something the current ...
Peek presents the Peek Pronto
crunchgear.com 3/24/2009 —
Remember my story on dumb devices? Well here’s the ultimate dumb device. The Peek Pronto is actually quite smart. The cosmetics on this new version are slightly different - a better keyboard and a new color, basically - but under the hood ...
CrunchDeals: Buy one Peek, get one free
crunchgear.com 2/4/2009 —
Amazon has a schmoopie-riffic Valentine’s Day deal for you and your lovie. Keep in constant textual contact with one another with a two-for-one Peek sale. Just add two of the devices to your cart and one of them will be zeroed out, for a grand ...
Peek ask for help on Mobile Linux Peek messenger
slashgear.com 7/8/2009 — If you’re a Linux developer who has found that the recession has left you at a loose end, Peek may have just the project for you . They’re throwing open the doors to open-source development on their email-centric Peek device , in the ...
Product review - Peek mobile email device (part 2)
gadling.com 9/3/2008 — Welcome back to part 2 of my Peek review. A quick reminder; Peek is a pocket email device that will be on shelves at your local Target stores in 2 weeks for $99. Unlimited email service is $19.99 a month. In this follow-up to my initial "unboxing" , ...