Wow, Peek just delivered a serious bitch slap to Microsoft/Danger! They’re now offering disgruntled Sidekick users a FREE Peek Pronto device, that is assuming of course you can prove such. Peek just asks that you “email sidekick@getpeek.com with proof that you own a Sidekick (photo of you and your Sidekick, a T-mo bill, or any form of hard evidence you can dream up).” Make sure you provide them with your physical mailing address so they can send you the device. This offer ends this Friday, the 16th, and keep in mind that you’ll still need to drop $20/month on service and the Pronto doesn’t make phone calls.
There’s been a crap load of talk about Google Wave in recent, especially since they just invited 100,000 lucky folks to join the beta. But if you’re like me, you’ve probably paid little to no attention since the product seems far from going public and is probably just another complicated tool that is designed to simplify our lives. Well, not quite. At the core of Google Wave is good old fashioned email (ha!, who would’ve thought email would’ve been ‘old fashioned’?). But Google Wave is different. Hit the video below, but in short Google Wave offers a very succinct way of managing email communication between multiple parties and then some. There’s no public beta so I really can’t tell you more.
You’ve already read about the Hero HTC phone here back in June, but what you don’t know is we’re not the only ones interested in the phone that uses Google technology was just elected Gadget of the Year by the 2009 Stuff Gadget Awards.
The Hero, which uses the Android operating system and features a five megapixel camera and 3.2 inch screen, can make calls, take pictures, and thanks to Android, check your email. One of the judges at the annual Gadget festival declared that the HTC Hero is “as clever and as sexy as the iPhone”, which is actually pretty awesome unless you take him literally, then it just sounds like he’s hitting on it.
Further highlights of the Stuff Gadget Awards were the iPhone 3GS snagging Phone of the Year and Readers’ Gadget of the Year, Spotify for Audio Gadget, and the Sony KDL-40WE5 as Eco Gadget of the Year.
September 28th, 2009 7:51 PM | by Christen da Costa
Much like Tivo, Peek has gone the route of lifetime service. Exclusively available at Amazon, you can now purchase the latest Peek, the Pronto, for $299.95 with lifetime service. Assuming that the company is around longer than 16 months from your date of purchase, you should be in the clear.
Those of you stupid enough to incriminate yourself – either with your significant other, your boss or the government – over email probably deserve to be caught, but just in case you don’t practice ‘better safe than sorry’, continue reading this post. A small, albeit annoying bug in the iPhone 3.0 software allows deleted emails to be pulled up using the phone’s Spotlight search function. In other words you can be safe, but you still might be caught. I personally don’t see this as a glaring security flaw, but that hasn’t stopped Apple fanboys from stating so – I’d guess they live in fear of ‘big brother’ more than me. Props to Matt Janssen for making the video.
Of note, there are a few caveats to this bug. For one you have to know the subject line of the email to dig it up. And two, you have to ‘crash’ the search on your first attempt and then try again to see the email.
Late last week I received the Peek Pronto, Peeks newest and latest. This model boasts improvements over the first iteration of the device which includes an all around faster machine (50% faster), support for up to 5 email account (3 more), support for Push Email and Microsoft Exchange, unlimited text messaging and the ability to search your inbox as well as view images, PDFs and Doc files.
Right out of the box I noticed how simple and elegant the Peek Pronto was. Finished in all black with a silver metal back it could be easily mistaken for a Blackberry. Front and center is a rubberized chicklet QWERTY keyboard, while the right edge of the device sports a clickable scroll wheel and back button just below it. The power button is located at the top of the device and is recessed to prevent unwarranted powering ups or downs. Lastly, the lower left side contains a charging port concealed by a rubber flap that is attached to the device.
In the last 4 months Peek ran about 3 or 4 different promotions to help move their email only device supported by the T-Mobile’s network. And now we know why: today they announced the Peek Pronto. It’s an updated version of the original Peek and like its name sake suggests its speedier to the gate in a handful (pun intended) of ways. Here’s how:
50% improvement in speed
works with Microsoft Exchange
works with up to 5 accounts (original Peek worked with just 2)
unlimited email and texting
push email
ability to search the for emails
view PDF, DOCs and Pics
Unlike the original Peek, the Pronto is only available in one color (gray) and will cost slightly more at $80 a pop – service is still $20/month, though. Right now you can get grab one exclusively from Amazon, or wait until April when the email/text device will go on sale on their website or Radio Shack.
The Peek, which we’ve featured a few times now, is once again on sale. This time they’re honoring our 44th President with an ‘inauguration special’. So, for the next 44 hours the Peek is $44.44 + $20/month or free + $20/month if you live at a 1600 address any where in the World.
Remember the Peek, the device that is purely dedicated to email and text messaging? They’re hitting the headlines again and this time they’re offering their device and lifetime service (it’s usually $20/month) for $300. The deals good for today only, and if you ask me, this makes them look desperate. And by desperate I mean ‘going out of business’. Your gamble, but I’d just go ‘berry or iPhone.
Perhaps you miss the days of Blackberry handsets that were email only? Or maybe you just want an email device so you can stay in the know during business school exams and other sorted affairs that are sure to transpire during moments of vacationing? If so, then do I have a deal for you. Peek is offering their handheld email only device for $50, today only! You’ll still have to drop $20 a month but that’s 50% off the regular retail price. Go ahead, you deserve it.
