Another week, another new device; this week it's the Peek Classic. Unlike most of my gadgets, this is a sole purpose device. The one function of the Peek is to retrieve email over a GSM network (T-Mobile in this case). The unit is comparable in size to a Blackberry (Or an iTouch as in the picture).The pricing on this little device is what really sold me on it. The Classic version is available for $15 from Amazon, and service runs anywhere from $10 to $20 a month. This is all depending on what deal you happen to buy into. Granted, I purchased mine from craigslist (I get a good amount of gadgets from there) for $10.
Mail delivery isn't quite what I expected at first, it took anywhere from 5-10 minutes to get my test emails from myself; however, a quick look at the site made me realize I had the oldest possible version of the software (1.04). This version of the software does not support Push notifications, so once I send it into the very friendly guys at Peek; the delivery time should be vastly improved. (I apparently get a free month of service for doing so as well, so double bonus!)
I've had this for 2 days, and it's already becoming a device I use very often. The price is right, the device itself is well made, and most of all, it's terribly useful. All the trappings of something I'll use for a long time.
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