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Free Peek Upgrades in NYC Today

If you’re in New York and you have a Peek, you can get a free upgrade to the Pronto’s firmware. For any of you in NYC, we are upgrading Peeks in Midtown at the Gallway Hooker [from 6-8pm tonight]. If you have an older version of the Peek software on your device, we are upgrading…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 28

Peek Emailer at Target For $25

The website still lists the classic Peek handheld at $50, but at least one Target store has them clearance priced at $25. If you like the idea of a device devoted entirely to email, it may be worth checking your local store. [Crunchgear]

Tech News Sean Fallon Apr 17

Peek Pronto Lightning Review: Simple Email Faster

Peek Pronto is the faster version of the original Peek, an incredibly stripped down slab of screen and keyboard that does one thing—email—but aims to do it simpler than anyone else. Hardware It’s boxy, whimsical minimalism done right. Its unfussy shape and the front’s bubbly keys are friendly and inviting. But its chrome back, and…

Reviews Matt Buchanan Apr 3

Peek Classics Lose SMS Capabilities

With the new Peek Pronto supporting unlimited SMS, the company will be cutting SMS out of new Peek Classics entirely. Luckily, those of you who already own Peek Classics will be allowed to keep your SMS (the company is not pulling any services retroactively). Seems like a fair enough way of handling the situation. [SlashGear]

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 24

Peek Pronto: Peek Goes Push for $80

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. https://gizmodo.com/peek-pronto-is-twice-as-fast-as-original-peek-email-dev-5175583 The Pronto shares the same $20 monthly plan as the original Peek, but on top of unlimited push emailing, that plan also supports unlimited text…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 24

Peek Pronto Is Twice as Fast as Original Peek Email Device

The veil around the Peek Pronto is falling away: It’s “much, much faster in every way possible” than the original Peek. Load times cut in half. Maybe there’s 3G too? A BoingBoing Gadgets tipster adds that it’s “going to undercut even the cheapest BlackBerry, and deliver cheap push e-mail.” Cheaper than a BlackBerry, with menus…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Mar 19

Peek Emailer Spotted Running a Very Fuzzy Maps App

Spotted in the wild, this Peek appears to be running a maps app. Whether it’s a creative hack or a sign of things to come, the Peek might soon do more than just one thing. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-peek-pronto-is-peeks-business-email-device-5174291 Actually, the Peek currently does do more than one thing—it sends SMS messages as well as email—but this is…

Tech News John Herrman Mar 19

Rumor: Peek Pronto Is Peek’s Business Email Device

Now you see it, now you don’t: This teaser for the Peek Pronto was up briefly, sent by a reader, but it’s gone now. Mysterious! Except that URL pretty much explains it all: “Peek for Business.”

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 18

Gadget Deals of the Day

Valentine’s Day is still more than a week away, but when you factor in shipping, that’s really not a lot of time for the lazy shopper/lover. Today’s deals, some pertaining to Valentine’s: Cellphones • Apple iPhone 3G 8GB Phone (Refurbished) for $149 with 2-year AT&T agreement (normally $200 with 2-year AT&T agreement). • Apple iPhone…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 2

Barack Can Get a Free Peek Emailer Today, And You Can Too

Good work, Peek ad wizards: in honor of Barack Obama Day, anyone living at a 1600 address in the states can get a free Peek. There are deals for the rest of us, too. For the next 44 hours, those at 1600 houses (White or otherwise) can get said free Peek, and everyone can get…

Tech News John Mahoney Jan 20

Peek Email Device+Lifetime Subscription for $300, Today Only

The proudly specific Peek email/texting device is on sale today for an all-inclusive $300, which covers lifetime service (normally $20 a month) and the handset (normally $100). Not bad for Time’s Gadget of the Year. https://gizmodo.com/peek-handheld-no-phone-no-frills-just-email-5039699 But! How good of a deal is it? Pretty good, as it turns out. Even assuming you’re pretty hard…

Tech News John Herrman Jan 16

Buy Two Peek Handhelds and They’ll Pay Your Phone Bill

Wow, it’s like the longer you wait, the better the deals for the Peek email-on-the-go handheld get. First, there was the price drop to $80; then, unlimited texting. Now the company is offering to pay you entire November iPhone or G1 bill (up to $150), if you buy two peeks (one for you, and one…

Tech News Elaine Chow Nov 27

Peek Handheld Can Now View Images, Text Unlimitedly

The Peek handheld, recently named the Time’s best gadget of 2008, has now gotten even better with two added features. While we knew unlimited text messaging was already coming to the device, it’s a pleasant surprise to find out it can now view images too. Peek will show .JPG, .GIF, .PNG and .BMP file formats…

Tech News Elaine Chow Nov 18

Dealzmodo: Peek Handheld, Time’s ‘Gadget of the Year’ On Sale For $80

Described as the “Kindle of email” the Peek handheld has been getting some good press lately. Time Magazine readers even voted it as “the gadget of the year”—although those results are dubious at best given the fact that the T-Mobile G1 came in a distant second. Nonetheless, Peek is currently offering their email-only handheld for…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 4

Peek Email-only Handheld Adds Unlimited Text Messaging

Peek, the feature-sparse, email-only handheld will be adding unlimited text messaging to its service within the next few weeks. This will be done by taking advantage of the fact that most cellphones can receive text messages that have been emailed and send text messages to email addresses. Sure, it isn’t an elegant solution but it’s…

Tech News Seung Lee Nov 3

Microsoft’s Guided Tour of the Windows 7 Taskbar

As we pointed out in our Windows 7 walkthrough, one of the biggest improvements to the UI is the taskbar. It is hard to explain new features like “Peek” and how the functionality of the taskbar has evolved without actually showing you how it works—so this video should do a lot to clear things up.…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 3

Windows 7 Taskbar, ‘Peek’ and Multitouch Gestures Caught On Video

Our in-depth preview of Windows 7 mentioned a few major features that didn’t quite make it into the copy we tested, but the wily crew at Chilean site FayerWayer have caught a more advanced build on (sickeningly shaky) video. Most notably, the long hands-on shows off the new dock-esque taskbar, with decent task grouping, contextual…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 29

Peek Wireless Email Device Goes On Sale, Still Cheap as Hell

The surprisingly well-liked cheap Peek email handheld is ready for pre-order on its own site, at $100, plus unlimited use on T-Mobile for $20/month. It may be low-fi, but anything that works consistently well doing a straightforward but important task for a fairly low price has a place at my table. The only catch is—and…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Sep 11

Peek “Email For Dummies” Device Reviewed

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]

Reviews Brian Lam Aug 26

Peek Handheld: No Phone, No Frills, Just Email

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 90% of email users are not checking their email…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 20

Free Peek Upgrades in NYC Today

Peek Emailer at Target For $25

Peek Pronto Lightning Review: Simple Email Faster

Peek Classics Lose SMS Capabilities

Peek Pronto: Peek Goes Push for $80

Peek Pronto Is Twice as Fast as Original Peek Email Device

Peek Emailer Spotted Running a Very Fuzzy Maps App

Rumor: Peek Pronto Is Peek’s Business Email Device

Gadget Deals of the Day

Barack Can Get a Free Peek Emailer Today, And You Can Too

Peek Email Device+Lifetime Subscription for $300, Today Only

Buy Two Peek Handhelds and They’ll Pay Your Phone Bill

Peek Handheld Can Now View Images, Text Unlimitedly

Dealzmodo: Peek Handheld, Time’s ‘Gadget of the Year’ On Sale For $80

Peek Email-only Handheld Adds Unlimited Text Messaging

Microsoft’s Guided Tour of the Windows 7 Taskbar

Windows 7 Taskbar, ‘Peek’ and Multitouch Gestures Caught On Video

Peek Wireless Email Device Goes On Sale, Still Cheap as Hell

Peek “Email For Dummies” Device Reviewed

Peek Handheld: No Phone, No Frills, Just Email

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