Peek is a company that makes a small gadget called, well, Peek. It allows you to do one thing: send and receive emails. Since most of us have cell phones that have email capabilities, I am not sure who would want to spend nearly 200 dollars on something that only does one thing. Sure, Kindles only do one thing but a book, magazine and newspaper reader makes a lot more sense.

Peek markets their product by saying that you’ll save hundreds on smartphones and phone bills. So I guess if for some reason you don’t have a cell phone, maybe just a home phone or a very simple cell, you can afford to have another tool in your electronic arsenal. Add fifteen dollars a month for the Peek service. For some people and situations this has a chance of making sense, but not for most. And for some reason, Peek was one of Wired’s favorite gadgets in 2008. Sounds fishy to me. Wow – mobile email. Very gadgety indeed! 2008, what an awesome year of technology. [Click to continue reading...]

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