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(University of Waterloo student)]]>Nov 26th 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
(Student from Toronto who visited UWO to hook up with the Western girls.)]]>Nov 26th 2008 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://peekforums.com/viewforum.php?f=24 !]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/thank you engadget!]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Peek inc shall not be responsible for strained relationships.]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
I get very few emails each day ( I am an Assistant Principal Technology/Life Science) and the vast majority of what I do get is SPAM, chain mail from the Dept. of Ed and more SPAM.

This device is great for businesses to hand out (if their willing to pay the fees) but without a phone, the Peek just doesn't appeal to me.

I handle purchasing for my school. I'd almost consider this for the guidance staff (the Principal has a Blackberry) but for me, all I need is my iPhone. I love emailing pictures and having a neat rolodex.]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
Overall, in terms of design, it's still very male-centric. It would be more appealing to a larger market if design was uni-sex like Apple, rather than all leather, chrome and black like design for cars, dell computers.
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Also note: "moms or girlfriends (or boyfriends, we assume)". Engadget did not imply the sexism.

An a related note, get used to it. You are not the norm. Males and females view and use gadgets differently than each other.]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
Singourney Weaver - pulse rifles
Samus Aran - cybernetic battlesuits

...and even though, those two names are the only ones I can think of, I'm sure the list goes on and on.]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
"We don't need gadgets to have simpler features and to be in pink to enjoy them"

Immediately followed by:

"It would be more appealing to a larger market if design was uni-sex like Apple, rather than all leather, chrome and black like design for cars, dell computers"

Not only are Apple designers are known for their 'simple' design, which you stated you don't need, but you then directly implied that "leather, chrome, and black" are only for men. Oh yeah, and cars and dell computers too.

If you're going to stand up for equal rights, at least be equal about it.]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
No offense intended. We have lots of women at Peek who are iphone/blackberry/android types. No sweat! But they often have less-techie sweeties in their lives... guys can be luddites too!]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
http://www.thedeets.com/2007/12/31/usb-powered-vibrators/]]>Nov 26th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
@Ryan, the peek on the far right is actually burgundy in real life.

The Peek is not for everyone, but even for smartphone geeks like me, there's something very attractive about its simplicity. My only gripe is the cost of the monthly service - $5.99 to $9.99 would be ideal.

Here's my review: http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/peek-review/]]>Nov 26th 2008 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
But...about the peek.... I liked the look and the features, I like smartphones but I'm still not in need of one enough to dish out the money smartphones require to buy one. So...if it ever comes to Brazil..I'm going to try it out... the blue one...

But I need to agree (partialy) with Tired of Men in Electronic Design. @ ...to just put some pink (and charge more!why they charge more??) in a gadget does not make it 'girl gadget'.... or make it HelloKitty... the hot pink/red of this cellphone hurts the eyes... you can probably find people in the dark with that.

And to be frank the world of gadgets its usually men centred, after there are chicks in the majority of gadgets adds for a reason. But I didn't think the post was sexist....besides the statics prove the majority of the consumers to technology are males...so is natural that most gadgets target this market.

But as a consumer I still would like something more...me..

So I would like to a see a hot guy presenting a gadget that its not necessarily pink/purple, with a more resistent sufarce (my cellphone is usually fighting for its life in the middle of a jungle of things in my bag) easier to handle (I had I cell I just couldn't take the battery off, not matter how much I pulled the thing!I'm not a pink version of the HULK!) and lots of colors and options to customization(from themes, to colors and features).Because I like to change the look of my things.


..it would help if the guy was shirtless too...What? Its not like any of you never thought the same about the girls on adds!

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Even if Amol gave the Peek away for free I would not get one until the monthly subscription fee was much less.

If it could do unlimited text messaging and e-mail for $10 a month, then I might buy one for $75.







[It would be just the thing I would need to get around in Liberty City.] ]]>Nov 26th 2008 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
Be real man
No side effects is amply compensated hardened pirate tore the Mighty Mother, . ]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
Thank you,

Miss Oregon Woman]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
Maybe I'm just excited because this is the first time a niche device has appealed to me! I fit in!]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
Oh wait they already have those. Thanks for the step backwards Peek.

When Palm (embarrassingly) tried to release the Foleo, an email only netbook, did Peek's CEO think it just needed a different name or something? Get this crap out of here and give us a true iPhone killer. If you can't pull that off then don't bother with your little email device. ]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Palm_Foleo.jpg

Like it or not, the Peek fits a niche that apparently needed to be filled.]]>Nov 27th 2008 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
The Peek is a hardwired POP3 client. That's all it is, that's all it does. Yes, you can do some SMS with it, but I stupidly bought a Peek at Target and got a unit with an older production release that can't be upgraded by mere mortals (you have to send it to Peek to be reflashed--it's almost cheaper to buy another one).

So, anyway, does the Peek have a purpose in *my* life? Maybe, maybe not. I'm carrying it along with my phone just to get a sense of its portability. It weighs almost nothing, and the screen is bigger and easier to read than my phone's. One-handed operation makes it easy to use even if you're holding a cup of coffee or (dare I say it?) driving down the road. Around the house, I can carry it while I'm away from my computer, so I can see if anything of importance has come in--faster and easier than using my phone, and I'm less concerned about dropping and breaking it if I'm chasing my kids around the park.

Is the Peek better than my smartphone? No. Is it better than a Blackberry? No. Does it have value for someone who doesn't want to get bogged down by a long-term service contract and who doesn't want to carry a bulky smartphone? Well, just maybe yes. I sure wish monthly service were cheaper, though. At $10/month, it would be a no-brainer to have one of these.]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
I've dropped home internet all together and substituted surfing on the G1...only problem is the wife keeps stealing it from me to check her mail and facebook.



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Just about every cell phone out there will give you email access right now and even the King of Fees Verizon offers a $15 /month dataplan for dumbphones which would give you email access on your cell.

So, this would be $20 /month plus the cost of the device. Aside from the qwerty keypad and the larger screen, I just can't see the advantage of this device over adding data to a normal cell phone and accessing your email there. It's not even a matter of hardcore gadget junkie, even your free phones now can access email.]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/OTOH, I know lots of people (here at Netherlands) who don't use mobile phones at all, but are addicted to email... . It is bad peek is not available here!]]>Nov 26th 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
However, I think this device might suffer the same downfall that the Sony Mylo did. It isn't integrated with a service. The slightly extra step to integrate it with a complete service package I think can really put it over the top. It doesn't matter whether that service be Windows Live, Yahoo, Gmail or whatever, but adding in the calendar support, etc. I think positions it exactly where it needs to be.]]>Nov 26th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/Nov 26th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
If Facebook, Myspace, and texting have shown us anything it is that print may be dead, but words and text are stronger than ever. The fine line I guess now they have to straddle is how do they capture the Facebook/college crowd who would love texting without scaring away the Mothers and Fathers of the world.

I could see my parents being on the fringe of this device. Both share a single cellphone for "emergencies only". I would imagine a lot of 40+ parents are in that boat. ]]>Nov 26th 2008 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/peek-ceo-buy-two-peeks-your-next-iphone-or-g1-bill-is-on-us/
As I see it, the biggest competitor to this device is dial up internet.

I think this market is about to get huge as cash strapped Americans look to downsize their monthly expenditures.

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