The point of—and in a way, problem with—Peek messaging devices is just how simple they are: their software does email, sorta, and that’s it. Now Peek is reaching out to users to port Linux to the device. More »
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.
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]
The heavily rumoured Peek Pronto has become official. The successor to the $US50, one-trick-pony Peek emailer, the $US80 Pronto promises full push email for up to five email accounts.
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?
