Gadgets

Massive Outage Nukes Older Peek Devices

Oops! A massive service outage has apparently bricked older Peek devices. Peek CEO Amol Sarva is on the case though, offering existing customers a free Peek 9 to make up for their lack of email access. Uh, great?


September 21, 2010

Would You Ever Buy A Peek?

Earlier today, in the wake of the announcement of the Peek 9, the latest and greatest in a series of truly baffling gadgets, Brian Barrett asked “Who In Their Right Mind Would Buy a Peek 9?” Well, would you?


Gadgets

Who In Their Right Mind Would Buy A Peek 9?

Try not to get too excited, guys, but Peek 9 is here. It’s not as worthless as TwitterPeek, but that’s vastly different from being worthwhile. Honest question: Who in blue blazes buys these things? How does Peek stay in business?


September 20, 2010
Gadgets

Will The Peek 9 Have Apps?

In a promotional email sent to us today, Peek chief Amol Sarva hinted the upcoming Peek 9 platform would support “real-time apps.” Love ‘em or hate ‘em these devices exist, and they’re apparently about to get a bit more robust.


December 29, 2009
Software

Peek Sort Of Getting Facebook

The Peek will get Facebook updates via email soon. That makes it somewhat more useful, I think, than Twitterpeek. But how about a peek that does the full web so you can check out Twitter and Facebook and email and all the links there? Oh wait, that’s a smartphone. [Peek via Engadget]


December 19, 2009
Gadgets

Introducing: The BitterPeek

Yesterday, BlackBerry users across the country lost push email service, forcing them to switch to webmail, texts, calls, VoIP, instant messages or tweets – for hours! But the real news is what didn’t go down, rite guys?


November 7, 2009
Gadgets

A Bunch Of Ridiculous New Peeks To Follow The TwitterPeek

The TwitterPeek is a crazy device. But hey, now that Peek has gone down this road, why stop now? Here are some free ideas for the next generation of Peek handheld devices.


September 19, 2009
Software

Peek Joins The Application Game With Peek Apps

When we looked at Peek, we decided that while it doesn’t do much else, it does email better than most. Now the minimalist gadget is growing up and stepping into the application circus with its Peek Apps.


July 10, 2009
Gadgets

Peek Creators Have Linux Envy, Reach Out To Hackers

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.


April 4, 2009
Gadgets

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.