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Latest Peek Handheld firmware update adds unlimited texting and image viewing

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Mobile | by C.K. Sample III | Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:54AM | 0 comments

Originally appearing back in September as an email-only device, the $80 Peek portable emailing gadget just received a new firmware update that may make it more appealing for a lot of users. You can now send unlimited text messages and view pictures in PNG, GIF, JPEG, and BMP. The Peek requires a no contract $20 per month service cost in addition to the initial purchase price, making the device an unlikely choice if you already own a smartphone and pay a monthly data fee.

That being said, if Peek keeps adding cool unlimited features to this $20 a month device, it could become more and more appealing to power users. If they were to add a browser and a built-in camera, the Peek would be a nice everything-but-the-phone mobile solution for a very reasonable monthly fee.

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Around the Web:
external link Peek e-mail device gains unlimited texts,… [jkOnTheRun]
external link Peek Gets Service Upgrade [Ubergizmo]
external link Peek Handheld Can Now View Images, Text… [Gizmodo]
external link The Peek unlimited email PDA gets text… [Boing Boing Gadgets]

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