Unlimited Twitter on the go for $7.95/month with Peek

by Scott Carmichael on

The folks at Peek have been featured here on Gadling ever since we brought you one of the first ever reviews of this mobile all-you-can-eat email device. In fact, we were so impressed with the little emailer, that it was featured as one of our top 25 products of 2008.

A couple of things changed in Peek world in 2009 – most notably, the introduction of their faster Peek Pronto. But it appears they are keeping the best for the end of the year with a dedicated Twittering Peek.

The first photos of this device leaked out last week (Peek isn’t good at keeping a secret), but the first official leak comes from Amazon.com.

TwitterPeek is priced at $99.95, and comes with 6 months of service. After that, each month is just $7.95.

To be honest, this sounds like one hell of a deal, and Peek did two things right here – they priced it right, and they jumped on the Twitter traction. Twitter is hot, and an $8 mobile Twitter device is going to be a huge hit – it wouldn’t surprise me to find this under the tree at many households this holiday season. Normally, getting Twitter on the go requires a decent smartphone and a pricey data plan.

An official announcement from Peek will probably follow later today, but if you can’t wait, Amazon is more than willing to accept your orders right now.

Reminder – don’t forget to enter our Peek Pronto and Marriott giveaways!

by Scott Carmichael on

Bored at work this afternoon? Why not give us a minute of your time and enter our Peek Pronto and Marriott giveaways?

By answering one simple question, you’ll have a chance at winning the brand new Peek Pronto, with 12 months prepaid service, a $320 value.

The Peek contest is here, which is also where you’ll find the fineprint for this contest. You have till Monday 5pm EST to enter.

While you are at it, there are still 3 hours left to enter our big Marriott giveaway contest, you’ll need to be on Twitter, but since the grand prize is for 50,000 Marriott points (good for up to 7 nights), it really is worth the effort! This one ends at 5pm this afternoon (EST), so hurry up!

Gadling Giveaway – Peek Pronto with 12 months service!

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Peek has been a Gadling favorite ever since we were one of the first sites on the Internet to post a review. The $49.95 device offers no-contract email and unlimited text messaging for just $19.95 a month.

With the Pronto, Peek took their award winning device (Wired crowned them “favorite gadget of the year” in 2008), and added a bunch of really cool new features, but you’ll need to watch the short video clip posted after the jump to learn just what those new features are.

For your very own chance at winning a Peek Pronto with 12 months of included service, tell us just one of the new features added to the Peek Pronto.


Peek Pronto. What’s the deal? from amol sarva on Vimeo.

  • To enter, simply leave a comment answering the question posted above.
  • The comment must be left before Monday May 11th at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
  • You may enter only once.
  • One Prize Winner will be randomly selected to receive one Peek Pronto with 12 months of service
  • Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
  • The total value of the prize is approximately $320
  • Click here for the complete official rules of this giveaway.

Gadling’s Valentine’s day giveaway – day 1- Peek personal emailer

by Scott Carmichael on

Feeling romantic? How about a nice red Peek personal email device to stay in touch with your loved one(s)?

Peek is the contract-free all you can email and text handheld device, and was featured as one of our “best travel products of 2008“. Service is just $19.95 a month, and works with most popular email providers.

For a chance to win, all you need to do is answer the following question:

What is the official color name of the red Peek? (Hint: go to www.getpeek.com for the answer).

And remember, even if you don’t win, you can still take advantage of the Amazon and Peek Valentine’s day promotion where you can buy one Peek, and get a second at no additional cost!

Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for our other 2 giveaways!

  • To enter, simply leave a comment below answering the question posted above.
  • The comment must be left before Wednesday February 18th 2009 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
  • You may enter only once.
  • One Prize Winner will be randomly selected to receive one Peek personal email device (sorry, but monthly service is NOT included).
  • Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
  • The total value of the prize is approximately $80.
  • Click here for the complete official rules of this giveaway.

Daily deal – Peek personal email device – buy one, get one free

by Scott Carmichael on

My daily deal for today is another of those great products from the Gadling top 25 travel gadgets of 2008.

Peek is a handheld wireless email device that offers access to your email anywhere in the US. The device does not require a long term contract, and service is just $19.95 a month.

To help you stay in touch with your loved ones, Peek has a special Valentines day deal – buy one Peek, and get one free. All you have to do to take advantage of this deal, is purchase a Peek on Amazon, and add a second one to your cart. The final price will reflect a promotional discount of $79.99, the price of the second Peek.

Included with the Peek is a MicroUSB charger, battery pack and a quick start guide. The Peek setup wizard will have your email up and running in a matter of minutes.

Like this gadget? Check out these other cool products we recently reviewed!