[$79.95 + $19.95/month, Peek]
The
concept itself was so promising...a standalone e-mail device, much
cheaper than — and without all the bells and whistles of — smartphones
like the iPhone and the Blackberry. That was something I could get
behind.
After all, I couldn't bring myself to spend the money on
the iPhone, despite the fact that my eyes glazed over with lust every
time my friend Nicole pulled her's out. And I didn't think that I
really needed constant access to the web (despite my propensity
toward obsessive-compulsively checking both my Google Reader and
Twitter feeds for updates).
So I was fully ready to embrace the Peek, ignoring everyone's judgments over its obsolescence in a world of smartphones.
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