Remember the Peek, the dedicated e-mail-only device that costs too much money ($99.95, plus $19.95 per month) given how crappy it is (as I found in our PC Mag review)? The company has now announced that for just one day only—today—customers can buy the device, plus a lifetime subscription, for $299.95.
As Engadget says, it’s likely that this “one-day only” deal will become standard in the future, given that the company has already discounted the device in some stores. One commenter on the forum noted something interesting in the company’s Terms of Service: “We reserve the right to terminate or restrict your use of our Service, without notice, for any or no reason whatsoever.”
That’s probably also true if they go out of business. I hope that doesn’t happen, of course; there’s plenty of room to revise the Peek and make it better. A dedicated, dead-simple e-mail device is a fine idea if executed properly, which the Peek isn’t. For the record, I don’t recommend this new deal either.
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