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Peek Offers to Pay Your Phone Bill If You Buy Two Peek Handheld Units

Nerd Grind — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:50:50 +0000

The Peek email-on-the-go handheld just got a whole lot sweeter. The company will pay your entire November iPhone or G1 bill (up to $150) if you buy two Peek units at their website before Monday, December 1. Those of you with super-high phone bills should get on this!

Student Sends Email to Steve Jobs, Gets Free Final Cut Pro

Nerd Grind — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:45:15 +0000

A Greenwich High School student wrote a letter to Steve Jobs asking for a "high school educational" discount on Final Cut Pro software. He received a reply the next day from Richard Townhill, Director, Pro Video Product Marketing asking for the students mailing address. A week later, he had $1300 worth of software sitting on his doorstep free of charge! Not too shabby, eh?

This was the response.

Then a week later, this is what he got.

Peek Email Only Handheld – Now With Text Messaging and Image Viewing

Nerd Grind — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:54:27 +0000

Peek has responded to consumer suggestions regarding their email only handheld device. They upgraded the device last night, giving it the ability to view image attachments and send text messages. The texting service works through an SMS email gateway. The unit is available now for those who love to email on the go, without the cumbersome addition of voice chat.

Facebook Announces Birthday Alert Service – Renders Similar Third-Party Services Obsolete

Nerd Grind — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:26:32 +0000

Facebook added another useful feature for users, the ability to receive a weekly email alerting to upcoming birthdays of friends and loved ones. This is good news for those of us who habitually forget birthdays. This is bad news for the score of Facebook apps that do the same thing. Birthday Alert alone has over 180,000 active monthly users. With one brush of the digital pen, Facebook has rendered them obsolete.

T-Mobile Announces Cameo Line of Digital Picture Frames

Nerd Grind — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:11:47 +0000

T-Mobile has announced a line of digital picture frames, called Cameo. These Parrot-sourced frames feature integrated GSM hardware and a dedicated phone number users can send pictures to from afar via MMS or email. The frame will cost $99.99 with a $9.99 monthly charge to keep the frame’s line active for incoming photos. The company has yet to reveal a launch date for the item.

Peek Email Device Gets Price Cut, Adds Unlimited Text Messaging

Nerd Grind — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:50:56 +0000

The Peek, email-only, device has been the subject praise lately, especially since it made the list for Time’s "Gadget of the Year." The handheld, released two months ago, has undergone a $20 price cut. It can be yours for $79.95.

The service for the device will still cost $19.95 but in a couple of weeks will be rolling out unlimited text messaging for all users. The text messaging added assumes that cell phones can receive and send messages to and from an email address. Not true SMS but I guess it works.

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