| Now that Ive been using the Peek on and off for a few weeks, its time for a review. Check out my unboxing post and review video. As I mentioned before, the Peek is not targeted at mobile fanatics like you and me. We live and breathe smartphones, so why bother with an email-only device? Its all about convergence, right? Right. Yet somehow, theres something incredibly appealing about the Peek. Its simple, minimalist. Theres a refreshing sharpness and focus to the Peek. Its the anti-smartphone! First theres the hardware. The Peek is thin, light and attractive. It looks and feels like a more expensive device. The 2.5″ QVGA screen is bright and the QWERTY keyboard surprisingly usable. Battery life is great, easily providing several days of operation. I have not looked into hacking the Peek much, but theres a lot of potential. Then theres the software. The user interface is clean and easy to use. For control, the Peek features a clickable scrollwheel and a separate back button, just like the BlackBerry used to. Unfortunately, the user interface is laggy a times, and the font size is a bit too small for my liking. Hopefully, this can be addressed in future firmware updates. Finally theres the service. Like the BlackBerry, the Peek communicates with dedicated servers which handles everything from activations to refills, and pulls email from up to three POP3 accounts (no IMAP support) and pushes it to the device. Setting up an account is as easy as entering your email address and ... |
