Meet The Peek
Meet the Peek, a $100 device that will deliver you your email anywhere you can get cell coverage for $20/month. Think of it as a poorman’s Blackberry. This looks like the perfect device to pick up for some fun hacking projects.
- OS – Peekux
- CPU – CPU is an embedded 104Mhz ARM7 that is part of the Texas Instrument Locosto chipset
- Bands – US Triband GPRS (800, 1800, and 1900 Mhz)
- Data – GPRS (Packet Data standard in GSM)
- Memory – 8MB of user memory
- Display – 2.5 inches (320 x 240 pixels (QVGA), 65k colors)
- Dimensions – 4.0 x 2.7 x 0.4 in (102 x 68 x 10mm)
- Weight – 3.8 ounces (109 gm)
- Battery Life – 4-5 days under typical usage
I hope they decide to roll out this device in Canada. I’d love to get my hands on one and make it do something it’s not supposed to do.
Frank's the editor in chief of tech.nocr.at. He can be found surfing the internet and playing with gadgets. Follow him on twitter @franklinhares
