Despite the protestations that it's not  for "gearheads" the Peek mobile email device is , on the  surface,one  excellent proposition.   $20  per month is cheaper than most add on unlimited text plans.  You can  hook up twitter by email, chat by email heck  you could  if inclined even send an email.    Let's not totally end around their   value proposition, just yet.      I often argue, ok I nearly always argue it's what I do , that people  using software casually  are not  looking for ongoing incremental tweaks it's the difference between   buying a piano and a  synthesizer.   Peek - Simply email.

Meet Peek, the world's first device designed for and dedicated to your mobile email. The lightweight, slim design makes the Peek easy to take with you wherever you go and the large color display, full keypad and simple menus make emailing a breeze.

The simplicity of billing  makes this even better. The US fixation with  misrepresenting monthly prices   amazes me. I can't buy bullets without  a "contains lead warning"  GEE, really?  Yet companies can  take my  $39.99 and   make it $51    that's 21%  increase . If the fees are unavoidable there really is NO such thing as a $40 a month cell contract  and that's the same with any service that has regulatory or mandatory fees.  Most people think that suck and I wish all businesses that have to collect  fee be upfront with it as possible. Ok there are practical limits but  seriously  a device than can't take images, vids etc  doesn't need to be handling > 10mb attachments. If this device , had a twin that  came out the box as an always on  IM   for  the big three and maybe Facebook / Myspace would have bought  two already .