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You might remember the Peek, a bare-bones e-mailing device launched over the summer. Well, he’s got a big brother now, dubbed Pronto, with handles text messaging (gasp) , push e-mail and up to five accounts. Oo-la-la. This is yet another candidate for Sprint’s supposed desires for airwave rentals; a simple gadget that doesn’t necessarily butt heads directly with mobile phones, but still features some wireless connectivity. The market for these pseudo-phones still confuses me though – having all of these different devices segmenting our tasks seems very counter-convergence, something I would think your average consumer would want to avoid. Regardless, Peek must be doing something right if they’ve survived long enough to pump out a second device. Maybe they’ll put a phone in next. $79.95 for the device and $19.99/month gets you unlimited push e-mail and texting. Not a bad rate compared to most BlackBerry plans, but that may all come crashing down if this $5/month @ BlackBerry e-mail service rumour pans out.
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About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
