Comments on: Poking at the Peek: an e-mail only device http://gigaom.com/mobile/poking-at-the-p/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/mobile/poking-at-the-p/#comment-365389 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:31:12 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/poking-at-the-p#comment-365389

Ron, it appears to only lock the screen / keypad at this point. To unlock, you hold the key button. No PIN or password, although that could be added as a feature through a software upgrade.

]]> By: Ron http://gigaom.com/mobile/poking-at-the-p/#comment-365390 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:22:54 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/poking-at-the-p#comment-365390

Kevin– what does the password key do? Is it a simple PIN unlock or can you use actual passwords?

]]> By: Simon Dale http://gigaom.com/mobile/poking-at-the-p/#comment-365391 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:29:59 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/poking-at-the-p#comment-365391

Isn’t this how the Blackberry started out life?

A simple keyboarded device designed purely for email?

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/mobile/poking-at-the-p/#comment-365392 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:58:39 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/poking-at-the-p#comment-365392

Great question Matt and probably something better suited for the Peek folks to answer. I could see some value for people who are just now getting online with e-mail. My dad is a prime candidate as he is now using e-mail all day while looking for a job. He has a phone, but it’s a low-end feature phone, not something he’d do e-mail on or with. He’ll never own a BlackBerry, Smartphone or subnotebook so this device could be a simple step up from just reading e-mail at home for him.

]]> By: Matt Propst http://gigaom.com/mobile/poking-at-the-p/#comment-365393 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:11:05 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/poking-at-the-p#comment-365393

who is the intended target audience?
By doing just email, its not quite blackberry, not quite wifi enabled subnotebook. The phone’s right out… So who would you peg as the “optimal user” of the device?

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