That’s right folks, we’ve STUNNED the gadget world by offering an affordable way to get email on-the-go. Look out expensive Palm Pre! Stand back spotty service iPhone!

Some are even saying the Peek offers recession relief to those most in need (i.e. all Americans). At $20 a pop for Peek Classic and $14.95/month for service, it’s no wonder we’re the buzz on the streets today.

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We’ve been thinking a lot about what features to add and improve in the evolution of Peek.  Our little gizmo is focused on making email and texting a snap.  We have a pretty good idea of what users want from all the great feedback we receive from our customer care, Peek discussion boards, twitter and facebook.  The feature list is long!  We created http://youtellus.getpeek.com powered by our friends at slinkset to let you drive what’s going into Peek. We want you to add your feature request or vote on an existing feature. Check it out and inspire us!

We were curious about how Peeksters across the nation were celebrating their Independence Day. We asked everyone to share their stories via email that posted live to the Peekinc Twitter feed.

We were astounded by the dozens of responses we received — so many Peeksters celebrating the 4th in super unique and amazing ways! Here are a few of these stories we just had to share. To read all of the stories, visit our Peekinc Twitter page.

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“I was recently ordained as a minister. One of my good friends planned a block party for the 4th and said she was going to have her wedding ceremony during the party, and asked me to be the officiant! So I’m partying with friends AND hitching them up! Talk about fireworks!”

“Sitting on a dock on the hudson river near West Point, Cornwall on Hudson is the town…a wind surfer just went out..later the town has a craft fair with tons of good bad all american food. At 5 there is a parade and at dark fireworks. A beautiful glorious-Independence day, peeking on a very rocking dock!!!” - Bob R. Sent on the go from my Peek

“I’m at my cabin in Alaska…..stripping the deck today. Too much daylight for fireworks!”

“Today was our annual family reunion. It was nice 2 see relatives not often seen. I took my peek pronto with me and was able to pass special email messages from those there to those who could not make it…great fun for all.” - J. Spencer, WV

“Spending the 4th in the mountains of NH with friends I haven’t seen in 20 years! The crowd of 100 plus all tech savy’ but without a signal…..except for me & my peek! Expect an influx of curiosity from future peeksters.”

“Sometimes my family like my grandma, grandpa, mom , dad , my sister, and me go to my other grandpas on his porch and watch fire works. Sometimes we will have m&ms!”

“A couple months ago, my wife lost her job. Then I got cut back to 4 days a week at mine. Since then, it’s been rushing about doing odd jobs to pay the bills. How are we celbrating the 4th? We are working. We are working outside in the awful heat and mugginess of Puerto Rico, cutting and hauling brush in a rich man’s jungle estate. That’s our Fourth this year - celebrating the good old American spirit of hard work and sweat.”

“We are in Madison, WI with the 2009 International Airstream Rally….No where except for the millions of U.S. Veteran’s will you find more dedicated Americans than this group of RVer’s. Wally Byan, creater of the Airstream Travel Trailer, was born on July 4th, therefore, each yesr this rally is scheduled over the 4th of July. For the over 2000 Airstreamer’s here in Madison WI…. …young & old…we wish you a great 4th of July and thank all of servicemen and women for their fight for our freedom to enjoy this day.” - Msgt. Kenneth H. Luhrs(Retired) and Dolores Luhrs

“Travling to Baltimore with family and friends viewing fireworks and visiting the Declaration of Independence in D.C.”

“I’m sitting on the deck of friends home at Lake of the Ozarks looking out at the lake. Listening to the sounds of the water gently rolling in and hitting the docks and shoreline. I’m also listening to the birds sing, duck quack, and an occasional larger bird off in the distance. A little slice of paradise here on earth. Hope you all have a safe Happy 4th of July.”

“Staying home, where I can watch fireworks from my window! I’ll comfort my cat, who doesn’t like the explosions. And I’m listening to a baseball game on radio. The Yankees just tied the Blue Jays, yipee!” - Ann M.

“Hey, Patriots! I’m boikin’ peanuts, marinatin” River Tom’s Drunken shrimp, blowin’ giant bubbles in the yard, watchin’ the Revolutionary War on the History Channel, and generally bein’ grateful for our freedom! Have a grand & glorious 4rh, you all!” - J

Check out Robert’s impressively in-depth video review of Pronto posted earlier today:

So if you’re like most of America, it pains you to think about expensive cell phone contracts and inevitable overages you’re billed if you accidentally go beyond your 1000 minutes this, 8 kilobyes of that, or forget to set up your favorite 5’s (whatever that means!).

But who can live without a cell phone these days. Or worse, who could live without text messaging and email?

Enter Peek: Simply email & texting.

Peekonomics 101 states that no matter what mobile provider you’re currently with, getting a Peek mobile email device will save you serious dough on texting & data plans.
- Most providers charge $30 or more per month just for texting.
- The clever Peek does unlimited texting and email for just $19.95 per month ($15 if you pay for the year upfront).

Peek featured in NY Daily News

Find out what everyone’s talking about, including “Your Money” editors at the NY Daily News (see article). To see how Peek compares to your mobile provider, check out the Peekonomics page.

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Besides the super affordable price, here are 5 reasons to get Dad a Peek this Father’s Day:

•    Peek keeps Dad in touch with you, his favorite kid!
•    Slim, award-winning design fits into his shirt pocket
•    Ask@snapask.com sends Dad instant NBA scores
•    It’s something to fiddle with, while he waits for Mom at the grocery store
•    He’ll get to tell strangers he owns “Time magazine’s Gadget of the Year”

Lots of ways to get your Pop a Peek before this Sunday:

Find your local Target store here
Peek Classic Gray for $14.95

Find your local Radio Shack here
Peek Classic for $19.95 & Pronto for $79.95

Buy online at getpeek.com
Peek Classic for $19.95 & Pronto for $79.95 + free shipping

Happy Father’s Day from Peek!

Peekster Testimonials from Peek_Inc on Vimeo.

Just to note, The Journal cites Peek at a “portable” 4 by 7 inches in size! Rest assured, we haven’t gone and Kindle-sized the Peek. It’s still a pocket-friendly 4 by 3 inches and dainty 3.8 ounces.

Read the full WSJ article here.

Besides the standard hug and congratulatory wishes, these exemplary scholars will be expecting amazing graduation gifts (they’ve earned them after all!).

If you can’t afford to give your favorite graduate a brand new Prius, trip to Europe, or iPod Touch, may we suggest a practical, stylish and affordable alternative?

Peek.
Unlimited mobile email & texting for the generation that always needs to be connected.

Why it’s the best graduation present, ever:

• Gives job seeking grads a competitive edge, because they receive job postings first.
• Helps college-bound grads keep in touch with Mom (or, helps Mom keep tabs on them!).
• Super affordable on a student budget at $19.95/mo. Plus, it’s pay-as-you-go (no contract).

Buy a Peek now or check one out in-person at select Target and Radio Shack stores.

Be sure to check out our Peek Discussion Boards loaded with super cool tips & tricks for using your Peek, up-to-date systems information from our Geeky Peeks, plus trouble shooting help (list your question or scroll through recent posts).

Take a Peek at the Discussion Boards now: