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Ryan
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 Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject: Dedicated Twitter device no one asked for has arrived |
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| Quote: | Dedicated Twitter Gizmo TwitterPeek Launches
Peek has debuted a dedicated Twitter mobile device, it said on Tuesday.
The TwitterPeek will be sold via Amazon.com or TwitterPeek.com and will be priced at US$199 for an unlimited number of Twitter messages during the lifetime of the device. Consumers can also pay $99 for six months of unlimited messaging. After that users will have to pay $7.95 per month.
The device offers always-on, instant delivery of Twitter messages and a QWERTY keyboard. With what Peek calls average usage, the TwitterPeek should go up to four days without having to be recharged. The company also promises nationwide coverage.
At the moment, the device is available only in the U.S.
The TwitterPeek is far from the only mobile device with support for Twitter. The number of mobile phones with Twitter support is constantly growing, and many new smartphones come with tightly integrated support for the microblogging service.
But Peek still sees the need for a dedicated Twitter device. The TwitterPeek offers lower cost compared to smartphones, according to Peek. It's also much easier to use compared to sending SMS messages using traditional cell phones, it said.
However, the cost of Twitter-capable phones is dropping. For example, a U.K operator is selling the new INQ Mini 3G for £50 (US$80) with a prepaid subscription. The phone also comes with integrated support for Facebook and Skype.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/181279/dedicated_twitter_gizmo_twitterpeek_launches.html
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They will sell dozens of these.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I can't wait to see if it blends.
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gogreyxm
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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Don't be surprised if this things takes off. (Don't be surprised if it doesn't, obviously). With all the companies out there focusing on their company Twitters, if they're already willing to spend $40,000 on a professional Tweeter/blogger/Facebooker, what's another $200? It's nuts, but then so was investing in companies who didn't make any money but seemed like really good investments because they were online...
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Ryan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| gogreyxm wrote: | | Don't be surprised if this things takes off. (Don't be surprised if it doesn't, obviously). With all the companies out there focusing on their company Twitters, if they're already willing to spend $40,000 on a professional Tweeter/blogger/Facebooker, what's another $200? It's nuts, but then so was investing in companies who didn't make any money but seemed like really good investments because they were online... |
But you can tweet on any cell phone already. No one wants to carry around a separate twitter device.
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slingerland
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This will be a classic fail, IMO.
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GlacierFanClub
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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Can you imagine if your work starts making you carry that piece of shit around so that you can constantly be tweeting on the company twitter? ugh
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GlacierFanClub
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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I have to use twitter for work, and I'd just like to say fuck twitter
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| GlacierFanClub wrote: | | I have to use twitter for work, and I'd just like to say fuck twitter |
link to your twitter? i'd love to follow you.
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XM in Dallas
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:30 am Post subject: |
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| Ryan wrote: | | gogreyxm wrote: | | Don't be surprised if this things takes off. (Don't be surprised if it doesn't, obviously). With all the companies out there focusing on their company Twitters, if they're already willing to spend $40,000 on a professional Tweeter/blogger/Facebooker, what's another $200? It's nuts, but then so was investing in companies who didn't make any money but seemed like really good investments because they were online... |
But you can tweet on any cell phone already. No one wants to carry around a separate twitter device. |
But they're promising "nationwide coverage." That's better than a cell phone. 
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:46 am Post subject: |
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Coming soon to a woot off near you.
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| marker101 wrote: | | Coming soon to a woot off near you. |
Sweet! Great $5 gag gift for some of my friends!
I can get up to 6 of them... 3 in the order, and 3 when I kick Brian's ass for my bags o' crap!
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| Brian202 wrote: | | GlacierFanClub wrote: | | I have to use twitter for work, and I'd just like to say fuck twitter |
link to your twitter? i'd love to follow you. |
Yeah, never going to happen. I already thought of that well before I read your message.
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| GlacierFanClub wrote: | | Brian202 wrote: | | GlacierFanClub wrote: | | I have to use twitter for work, and I'd just like to say fuck twitter |
link to your twitter? i'd love to follow you. |
Yeah, never going to happen. I already thought of that well before I read your message. |
Meany...
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I've preordered mine already. How can I go wrong with this? Now I can finally ditch my mobile!
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tdevine
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Brian202 wrote: | | I've preordered mine already. How can I go wrong with this? Now I can finally ditch my mobile! |
The government tracks you on your cell anyways, ask Alex Jones.
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