If tweeting is your thing (or you're a gadget geek) and want a device that's made just to tweet, then today is a happy day.
Yes, you can access Twitter many different ways including SMS, a service that's available on most phones these days. But apparently some people want/desire/need a tool that can only access Twitter.
So, say hello to the TwitterPeek, a device that comes via a partnership between Twitter and a company named Peek.
It's for sale via Amazon.com for $99.95 (six months of service) to $299.99 with a lifetimes worth of service.
The challenge for Twitter and Peek will be to convince consumers that they need to buy another mobile device just for Twitter access—since TwitterPeek doesn’t offer e-mail and almost every smartphone can access the service with clients like Tweetie and TweetDeck. Sarva told VC Dispatch that the companies were going after social media marketers and companies that rely heavily on Twitter to promote their businesses. The TwitterPeek launch also aligns with Twitter’s goal of getting more people to use its service via mobile device; Sarva said it was designed to get people that may have tried and disliked Twitter on the desktop to “realize how fun it is.”
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