January 27, 2009
Peeking at your emails
I have resisted the temptation to use PDA’s for data communication for a long time. I use a Palm treo for the past 3 years, but mostly as a voice device, and a PDA. I have never been compelled to use it for data. Its mostly the inertia associated with the data communication devices that I use. I have access to a laptop or a desktop most of the time. Even in the busy traffic of India, being one of the lucky ones to be chauffeur driven, I can catch up with my emails in the backseat with a laptop and a data card.
But, off late since I am in Chicago land, day-in and day-out I get to talk & hear about the highly tech savvy Obama. He would’nt let go of his blackberry even after becoming President-elect and now as a President, his highly secure PDA is the talk of the town. See and click on the image below for details.
The primary reason I figured that I will use a data device is only for quick response emails. Isn’t that also the holygrail for Blackberry’s success. But they are quite costly, and most other PDA’s now have grown to become too clunky with too many features. And I believe in the “Occam’s razor” theory.
So, after much research for the past 2 months, I settled on the simple device below, also I have an incentive to use it for work related needs. I bought it on Jan 20th and received it today. See and click below for details.
Its the gadget of the year for 2008 as per many top magazines. And for less than $20 a month I get unlimited emails and unlimited SMSes. Don’t be surprised if my next email response says, sent on the go with my Peek device !