TwitterPeek or Urinate on your Wallet?

On one hand, Peek’s new Twitter specific handheld device, TwitterPeek, makes me want to stab myself in the eye with a chopstick.  On the other hand, however, it intrigues me to no end.  This device enables one to post on Twitter and nothing else.  I guess there is a percentage of the population that are not able to post on Twitter using their computer or mobile phone. </end sarcasm>    Sounds like a royal waste of cash.  Here is the cost breakdown:

• $100 for the device + $7.95 monthly wireless fee (1st 6 months are free)

OR

• $199 for device & includes a lifetime of free wireless

Am I missing something here, folks?  Do people really need this?  Even the most epic of epic Twitter users would have no use for this product.  It deserves to be the truck with Lamont and Ed Sanford.

You may be thinking, “Wait, Brendon!  We all have any number of products in our lives that only serve one function and they friggin rule!”  Good point.  Let’s put the TwitterPeek to the test against the old guard of single function items that many of us find in our homes and offices.  You be the judge of whether TwitterPeek wins or falls short.

TwitterPeek vs:

• Toaster
• Toothbrush
• Stove
• Waffle Maker
• Mixing Bowl
• Turkey Baster

It seems to me that this product beats out the waffle maker, but damn, dewd.  I love waffles way more than I like to post on Twitter.  Hell, I even like moist turkey more than “OMG”ing on Twitter.

All kidding aside, consumers and brands can easily post to Twitter via their computers and smart phones.  Hell, most of my associates and friends post via their phones 2-3 times more than from the computer.  I think the TwitterPeek is the Bass-o-matic of this year.  They should have channeled their funds to develop a hot Blackberry or iPhone application, not another version of e-waste.