Will start shipping remaining inventory today

Earlier this month, Peek stopped supporting its US email and Twitter service. The company then began giving away its remaining inventory of handheld devices. The company's founder, Amol Sarva has now provided an update of the status of the liquidation as well as some warnings as how difficult it would be for anyone receiving a unit to hack it and write code for it.

As of Friday, the company had a few hundred units left in its New York offices. "Bring a few beers," Sarva advised, "and and you can pick up a Peek."

The company also has several thousand of the devices left in its Texas facility. "If you send a prepaid mailing label we will get you a Peek eventually," he advised. "We will probably send a first batch on Monday."

Sarva then went on to say that developing for the platform was "hard," even if for those who could code for the web or an iOS app.

It's unclear how Peek's actions in the US will impact its operations in India, where it partnered with Indian phone maker Micromax in July to begin offering cloud-based smartphone-like services using basic cellphones.

By Electronista Staff