I Want TwitterPeek to Die

For your Friday reading pleasure, I present: The most bullshit device to ever grace Holiday 2009 shopping lists, the TwitterPeek.

I can't even fully describe how ridiculous this is, so I will resort to a list of reasons I hate it.

1. BULLSHIT FLAG on "expensive data plans" and people without smart phones. The last survey from ChangeWave Research says that a full 39% of US mobile users own smartphones. I have a hard time believing that number but they have the trend to back it up, so we'll go with it.
2. YOU DON'T NEED A SMARTPHONE TO USE TWITTER. Unlimited texting is not that expensive and if you're that in love with Twitter/communications, you probably have it.
3. Let's say you're a Twitter user. Odds are you're somewhat tech savvy in general. You're also extremely like to own or want to own a smartphone...not carry around another single-purpose device. Multitasking, I can has?
4. It's $100 with service for the first 6 months and $8/month service after that. How is that expense justified, but a smartphone with OH, I DON'T KNOW, THE ENTIRE INTERNET isn't?? (Or you can get lifetime service for $199. The extra $100 works out to about 12 additional months' service fees. Because Twitter will be the micromessaging service of choice for the next another 18 months. Er, wait, no. Moving on...)
5. If nothing else, there's the iPod Touch. Starts at $199 with no service plan. "Oh, but you need Wi-Fi." Honestly, how many places do you go that you will need Twitter but don't have Wi-Fi? Your car? A bike ride?
6. Devices should do more, not less. Don't you want to kill several birds with one high-functioning stone?

I want TwitterPeek to crash and burn. Its stupidity infuriates me.

Special thanks to Alicia for the graphic. I <3>