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Click technologyIt is a well-known company in the industry Physical keyboards For smartphones, it is launching two new devices ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. In addition to the new $79 retractable keyboard for smart devices, the company is also unveiling its first smartphone: the Communicator, a smartphone with a physical keyboard, designed to be carried as your second device.
Yes, it looks a lot like a BlackBerry. (Quick, someone tell Kim Kardashian, The famous blackberry hoarder.)
The $499 smartphone is described as “specially designed” for people who carry two phones — one for work and one for personal use. That is, the company believes its market will be people who do a lot of actual work on their devices, which means messaging, emailing, working with documents, or other things where using a physical keyboard can be an advantage.
Although it provides a screen to view and reply to messages, Communicator does not provide access to addictive social media apps or games. Instead, the company has partnered with Niagara Launcher, the maker of the Android launcher, to provide access to messaging apps and productivity tools like Gmail, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Slack.
The phone’s standout feature is Signal Light, an illuminated button on the side of the device that can be customized with different colors and light patterns to indicate when you’re receiving messages from certain people, groups, or apps. For example, you can make messages from VIPs glow purple while chats from WhatsApp glow green.
You can press this button, known as the Prompt Key, to dictate messages when you’re in a text field, or take a quick voice note, if not. The company teases the possibility of integrating AI applications with this button – such as note-taking, voice recordings, or AI agents – but nothing like that is available yet.
Like other Clicks products, the Communicator features a touch keyboard with ergonomic keys designed for faster typing. The keyboard is also touch-sensitive, allowing users to scroll through messages, menus and web pages without having to use the touch screen.
The device also includes other old-school features, like a 3.5mm headphone jack, a physical SIM tray (plus an eSIM), expandable microSD storage (up to 2TB), and a touch switch to turn Airplane mode on or off. The company says this key can also be configured to work with indicator light or keyboard touch input.
The back cover can be opened so you can change the style of the device by switching to a different color. The phone itself comes in Smoke, Clover (dark green), and Onyx colours.
The device will be offered at $399 for early bird customers who make a $199 deposit before February 27. Customers who pay the full early bird price of $399 in advance will receive two additional back covers. The phone is expected to ship later this year.
The full technical specifications of the phone include:
- Android 16 with 5 years of security updates
- Length 131.5 mm; Its weight is 170 grams
- Global 5G, 4G LTE and 3G/2G support, unlocked
- Silicon-carbon battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh
- 256GB internal storage plus an expandable microSD card
- A 50-megapixel main camera with OIS optical stabilizer and a 24-megapixel front camera
- NFC with Google Pay, Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi 6
- USB-C and wireless charging
- Interchangeable back covers in different colors to customize the device
Clicks CEO Adrian Li noted in an announcement that the company has shipped more than 100,000 of its previous keyboards to customers in more than 100 countries.
“This response has validated something we strongly believed in: there is a growing demand for products specifically designed to help people communicate with confidence and take action. Clicks Communicator is a natural evolution of this idea,” he said.
The company’s other new product is a slide-out keyboard that can be attached to smartphones, tablets or even used with smart TVs, saving you the tedious typing on the screen using the remote control.
The keyboard is powered by a built-in 2,150mAh battery and connects to phones via MagSafe or Qi2 magnetic connections. The company claims that it can also be used with existing phone cases. Multiple scroll positions allow the keyboard to accommodate different phone sizes, and can be engaged when holding the phone in portrait or landscape mode.
When used with tablets, TVs, or other smart devices, such as AR/VR headsets, the keyboard is used independently of the device it’s paired with.
Similar to other Clicks keyboards, the Power Keyboard offers touch buttons, and its settings can be customized using the Clicks mobile app for iOS and Android
The Power Keyboard is priced at $79 for early bird customers and will later retail for $109. Pre-orders begin January 2; The company says the device should ship in the spring.