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Do you remember BlackBerry phones? The iconic biscuit-shaped ones Smartphones From early 2010 with hard plastic buttons placed below simple, low-resolution touchscreens, it inspired the look of a new product from Clicks Technology.
Instead of launching a new smartphone to compete with the likes of Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy lineupthe He clicks on the communicator It’s designed to be a device that works alongside the smartphone you already own. It will be displayed in Consumer Electronics Show 2026 next week.
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With the tagline “Do, not scroll,” Clicks envisions the Communicator as a kind of back-to-basics smart device focused on communication and action. She says the device essentially reduces all the distractions that come with today’s social media-focused big-screen smartphones. The company said that many people have already started carrying a second phone for privacy or to set boundaries.
The old-fashioned Communicator, $499, connects to your main phone so you can receive emails and texts on it. To be clear, you still need a separate smartphone for this device to work.
One click communication tool with iPhone 17 Pro.
Jeff Gadway, the company’s chief marketing officer, describes the Communicator’s relationship with your smartphone as what the Kindle is to the iPad. “It is a stand-alone supplement product, optimized for a specific purpose,” Gadway said in Friday’s announcement.
The keyboard is “touch sensitive”, so users can scroll through messages without using the screen, and the device supports audio recordings. Other features include a 3.5mm headphone jack, an airplane mode switch, expandable microSD storage, a physical SIM tray as well as eSIM compatibility. It has a 50-megapixel main camera and a 24-megapixel front camera.
The Communicator, with Android 16 installed, is 131.5 mm long and weighs 170 grams.
At launch, the Communicator is available in three muted colours, including onyx. You can also swap out the back of the device for different colors. You can pay a Reservation deposit From $199 starting today. Or if you just want to buy one before it launches at an unspecified date “later this year,” the company is offering an early bird price of $299, a $100 discount off the launch price.
The keypad’s magnetic attachment allows the phone to be attached in portrait or landscape orientation.
Powerful keyboard for clicks
In addition to the Communicator, Clicks also announced Friday a smartphone keyboard that attaches to your regular phone via a MagSafe or Qi2 magnetic connection and looks like the bottom half of a BlackBerry, with the same old buttons, instead of a tactile that mimics touch.
the Power keyboard It has a slider that allows it to be attached to smartphones of different sizes, and you can use the keyboard with a smartphone placed on top of it either vertically or horizontally. The Power Keyboard is also available for pre-order today for $79. The company said availability is expected “in the spring.”
The company said it can also be paired with a tablet or smart TV as well as augmented reality and virtual reality environments.
“Power Keyboard delivers a consistent, confident typing experience for all your smart devices, in a compact keyboard you can take anywhere in your pocket,” Kevin Michaluk, president of Clicks, said in a statement.