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'Clicks Communicator' Unveiled — Will You Carry This With Your iPhone?
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The only people I have ever known who carried more than one phone did so because their employer provided one, or they were deliberate about separating personal and business communications. I might see employers using these as that “business” device if they had specific apps and could be “locked down” by IT, but I just don’t see the public-at-large jumping on these things as a “second” device. If their ecosystem grows enough to be useful as a primary device, then perhaps some would go for it for the physical keyboard.
It’s weird how out of touch this stupid phone is.
People are trying to type as little as possible in public now and use emoji. Why? Because in places like Europe if you are seen typing on a phone in public you might as well say goodbye to your phone.
People are trying to type as little as possible in public now and use emoji. Why? Because in places like Europe if you are seen typing on a phone in public you might as well say goodbye to your phone.
Can't run imessage so its already severely gimped for iPhone users. I guess you could potentially load Bluebubbles on it but I still don't really see the point of this device at all.
This is a desperation attempt by Kevin Michaluk (CrackBerry Kevin) to remain relevant in the tech world.
This is a desperation attempt by Kevin Michaluk (CrackBerry Kevin) to remain relevant in the tech world.
Exactly. I have two eSims in mine, one for the US and one for the EU.
When I needed a specific, secure phone for work, I was provided one that met their security requirements.
The Crackberry was a hit because it came around at the right time and met a very real business need, but has long since been eclipsed by current form factors and UIs.
No. Phones with physical keyboards are dead. There is a reason for that. All of the 7 people on Reddit who always swear to buy one, will never actually buy one.
No way they even gonna sell one unit of this pretty idiotic product.
I don't have a citation either, but as a government contractor, I have moved to having two phones along with many of my civil servant and contractor colleagues. However, in no situation (including my own), is it considered, useful, helpful, or a developing trend in which users are excited. I am constantly trying to figure out how to get back to one or find better uses of my time than adding or sustaining more devices.
Looks really good. For now, I'm pleased with my Pixel 9a but I think this is a really good option for those who want a keyboard phone. Maybe in a future, a 2nd version would be awesome
I miss those times with a Nokia E63/E72
I miss those times with a Nokia E63/E72
I guess you don’t get out much. I see two phone lifestyles all the time. Sorry, no citation for you.
🤣 that was my reaction too, what is this "two-phone lifestyle" he's talking about?
LOL this is actually going to ship? And get updates? And support? Highly doubt it. Going to be a failure very quickly.
If you’re having a bad day or start of 2026, imagine spending hundreds of thousands of $ or perhaps millions on… trying to develop this. These guys never stopped to think if they should
If you’re having a bad day or start of 2026, imagine spending hundreds of thousands of $ or perhaps millions on… trying to develop this. These guys never stopped to think if they should
I don't know about you, but I don't want to carry two handheld devices. I don't want to carry one (give me an Apple Watch with a camera instead). That being said, typing on the iPhone is a frustrating experience at best and wish there was another solution. There are those click cases that attach a keyboard to the iPhone and makes the phone 25% longer and awkward to hold. Someone should make a case with a folding/ sliding keyboard in it.
It super common in healthcare...but it's not a "lifestyle", whatever that means.
I don't carry both mine at the same time, however, unless I'm on call.
I won't be getting something like this, but I have a story about the "Two-phone-lifestyle":
I friend of mine is a medical doctor that also works as a freelance coroner for the police and the public prosecutor's office. Once I saw, he was juggling three(!) phones around and I asked him, why he needs three phones. His answer was, he needs one phone for his main job (the medical doctor), the second phone is for the police or prosecutor's office to call him whenever they find a corpse that need to be examined or be officially declared dead. The third phone is his "private line" for family and friends...
I friend of mine is a medical doctor that also works as a freelance coroner for the police and the public prosecutor's office. Once I saw, he was juggling three(!) phones around and I asked him, why he needs three phones. His answer was, he needs one phone for his main job (the medical doctor), the second phone is for the police or prosecutor's office to call him whenever they find a corpse that need to be examined or be officially declared dead. The third phone is his "private line" for family and friends...
I accept that there are always a handful of people who actually want some weird, super-specific device, but I’m pretty sure there’s a reason no one has sold a device like this in more than minute quantities in well over a decade.
An awkward throwback to a half-forgotten device type that almost no one wanted a decade ago and almost no one will want today, either, does not sound like a recipe for success and I’ll be surprised if this still exists in a year or two.
CES is the perfect venue for it, though—the home of overengineered tech solutions in search of a problem.
An awkward throwback to a half-forgotten device type that almost no one wanted a decade ago and almost no one will want today, either, does not sound like a recipe for success and I’ll be surprised if this still exists in a year or two.
CES is the perfect venue for it, though—the home of overengineered tech solutions in search of a problem.