If they allowed installing those two apps and the two factor authentication app my employer has decided to use, I’d buy it as a replacement for the Pixel I have as a work phone. I don’t want any of those on a personal device.Yet they don't support Teams or Outlook.
You don't need an M5 to read and reply to texts.
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'Clicks Communicator' Unveiled — Will You Carry This With Your iPhone?
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What??? He's easily one of the best covering tech. Seems like a honest and normal geek as well.
Hilarious that to 'Sherlock it' is a verb AND one I understood! I am old. That is all.
Just use the Focus option in the iPhone you already have to turn it into a communication device.
And I thought we fixed the physical keyboard in 2007?
And I thought we fixed the physical keyboard in 2007?
Caught a "Tech that died in 2025" video on YouTube, this will certainly make the 2026 list.
Dead in the water
Dead in the water
Somebody’s about to lose a lot of money… 😂😂😂
Wait.. they are not done innovating!
$109, but pre-order for $79.
Battery is 2,150mA
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$109, but pre-order for $79.
Battery is 2,150mA
Clicks Debuts Power Keyboard, a Pocket Keyboard Designed For Smart Screens
Clicks Power Keyboard combines a real keyboard and power bank in one, bringing fast, frustration-free typing to smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and...
The iPhone 16e is $100 more, a much better overall device, and will be supported for years to come after this company inevitably folds.
It makes me wonder why they entered a market nihe that competes directly with established players, even if it has some unique features. Big companies are risk adverse, so more likely to stick with what they know and has proven to work.
Maybe the demand for their existing product made them think there is a market for it? Or they have saturated the market for the existing product and need a new one to stay afloat?
It seems to be a "bet the company" product.
People like that define sheep as anyone that disagrees with them. LOL
It's tempting, but I already have a MagSafe and USB battery pack, and don't type that much on my iPhone. It is a neat product, and I hope they succeed with it.
I see some issues in day to day usage… Signal messenger doesn‘t support multiple smartphones if I‘m not mistaken, so this will be impossible to run on your iPhone and your Communicator. I already carry my own phone and a company phone adding a third device running another OS making it complicated to have everything in sync.
Wait.. they are not done innovating!
$109, but pre-order for $79.
Battery is 2,150mA
Clicks Debuts Power Keyboard, a Pocket Keyboard Designed For Smart Screens
Clicks Power Keyboard combines a real keyboard and power bank in one, bringing fast, frustration-free typing to smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and...
Connected to a smart TV, Power Keyboard replaces cumbersome on-screen keyboards and remotes, making tasks like entering passwords or searching for content fast and frustration-free.
Yeah, that looks so "fast" and "frustration-free".
Look, at that point, just get a slim Bluetooth keyboard.
Who knows, maybe the perception of a market for this type of product rather than reality.
At first glance, I thought... okay yea this might work for me, I can use it as a communicator for work and avoid the distractions of my iPhone. But then I receive an email with a document link or a WhatsApp linking to a video I need to watch. Now I need this device to run Office 365 apps, or have a video capable web browser, but it doesn't, so I'm back to my iPhone.
It's really easy to say we want to simply our overcomplicated technology back to text only, but it just doesn't work that way, because that's not how we communicate anymore. This device will basically end up being a notifications device reminding you again to pick up your iPhone.
This is for employers purchasing to workforce, managing everything remotely, to ensure all company communications stay safe and employees cannot waste their work hours on social media.
This is not for anyone to buy it to themselves.
This is not for anyone to buy it to themselves.
The post you are commenting on is hilarious. I live in a rough part of south London and you can't move in the street for people looking at their phones, unworried about the supposed threat of snatching.
....your employer should be providing a work phone. and if you are self employed, get a second e-sim within your device to make phone calls from that number.
This is the absolute dumbest idea of all time and is not innovative. As another user stated, if you want to dumb down your smart phone - there are plenty of cheap android phones sub-$400 that are more capable than this thing and can be gutted to serve this exact purpose.
That’s anecdotal and very rare, I mean sure that’s what you did but that’s not even close to the vast majority out there, sooooo yeah sorry you’re wrong.
So, you would rather buy a brand new device instead of taking advantage of features that already exist on your current device? lol
We need keyboards options and better API in IOS and IPad OS.
iPhone keyboard becomes lagging after typing for over 10 seconds!! And the auto suggest is the same as 15 years ago!. No AI in the keyboard. Slow. Unresponsive after a few words, etc.
Android will win in the long term.
iPhone keyboard becomes lagging after typing for over 10 seconds!! And the auto suggest is the same as 15 years ago!. No AI in the keyboard. Slow. Unresponsive after a few words, etc.
Android will win in the long term.