{"id":50636,"date":"2026-01-06T16:50:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=50636"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:22:11","slug":"clicks-communicator-and-clicks-power-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/06\/clicks-communicator-and-clicks-power-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Clicks Communicator and Clicks Power Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Gruber<\/a> (MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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The first is an entire BlackBerry-style phone: Clicks Communicator<\/a>. It runs Android but ships with a custom launcher that emphasizes messaging and notifications; it has a hardware mute switch and a side button with a color-coded alert light they call the Signal LED.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The second is the Clicks Power Keyboard<\/a>. It’s a MagSafe-compatible battery back with a keyboard that slides out, underneath your phone. (Reminiscent of the Palm Pre<\/a>?) It’s a Bluetooth keyboard, and you can pair it with up to three devices. Examples they cite include pairing with an iPad, Apple TV, and, intriguingly, a Vision Pro. (I’d rather type with my thumbs on a device like this than peck at the virtual keyboard in VisionOS, I think.) This strikes me as a much better idea for a hardware phone keyboard accessory than a case.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

The Power Keyboard looks great. An easily detached battery pack with a keyboard is way more appealing than a case that makes your phone huge. Unfortunately, my phone is just not a good fit for most of the work I do (code and e-mails\/HTML that pull together links and content from multiple places). The software and small screen can’t be overcome by a keyboard, though I guess it does make the useable screen a bit larger. But if I did more pure writing I would definitely try one of these.<\/p>\n\n

Maybe I will, anyway. There are a bunch of longer blog posts that I think I could make more progress on during deadtime when I only have access to my phone. Part of what’s stopping me is that I find typing on the screen unpleasant. But the other part is that there’s no MarsEdit for iOS, so I’d need to move certain drafts to another app ahead of time and then bring them back.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n