Image credits: click technology
click technology today announces the Clicks Creator keyboard for iPhone. It’s not so much the future as a nostalgic flashback to the days of BlackBerry and Nokia, when pressing a physical button was the pinnacle of mobile communication, the world we thought we’d left behind. It’s just an unpleasant look.
“We use keyboards on desktops, laptops, and tablets every day, so it’s kind of strange that we abandoned physical buttons for smartphones,” said Michael Fisher, co-founder of Clicks Technology. says.
Importantly, we’re not abandoning physical buttons. It turns out there are plenty of Bluetooth keyboards out there that do the job just fine. And we’ve found that an on-screen keyboard (with swipe/predictive text/spell checking) is simply a better solution for users on the go. . Tiny little BlackBerry-style buttons have always been an unmitigated disaster, and there was a really big reason why the technology died out a long time ago.
Click keyboards combine the “benefits” of touch and typing. By moving the keyboard away from the display when typing, you almost double the amount of screen available for your clicks. Yes, you can now see all typos in HD clarity.
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To me, this falls firmly into the “just because you can doesn’t mean you should” category. Image credits: click technology
And for those who miss the good old days of typing on a physical keyboard, the Clicks Creator Keyboard has real keys. I now feel physical pain in my fingers when typing my memoir on the go.
Keyboard shortcuts are another “innovation” that comes with Clicks. iPhone users can now use shortcuts like CMD + H to go to the home screen and CMD + Space to launch search. It’s a whole new world, isn’t it?
Clicks connects directly to your iPhone via Lightning or USB-C, completely ignoring the wireless world in which we spend most of our lives.
Own this innovative product for just $139 (USD). The company has released its order book today, with a shipping date of February 1st.
So if you’re looking for a little nostalgia, a little inconvenience, and a little unnecessary physical effort, the Clicks keyboard might be for you.