{"id":348771,"date":"2026-01-02T21:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/348771\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T21:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:08:10","slug":"the-clicks-blackberry-like-phone-keyboard-finally-makes-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/348771\/","title":{"rendered":"The Clicks BlackBerry-Like Phone Keyboard Finally Makes Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"

BlackBerry will never die, not so long as the legion of Dr. Frankensteins keeps trying to bring it back<\/a> with a new name<\/a>. Ahead of CES 2026<\/a>, the Clicks keyboard case<\/a> has returned, and after several years of iterations, the accessory may finally make sense for folks who hate typing on touchscreens. Instead of layering a massive keyboard beard hanging off the bottom of your phone, the new Power Keyboard<\/a> is now a power bank that attaches with MagSafe. To keep it more contained, the keyboard slides into your awaiting palm like an old-school Nokia Sidekick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Power Keyboard\u2014made by Clicks, which is fronted by YouTuber Michael Fisher, aka MrMobile<\/a>\u2014is basically a slide-out keyboard built into a 2,150 mAh battery. It\u2019s compatible with MagSafe and Qi2 for iPhones and Android phones. Instead of physically connecting to your phone\u2019s USB-C port like past versions, the Power Keyboard will depend on your device\u2019s Bluetooth connection.<\/p>\n

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Clicks\u2019 keyboard phone case was always a double-edged sword. It could offer physical keyboard controls to help you return to the fine inputs of a BlackBerry device, long after the company went defunct<\/a>. It also extended the length of your phone, ensuring anybody without cargo pants couldn\u2019t haul one around. Clicks eventually released a special keyboard case<\/a> for the Motorola Razr line<\/a> of foldable phones. That at least let users type on the smaller exterior display.<\/p>\n

The Power Keyboard\u2019s limited battery size won\u2019t offer nearly as much longevity as other 5,000 or 10,000 mAh external batteries. The power pack is mainly there to add a few scant hours of phone battery life and otherwise power the keyboard. That Bluetooth connectivity means you could use the Power Keyboard as backup controls for a tablet or smart TV if you truly hate typing in commands with a remote or touchscreen. Preorders start Friday, though we won\u2019t have the device in hand until this spring. Those who preorder can get it for $79 excluding tax and shipping. If you wait, you\u2019ll have to pay $109.<\/p>\n

Oh look, another BlackBerry recreation \"ClicksWe still don\u2019t know all the specs about Clicks Communicator, including what chip it\u2019s running inside. \u00a9 Clicks <\/p>\n

At the same time, Clicks is trying to sell you on a \u201csecond phone\u201d that\u2019s extremely BlackBerry coded. It\u2019s called the Communicator<\/a>, and as its name implies, the $500 device is designed for texting. The company suggests that it\u2019s supposed to be a secondary device you keep around with you for responding to Slack or Discord chats. To that end, there\u2019s a specific \u201cPrompt Key\u201d that will surface any of your various group chats and messaging apps. That key also doubles as a quick switch for voice-to-text.<\/p>\n

The Communicator is slightly smaller than your typical phones at 131.5 mm, or around 5.1 inches tall. It\u2019s slightly wider than your average iPhone<\/a> to accommodate the ergonomic keyboard. Sure, it only weighs 170 grams, but it will be fighting for pocket space alongside your regular everyday carry. At least the Communicator includes a physical SIM card tray, microSD slot (supports up to 2TB to accompany the built-in 256GB of storage), and a headphone jack. The Communicator is also running a version of Android 16 with an overlay designed by the people behind Niagara Launcher. This helps bring all your emails and texts from your various apps to the fore on the home screen without needing to dig through notifications.<\/p>\n

The Communicator is going on sale<\/a> later this year. If you preorder before Feb. 27, you can get it for an early bird price of $400. You can either set up a reservation deposit of $200 or pay the preorder in full. The device should begin shipping \u201clater this year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BlackBerry will never die, not so long as the legion of Dr. Frankensteins keeps trying to bring it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2596,16034,131727,37583,134717,2306,2334,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-348771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-android","tag-blackberry","tag-ces-2026","tag-clicks","tag-iphone-accessories","tag-mobile","tag-smartphones","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}