Clicks' Power Keyboard brings BlackBerry-style typing to any phone — with some compromises
TechCrunch
•Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:00:39 +0000
📰 What Happened
Clicks Technology began shipping its $99 MagSafe-compatible Power Keyboard this summer, with 75% of first-batch preorders now shipped. The slide-out keyboard with tactile buttons fits different phone sizes and works in portrait or landscape mode, giving any phone a BlackBerry-like feel.
🔍 The Backstory
The startup aims to revive physical keyboards on smartphones and is preparing its first smartphone, the Clicks Communicator, later this year. Reviewers found the Power Keyboard can make larger phones feel top-heavy and difficult to hold in portrait, echoing issues with the company's earlier keyboard case.
🎯 Why It Matters
The product taps a nostalgia-driven niche for speedy BlackBerry-style typing and previews Clicks' forthcoming phone, but its ergonomic compromises may limit its appeal chiefly to enthusiasts rather than the broader smartphone market.
Clicks Technology began shipping its $99 MagSafe-compatible Power Keyboard this summer, with 75% of first-batch preorders now shipped. The slide-out keyboard with tactile buttons fits different phone sizes and works in portrait or landscape mode, giving any phone a BlackBerry-like feel.
The startup aims to revive physical keyboards on smartphones and is preparing its first smartphone, the Clicks Communicator, later this year. Reviewers found the Power Keyboard can make larger phones feel top-heavy and difficult to hold in portrait, echoing issues with the company's earlier keyboard case.
The product taps a nostalgia-driven niche for speedy BlackBerry-style typing and previews Clicks' forthcoming phone, but its ergonomic compromises may limit its appeal chiefly to enthusiasts rather than the broader smartphone market.