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Clicks Technologyis today unveil the Clicks Maker keyboard for the iPhone . It ’s less “ the future ” than an unpleasant glance back to a world we think we had left behind , in a nostalgia - tinged flashback to the days of BlackBerry and Nokia , where crusade physical buttons was the pinnacle of roving communication .
“ We use keyboards on our desktops , laptops and tablets every day — so it ’s kind of odd that we abandon physical buttons on the smartphone , ” say Michael Fisher , co - father of Clicks Technology .
The matter is , we have n’t abandon physical push button . It turn out there are legion of Bluetooth keyboards out there that fulfill that role just fine — and that the on - sieve keyboard ( with their swipe / prognostic textual matter / spell - checking features ) are simply a better resolution for on - the - go users . The bantam small BlackBerry - style clit were always an unmitigated disaster , and there are really excellent reasons that tech die out a long time ago .
The Clicks keyboard brings the “ benefits ” of touch and type together . By moving the keyboard off the display when typing , Clicks almost double the useable screen . Yes , you could now see all your typos in HD clarity .
And for those who really miss the right old days of typecast on a physical keyboard , the Clicks creator keyboard offers literal paint . Now , you’re able to sense the physical pain in your fingers as you type out your memoir on the go .
Keyboard shortcut are another “ design ” coming with Clicks . iPhone users can now use shortcuts like CMD + H to navigate to the menage screen , or CMD + Space to launch Search . It ’s a whole novel human beings , right ?
Clicks tie in like a shot to iPhone through Lightning or USB - C , completely ignore the wireless world in which we spend most of our lives .
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For the mere price of $ 139 ( USD ) , you may own this piece of creation . The company is opening its order book today , and says it is ship February 1 .
So , if you ’re depend for a sense of touch of nostalgia , a nip of inconvenience and a hyphen of unnecessary physical effort , the Clicks keyboard might just be for you .
