It's mentioned in the MrMobile video, but should be noted this company is also run by the co-founders of F(x)tec. Glad to see they're still investing in keeb phones, even if it's just for iPhone for now. The F(x)tec Pro1 was a cool phone, but a hard sell considering how Android updates work. Still holding out for someone to make a new keyboard phone/accessory for Android.
Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
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Re: Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
#232I still miss a good T9
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#233For anyone interested in something closer to the feel of the original Bold keyboard, the Fairberry[0] uses the keyboard from the BB Q10, which is excellent and can be had for about $5 a piece. They can look pretty decent[1][2] and are more easily removed. If anyone wants one PM me, I'll mail you a couple. I've got like 30 of them. [0]: https://github.com/Dakkaron/Fairberry [1]: https://imgur.com/a/wYub8JD [2]: https:…
Looks pretty interesting! I'd like to purchase one to repurpose my old Nokia. Do you have dimensions by any chance? Couldn't find any PM Info from your account
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#234I can type like 45 WPM on my phone keyboard right now. I'm definitely faster on a full size keyboard, but I'm not sure if I would be faster on this small keyboard. I know a lot of people wanted keyboard like this when the iPhone first came out, but now with a lot of practice using mobile keyboards, I'm not sure it's needed. One of the main arguments for hardware keyboards was you could type without looking. I don't r…
I don't necessarily disagree with your comment, but you don't seem to address the chief virtue claimed by this product's marketing material:
> Free up your screen for content > Content First > Maximize your screen space for apps and content while you create with Clicks. > Clicks on. Screen size up. > Make more space for apps and content by moving the keyboard off your screen.
I have had the experience of the software keyboard making my screen feel claustrophobic from time to time. It has never been bad enough that I would consider reaching for something like Clicks, but it's certainly a problem I would rather never encounter if I had the choice.
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#235It's a pity that the Textblade never went into real mass production. It was a very cool concept to have a tiny mobile keyboard with multitouch keys.
Article back in 2019: https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/04/10/the-textblade-key...
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#236Earlier quoted context omitted.
It'd be nice if the keyboard could flip backwards or slide away seamlessly.
That sounds like re-inventing the Sidekick ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Hiptop )!
RIP, I miss the Sidekick so much. Probably every millennial would have given anything to have one of these in 2001, but a data plan, the hardware cost itself, and exclusivity to T-Mobile placed it firmly outside the reach of everyone I knew including myself.
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#237I can type like 45 WPM on my phone keyboard right now. I'm definitely faster on a full size keyboard, but I'm not sure if I would be faster on this small keyboard. I know a lot of people wanted keyboard like this when the iPhone first came out, but now with a lot of practice using mobile keyboards, I'm not sure it's needed. One of the main arguments for hardware keyboards was you could type without looking. I don't r…
I use the Unexpected Keyboard [1] on Android. I can use shortcuts like on a real keyboard and it is easy to get used to.
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#238It’s incredibly rare that I can type even a single sentence correctly on the iPhone. In that one it came out ‘in’ and not ‘on’ for example. In that one I typed sample not example. I got that last one right! I see the arguments from both sides but it’s a real shame the design space of smartphones has become so conservative. Such intensely personal devices deserve to be more varied. If I thought I could build some sort…
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#239Reminds me of "Long GameBoy for No Reason" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zPehVx_J0M
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#240Somewhere Mike Lazaridis is banging a table trying to explain to a room full of idiots that he invented all of this.