{"id":249388,"date":"2026-06-30T18:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/clicks-shows-off-its-blackberry-inspired-phone-in-a-new-hands-on-video-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:34:22","slug":"clicks-shows-off-its-blackberry-inspired-phone-in-a-new-hands-on-video-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/clicks-shows-off-its-blackberry-inspired-phone-in-a-new-hands-on-video-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clicks.tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Clicks Technology<\/a>, a startup that\u2019s preparing to launch <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/01\/02\/clicks-debuts-its-own-take-on-the-blackberry-smartphone-plus-a-79-snap-on-mobile-keyboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone<\/a>, is showing off what it has in store in a new video, released today. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The device, known as the Clicks Communicator, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/01\/02\/clicks-debuts-its-own-take-on-the-blackberry-smartphone-plus-a-79-snap-on-mobile-keyboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was introduced<\/a> at January\u2019s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to cater to people who do a lot of work on their phones, like texting and emailing. It\u2019s particularly meant to appeal to those who miss the BlackBerry\u2019s physical keyboard, which some argue is better for these types of tasks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Priced at $499, the Communicator looks a lot like a modern-day BlackBerry might, with a screen for viewing and responding to messages, and a tactile, touch-sensitive keyboard below. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clicks Communicator: First Look\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wMNdr8dV23A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The phone goes beyond being just a BlackBerry dupe, however, by innovating in other areas. For instance, its clever \u201cSignal Light\u201d feature offers a light-up button on the side of the phone that can be customized with different colors and light patterns to indicate when you\u2019ve received messages from certain people, groups, or apps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also offers customizable back covers that can be popped off and swapped, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, a physical SIM card tray (in addition to an eSIM), expandable microSD storage (up to 2TB), and a tactile switch for turning on or off airplane mode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Clicks Communicator may also appeal to the growing number of users looking to distance themselves from modern-day smartphones, with their addictive social apps and games. (The company partnered with the Niagara Launcher to provide access to the Android apps it runs). With the Signal Light, you can safely ignore your phone unless you see a critical notification come through. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Clicks Technology<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the new video, the company shows its pre-production hardware and internal software as a preview of what\u2019s to come when the phone begins shipping in the fourth quarter of this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At CES, TechCrunch\u00a0was able to get a feel for the Communicator by handling a prototype that was the same size and weight as the device that\u2019s preparing to ship\u00a0at the end of this year. We found it felt good to hold, not too light or heavy, and was easy to grip. The keys were also fairly clicky, giving it a BlackBerry-like feel, though the team was then planning to slightly adjust the pressure to make the device work better for fast typers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Future videos will go more in-depth into specific Clicks Communicator features, like the Signal Light, Prompt Key, Message Hub, touch-sensitive keyboard, and more. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>When you purchase through links in our articles, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/techcrunch-affiliate-monetization-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we may earn a small commission<\/a>. This doesn\u2019t affect our editorial independence.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/06\/30\/clicks-shows-off-its-blackberry-inspired-phone-in-a-new-hands-on-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clicks Technology, a startup that\u2019s preparing to launch its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, is showing off what it has in store in a new video, released today. The device, known as the Clicks Communicator, was introduced at January\u2019s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to cater to people who do a lot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":249390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-249388","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tech"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}