Startup Clicks Tech launched an iPhone case with its own keyboard, which is priced at $139 for the 14Pro model and shipped on February 1, and the 15Pro model will not be available until this spring, with the 15Pro Max model on pre-sale for $159:
Founded by BlackBerry enthusiasts MrMobile and CrackBerry Kevin, Clicks Tech will bring samples to CES, which is scheduled to open next week.
The Clicks BlackBerry case doesn't have a built-in battery and doesn't support magnetism (but retains wireless charging capabilities). The user slides the phone into the case to make the USB-C (or Lightning) ports of the two docks, thus becoming the phone's external keyboard. MrMobile says the biggest problem with this case is the "remote control-style feel" – the keyboard area is located at the bottom, which makes it difficult to type with one hand.
Fortunately, BlackBerry users are skilled two-handed input elites, and a larger chin than BlackBerry is not an insurmountable flaw. As long as you touch the familiar physical buttons, you can ride the time shuttle twenty years younger, and this alone can make feelings pay instead of reason.
Clicks comes with a backlight, and it also supports the CMD key combination of the Mac keyboard, which is not a BlackBerry or a BlackBerry - you can use CMD+H on your phone to go back to the home screen, and CMD+Space to quickly open the search...... , iPhone users couldn't have thought of it before.