Anyway, I'd rather have such keyboard in landscape. Although it would be better if it was a slide-out keyboard, I wouldn't mind a thick phone. Maybe you could then even add USB-A, HDMI, and a headphone jack to it.
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What does this have to do with "creators", though?
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These existed shortly after the iPhone came out under the presumption people would miss the physical keys from blackberries. They didn’t sell well back then I don’t think they will now.
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I like the idea, but I agree with others; a slide out landscape keyboard would be more convenient.
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Fun device but I feel like we’ve most past the longing for physical keyboards.
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Although this is kinda trash, Micheal Fisher is a beast in video production 😄. So classy.
This is so cool
If they made one for my iPhone 13 I might try it. We'll see if they are still around when it’s time for me to buy a new phone.
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A new company called Clicks Technology has announced an iPhone case with a built-in keyboard on the bottom.
The company is also taking reservations for a $159 iPhone 15 Pro Max model, which is coming in “early spring,” according to the website.
Clicks says a companion app coming soon to the Apple App Store will “continue to bring new functionality to the keyboard over time.” The case will be available in two colors at first — bumblebee (yellow) and London sky (a grayish-blue) — and Fisher said in his video that the first buyers will get “Founders Editions” of the case, which gets them “VIP support” and early access to new colors.
“Clicks brings the tactility and precision of a physical keyboard to iPhone,” Fisher said, “so people don’t have to wait until they get back to their desks to create or communicate with the satisfying feedback only real buttons can provide.”
There’s immersion, and then there’s the annoyance of jabbing at the imaginary keys of a phone that desperately wants to correct your words, even when you hit your mark on every letter.
If you’ve pined for the return of a stubby input chin on the bottom of your smartphone, it seems the physical keyboard has finally come back home (presumably using CMD + H).
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That is such a good idea:
- physical keyboard
- sold as an add-on
The amount of value for the hassle is very high with this idea. Great invention.
I would love that if I had an iPhone mini and the keyboard prevents the software one from popping up. On a full sized regular iPhone I don’t really see the appeal, even if I do like physical keyboards.
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