Is it just nostalgia or is there a good reason to put real keyboards back into phones?

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My guests on this episode are Jeff Gadway and 'Crackberry' Kevin - cofounders of Clicks - the folks behind the new Clicks Communicator (https://www.clicksphone.com). Kevin and I go way back. He was the first person to cover inPulse (my first smartwatch, long before Pebble) in 2009! https://crackberry.com/first-images-blackberry-watch-realWe get into some OG Blackberry stories, chat about keyboards on phones, AOSP and more...00:36 Favourite BBM memory?07:52 What is the Clicks Communicator?10:55 Which part of it are you most looking forward to?14:05 Do we really need physical keyboards on our phones in 2026?18:04 What's your plan for software?21:07 Setting expectations with a community that has high hopes23:16 Partnering with Niagara launcher24:28 Can you unlock the bootloader?27:00 Who is Community *not* for? Is it a 'dumbphone'?35:35 The iMessage connundrum41:47 The gang talks about their favourite gadgetsSpoiler alert - I returned the gadget I was excited about (Shokz Open Fit Pro) after 1 day because they made my ears feel funny when the noise cancellation was enabled.

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Erscheinungs­datum: 4.2.2026, 17:41:33