When Clicks Technology first unveiled its retro-inspired keyboard cases, seasoned thumb-typers breathed a collective sigh of relief. For years, the dream of mashing real, clicky buttons had been confined to vintage hardware and dwindling collector circles. But while custom-molded cases brought legitimate tactile bliss to select iPhone, Pixel, and Motorola Razr models, they also left an agonizing limitation in their wake: if Clicks didn’t manufacture a case specifically sculpted for your exact handset, you were left tapping on cold glass.
As revealed at CES 2026, the company is finally dismantling those device walls. Enter the Clicks Power Keyboard, a pocketable, universal typing companion engineered to bridge the tactile gap across modern Android, iOS, and beyond, as reported by TechCrunch.
Breaking the Mold with MagSafe and Bluetooth
Rather than tethering itself to a USB-C chin on a single phone chassis, the Power Keyboard takes a dramatically modular turn. The accessory connects to the back of devices using standard Qi2 or MagSafe magnetic rings. When you are ready to hammer out an email, an adjustable slide-out mechanism extends the keyboard downward into portrait orientation or shifts outward into landscape mode, tailoring the balance whether you are gripping a compact standard handset or an unwieldy Pro Max.
Under the hood, the accessory moves to universal Bluetooth connectivity. This unlocks multi-device pairing shortcuts that let users snap text onto an iPhone, toggle over to an Android tablet, or effortlessly hammer out credentials on smart TVs and AR/VR headsets—an infamous pain point that co-founder Kevin Michaluk singled out during the launch via GlobeNewswire.
"Whether you’re typing on a phone, entering a password on a smart TV, or trying to work on a tablet, input today is slow, cumbersome, and frustrating. Power Keyboard brings a consistent, confident typing experience to all your smart devices, in a compact keyboard you can take anywhere in your pocket."
A Dual-Purpose Productivity Tool
The pocket accessory also addresses the perpetual dread of battery anxiety. Clicks equipped the Power Keyboard with an integrated 2,150 mAh cell that supplies endurance to the keyboard itself while doubling as an emergency wireless power bank to juice your smartphone, according to reporting from 9to5Google. The tactile surface features ergonomically sculpted keys, directional arrows, and a dedicated number row—freeing up nearly 50 percent of the on-screen real estate usually swallowed by software keyboards.
The Slate Reality vs. Dedicated QWERTY
While the Power Keyboard is a clever, welcome compromise for modern glass slabs, keyboard traditionalists will quickly spot the differences. A slide-out magnetic add-on inevitably alters weight distribution and thickness in a way integrated legends like the BlackBerry Bold 9900 or KEYone never did. Yet, in an era where mainstream manufacturers refuse to build native hardware frets, turning an everyday touchscreen smartphone into a modular messaging machine is the closest thing to a modern compromise power users have seen in years.
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