We’re excited to give you a first look at Communicator in action.  

▶️ Clicks Communicator: First Look

Before you press play, I want to share a bit more about what you’re about to see. 

These first demos feature pre-production hardware, and internal software. It’s real, working hardware being used by our team for testing and validation, but definitely not finished product.

That means you’ll likely spot a few rough edges. In fact, since we started filming this video there have already been several new internal SW and firmware deployments that add features and polish to the experience (like the hole punch camera cut out you may see obscuring text in the status bar at a few points in the video…that’s already been fixed 😉).

Over the next couple months we’ll continue sharing more details and new demos of features like Message Hub, Signal Light, Prompt Key, touch sensitive keyboard, camera, etc. 

Speaking personally, it’s been so rewarding to start carrying Communicator every day and to be using it out in the real world. Seeing it evolve from an idea, sketches and prototypes into something I grab as I head out the door is pretty special (and kind of surreal!).

The entire team is heads down building, and we're still on track to begin shipping in Q4.

Thanks for being on this journey with us.

We built the first Minimal Phone in 8 months.

It was rushed. It was imperfect. But it proved people want a different kind of phone.

We’ve been working on MP02 for a year and kept it quiet because we wanted to show the product only when it was real.

No promises. No concepts. No noise.

MP02 is coming.

Get updates: http://minimalcompany.com/pages/mp02

From Clicks' Instagram story!

We've been long-time lurkers in this sub. Like many of you, we've been waiting for a smaller phone to hit the market, but it never happened.

This winter, we decided to take a huge risk and do something about it, bringing you enough Phone.

Specs and more info coming soon!

Ordered January 2nd, and it arrived today (Utah, USA).

Edit: order placed January 2nd, update email received January 16th.

The Commodore Callback 8020

My friend, Joey, just shared this to his Instagram page. He's not on Reddit, so here it is with his permission. It belongs here. 😎

Hi everyone! We're excited to announce that Sidephone's Mini Controller Keypad is live and available to order on sidephone.com

Sidephone's Mini Controller Keypad brings a new dimension of playful and intuitive control to Sidephone. The keypad includes:

• 4 directional keys to navigate the screen
• 4 alphabetical keys, A X Y B
• 1 'Select' button
• 1 'Start' button

As with all Sidephone keypads, buttons are reprogrammable via Key Mapper to allow you to customize the device to your unique workflows.

What can you do with Mini Controller?

Sidephone has developed a selection of Mini Games that pair perfectly with the keypad. Examples:

• https://www.sidephone.com/pages/mini-asteroids
• https://www.sidephone.com/pages/mini-blocks

We'll continue to work towards creating an environment for the community to create games and apps of their own designed for Sidephone x Mini Controller. Examples of ideas that have been proposed:

• Remote controller and home automation functionality (universal smart remote)
• Complete GBA & Arcade emulators
• & more

How can Mini Controller be added to an order?

Please Note: Sidephone's Mini Controller is scheduled to ship in July. If your Sidephone order contains a Mini Controller, the parcel will be shipped once all items are in stock and ready to ship.

• If you have an existing Sidephone order pending shipment, Mini Controller can be added to your order by emailing support@sidephone.com
• If you do not have an existing Sidephone order pending shipment, you can add Mini Controller as an accessory through Sidephone's products page at sidephone.com

How does text entry work?

Similar to the Sundial Keypad, the on-screen keyboard works wonderfully with the Mini Controller attached.

I gifted a family member a Chromatic and Tales of Monsterland this weekend. I thought you all would appreciate this message I got from him this morning.

What he has written here is about as close to identical to my own experience as possible (my first game was Wicked Plague though 😆). The Chromatic is an amazing and special device. Keep it up ModRetro!

One year ago I posted to r/Sidephone a wish list of tiles where I posted the above picture (well, the top half 🤣). So what did u/chrisristovski and u/sebastiansnell do? They made it happen AND THEN SOME!

A massive thanks and congratulations to them and their entire team for quite literally making dreams come true. ❤️

Go check out their announcement video!

For anyone that is wondering, the specifications currently listed on the official web page for the Titan 2 Elite for physical dimensions match the unit that was sent to me (a bit of a difference on thickness due to the pre installed film screen protector).

I've been revisiting the iKKO Mind One Pro now that the snap-in keyboard case has arrived. The key press force required is greater than I'm used to, and the keycaps do not protrude very far from the webbing.

I'm hoping it wears in after a break-in period 😆

Such a great conversation with Use More Paper‬ and u/jbriones95.
For a long time, more tech introduced into our lives did make our lives objectively better; that was the value proposition. "Buy this tech because it will improve your life in these ways!"
At some point in the 21st century, however, there was a shift. Technology began being introduced with a much different value proposition, instead of adding value for the end-user, it simply creates dependence.

I highly recommend watching!

In this short, I compare the very different overall device footprint and keyboard designs of the Unihertz Titan 2 Elite and Clicks Communicator.

If I could only have one: Clicks Communicator 😎