In a catch-up interview after a lost CES interview, Jeff Gadway, SVP for Clicks discusses the Power Keyboard, a universal MagSafe-style Bluetooth keyboard and power bank for iPhone, Android, tablets, TVs, and more. He also details the Clicks Communicator, a smartphone built around physical keys, purposeful communication, productivity, security, and the idea of a task-focused second phone.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

[0:00] Recovering a lost CES interview with Clicks
[1:52] Power Keyboard as a more universal mobile keyboard
[4:08] Bluetooth, MagSafe, charging, and power reserve features
[7:13] Customer response and broader device compatibility
[9:12] Communicator and Clicks’ move toward communication-focused devices
[11:55] Physical keyboards, BlackBerry heritage, buttons, and accessibility
[14:13] Reducing distractions and encouraging doing over doom scrolling
[15:13] Communicator as a productivity device rather than strictly business or consumer
[16:50] BYOD, MDM, security, and Android management support
[19:13] Communicator as a second phone, primary phone, work phone, or VIP phone
[21:56] Purpose-built devices and complementary technology
[24:55] Pricing, availability, reservations, and carrier support
[27:44] Where to learn more and closing comments

Guests:

Jeff Gadway, SVP for Clicks

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