Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video

Clicks 发布全新上手视频，展示其灵感源自黑莓的手机

Clicks Technology, a startup that’s preparing to launch its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, is showing off what it has in store in a new video, released today. 初创公司 Clicks Technology 正准备推出其自主研发的“黑莓风格”智能手机。今日，该公司发布了一段新视频，展示了这款产品的真容。

The device, known as the Clicks Communicator, was introduced at January’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to cater to people who do a lot of work on their phones, like texting and emailing. It’s particularly meant to appeal to those who miss the BlackBerry’s physical keyboard, which some argue is better for these types of tasks. 这款名为 Clicks Communicator 的设备曾在今年一月的拉斯维加斯消费电子展（CES）上亮相，旨在满足那些经常在手机上处理工作（如收发短信和邮件）的用户需求。它特别针对那些怀念黑莓物理键盘的用户，因为许多人认为物理键盘在处理此类任务时表现更佳。

Priced at $499, the Communicator looks a lot like a modern-day BlackBerry might, with a screen for viewing and responding to messages, and a tactile, touch-sensitive keyboard below. The phone goes beyond being just a BlackBerry dupe, however, by innovating in other areas. Communicator 售价 499 美元，外观酷似现代版的黑莓手机，配备了用于查看和回复消息的屏幕，下方则是触感灵敏的物理键盘。然而，这款手机并非仅仅是黑莓的“仿制品”，它在其他领域也进行了创新。

For instance, its clever “Signal Light” feature offers a light-up button on the side of the phone that can be customized with different colors and light patterns to indicate when you’ve received messages from certain people, groups, or apps. It also offers customizable back covers that can be popped off and swapped, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, a physical SIM card tray (in addition to an eSIM), expandable microSD storage (up to 2TB), and a tactile switch for turning on or off airplane mode. 例如，其巧妙的“信号灯”（Signal Light）功能在手机侧面提供了一个发光按钮，用户可以自定义不同的颜色和闪烁模式，以提示来自特定联系人、群组或应用程序的消息。此外，它还支持可拆卸更换的定制后盖、3.5 毫米耳机插孔、物理 SIM 卡槽（外加 eSIM）、可扩展 microSD 存储（最高 2TB），以及用于开关飞行模式的物理拨动开关。

The Clicks Communicator may also appeal to the growing number of users looking to distance themselves from modern-day smartphones, with their addictive social apps and games. (The company partnered with the Niagara Launcher to provide access to the Android apps it runs). With the Signal Light, you can safely ignore your phone unless you see a critical notification come through. 对于那些希望远离现代智能手机及其令人上瘾的社交应用和游戏的用户来说，Clicks Communicator 也具有吸引力。（该公司与 Niagara Launcher 合作，以提供对 Android 应用的访问支持）。有了“信号灯”功能，除非看到关键通知，否则你可以放心地忽略手机。

In the new video, the company shows its pre-production hardware and internal software as a preview of what’s to come when the phone begins shipping in the fourth quarter of this year. At CES, TechCrunch was able to get a feel for the Communicator by handling a prototype that was the same size and weight as the device that’s preparing to ship at the end of this year. 在这段新视频中，该公司展示了其预生产阶段的硬件和内部软件，让人们提前一睹该手机在今年第四季度发货时的风采。在 CES 期间，TechCrunch 曾上手体验过该设备的原型机，其尺寸和重量与即将于今年年底发货的成品一致。

We found it felt good to hold, not too light or heavy, and was easy to grip. The keys were also fairly clicky, giving it a BlackBerry-like feel, though the team was then planning to slightly adjust the pressure to make the device work better for fast typers. Future videos will go more in-depth into specific Clicks Communicator features, like the Signal Light, Prompt Key, Message Hub, touch-sensitive keyboard, and more. 我们发现它的握持感很好，重量适中，易于抓握。按键的点击感也相当不错，很有黑莓的味道，尽管当时团队计划稍微调整按键压力，以使设备更适合快速打字的用户。未来的视频将更深入地介绍 Clicks Communicator 的具体功能，如信号灯、快捷键（Prompt Key）、消息中心（Message Hub）、触控键盘等。