DEC.06.2025 - #52

Hi all 👋, it's the 52nd issue of clicks 'n clacks and that means the newsletter is officially one year old! Minus a few weeks here and there for breaks and issue #00, but regardless I made it! I am so happy and proud of all the issues—week after week the year has come and gone so quickly. I love connecting to and featuring so many amazing people/creations and certainly won't stop here. Still some big plans up and coming, but I think those will hold off for now until the new year—once again thank you and stay tuned!

This week while writing, I was playing a bit of the new Fortnite chapter, studying lexical data on the word-of-the-year “rage bait”, browsing some whacky Christmas merch, watching my favourite food blogger/chef Lucas Sin dissect a legendary Panda Express dish, and reading about Alexotos' last-minute gift picks for mech-keeb lovers.

Let's get right into this week with some amazing clicks!

→ From the creator of the keychain camera Charmera and the half-frame Ektar H35 comes a feature-packed full-frame film camera dubbed the Snapic A1. Reto, as mentioned here before, designs, manufactures, and distributes cameras and accessories under the Kodak name. The A1 is outfitted with tons of automatic functions, which surprised me considering the relatively low price point of $100—auto-advancing/film-loading, auto-flash, dual-zone auto focusing, and even auto film-rewind. The sample photos from this device look splendid, and similar to how experimentation is encouraged on the H35, the A1 has a built-in double exposure feature so you can get creative in blending frames without any film-winding hassle. It's reasonably priced and packed with nice-to-have high tech features—could be a fantastic gift for the film-lovers in your life.

→ Hey guess what? I have even more transparent tech to show off, and this time it's for all the audiophiles in the crowd. These are the NiceBuds from Moondrop, a Hi-Fi audio company making IEMs, headphones, accessories, and even an audio-focused smartphone. When it comes to my personal choice of headphones, more specifically ear phones, my go-to is always a flat-head design. The OG Apple EarBuds were (and in many ways still are) my favourite—I don't care much for noise-cancellation and I greatly prefer the sound profile produced by flat-heads. These NiceBuds will be a great addition to my line-up of entry/starter Hi-Fi buds—I'll be testing how they shape up against my FAAEAL Iris 2.0 and VE Monk plus. If you're at all interested in flat-head buds, I'd start with this Head-Fi forum thread and RikudouGoku's database of ear-bud reviews—what I mentioned here just barely scratches the surface.

→ Just in time for the grand finale of the 2025 F1 season comes this nifty python tool from Tom Shaw. You can run it anywhere you can install Python, and it pulls historic race data using the Fast F1 tool, then displays it in an interactive top-down minimal map replay. I've found it fun to play around with, watch old races from a completely new angle, and observe how the telemetry from the cars and tracks are visualized—the amount of data is staggering!

→ The Go60 is an adaptable split-ergonomic keyboard prepared to tackle any setup, at home or on the go. This is MoErgo's second board after their popular concave-shaped Glove80, and this time around they've focused on making the Go60 super versatile. Adding integrated trackpads, new tenting options, a mounting puck that uses the industry standard 1/4"-20 UNC tripod screw, and custom silent Choc switches developed in collaboration with Kailh. I am impressed with how flexible this can be, for example, it packs tight into a travel-case but also has a hefty optional walnut wrist-rest for home setups. The Go60 had a very successful launch on Kickstarter and is available for purchase on their website now.

→ The Agar by KBDFans is an HHKB-layout (most commonly identified by its simplified bottom row) keyboard with a smooth, fluid case that comes in 10+ colours, has both MX and EC variants, and best of all, starts at $115. The idea behind this board was to streamline the build process and make things as simple as can be. This is apparent in everything including its magnetic daughterboard connector and mounting choices (gasket or O-ring) that allow you to simply drop the PCB (keycaps, switches, and all) into the board—no case screws or convoluted latch systems here. Just like the keeb above, the theme for the clacks today is versatility, which the Agar provides while still being budget-friendly.

→ Just in time for the holiday season, MarMech has released a keyboard accessory to spruce up that tree or to hang just about anywhere. This mechanical keyboard ornament comes in 3 different layouts, 6 base/case colours, and two keycap colours—meaning, with some quick maths, there are 36 unique keebs to hang! Once the holiday season is done and all the ornaments are being stashed away, this one can stay out as it has a magnetic hanger, so it can be removed and displayed as part of your collection elsewhere. The ornament itself is 3D printed—I got my keycap artisan tray and pen holder from MarMech and love the quality and customizability!

That’s all for this week! I hope you enjoyed it, and now it’s time to hear from YOU 🫵. I want to know your opinion—what you liked, what you loved, what you didn’t like, what you skipped. Email [email protected] (or reply to this issue!) and have a great weekend!!