MAR.22.2025 - #16

Hi all 👋, I am very excited about all the features in this issue—I’ve got some long awaited/teased content to share, awesome new keyboard releases, and some very cool clicks to show off.

This week while writing this issue, I’ve been super hyped about the launch of the new Pebble watches (which you can now pre-order). However, there is a huge caveat when using third-party smartwatches with an iPhone, as covered by the founder of Pebble here. Since I won't be switching to Android anytime soon, I may not be getting a new Pebble Watch after all 🙁. Additionally, I’ve been reading Will Larson’s blog and opinion on the quickly-changing and challenging job landscape, watching the gameplay trailer for FBC: Firebreak (set in Remedy's Connected Universe of video games), and obsessing over Kitboga's new video where he creates an army of AI bots to take on call-center scammers. In other news, Plex (software for media servers/centres) recently announced they are raising the price of their "Plex Pass" premium version, making me very grateful I bought a lifetime Plex Pass years ago—something I recommend to anyone who is or ever was interested in Plex before the price jump takes place on April 29th, 2025.

Let’s not waste any time and jump right into it!

clicks 🔗

Next-level clipboard manager

→ The first feature this week is Flexiboard, a super-powered clipboard manager and keyboard tool built by @swiftslinger. Not only can you keep track of everything you copy (text, links, pictures, or even PDFs), you can also quickly access tools like a mini calculator, calendar, and dictionary. I have been using the app for about a week now, and being able to organize everything I need for clicks 'n clacks all in one place—URLs, logos, social media templates—has been a massive time-saver. One of my most used extensions on Raycast is the dictionary which I use to double-check spelling (not my strong suit), look up new words, and find synonyms. Flexiboard allows me to do this on my phone now, all without having to leave the app I am working in! Overall a super helpful find, it has helped me boost my productivity when working from my phone or iPad, and it’s got lots of tools and functions neatly rolled into one clean app. Be sure to check them out on Threads or X (fka Twitter) as well!

Smarty-pants glasses

→ These smart-glasses—the G1 by Even Realities—are by far the most polished and stylish looking set of tech wearables I have seen yet. They look like traditional glasses, don't look freakishly large or over-the-top techie, and come in two classic frame styles. The G1 glasses are smart glasses, but they are not fully augmented reality (AR) capable nor have a camera like other competitors including the XREAL Air 2 Ultras or Meta AI Raybans—which in my opinion is a good thing. The glasses focus on simpler features, great design, and actually execute on what was promised. These features include notification mirroring, AI powered note-taking, live-translation, and quick glance information (time, weather, etc.). Many of the videos and first-hand reviews I've seen speak quite highly of the glasses’ performance in real-world scenarios—which I know doesn't seem like asking for a lot, but there have been a lot of fails and disappointments in the smart-glasses/wearables space (cough cough Google Glass). The glasses actually delivering usable features is impressive (to me) for a device of this calibre. On top of that, Even Realities aims to make the G1 an open-source initiative, allowing the community and developers to build their own applications, integrations, or OS's (like the pre-existing AugmentOS) for the G1 hardware—also super impressive.

Sunlight in your command line

→ This is a bit-sized tool for your terminal to help you keep track of those sunny days ☀️ ahead of us. Daylight, made by Jimmy Breck-McKye, is super easy to install using Homebrew on Mac or Linux, or you can even give it a go on Windows (though I'll admit I haven't tried it there yet). Just like Moonlitt/Sunlitt which I featured last week, I've been loving using these types of apps to keep track of the Sun. It gives me a little boost of serotonin when I read that our minutes with the big ball of plasma in the sky are getting longer and longer. I also love the splash of colour it adds to my command line/terminal and it brightens my day just a little.

clacks ⌨️

Building a magnetic keyboard

→ I've teased and hinted at it for long enough, and the time has finally come… my Dymium65 build is upon us! As mentioned in previous issues, I picked up a Dymium65 from Ordinary Labs when it was on sale around the holidays—the board was on sale for over $100 off! Additionally, I knew I wanted to put the new PBS Classic keycaps on the board, so when they finally arrived last week, it was time to begin. For the rest of this build I bought some Durock V3 stabilizers from BeaverKeys and the new Capybara linear switches from Kinetic Labs. This was my first time fully-assembling a new keyboard (i.e., lubing stabilizers, attaching the daughterboard, installing the PCB, etc.) so I was a little nervous for how it would turn out, but those anxieties disappeared quickly once I got into a working flow. Standout features and positives about this build are the two plate materials it comes with (aluminium and polycarbonate), the magnetic case (so I can very easily disassemble the board), and the PBS Classic keycaps (which are a dream to type on and are the perfect blend between low-profile and classic caps for me). I had such a fun time building the board and filming this video, and I even included a sound test at the end of the video so you all can hear how the new board sounds. In the future, I am going to use this board to test out other plate materials, new switches, and even experiment with all the case foams the board came with. Hopefully, these experiments will breed some fun and exciting results that I also get to record and share with you—so stay tuned!!

The macro-est of pads

→ Next to check out is this utility macropad from KeyForge called the MK-01. You've probably seen at least one other macropad device before, from the Elgato Stream Deck to Work Louder's Creator Micro—it seems every company has got their version of a macro/productivity board these days. I never fully got into using these types of devices, but I certainly get the appeal—sometimes all 100+ keys on a regular board just aren't enough. With the MK-01 I particularly appreciate the dual-knob design (because honestly, you can never have enough knobs) and its hot-swappable switch design. This macropad is available right now and today is the last day to pre-order it at a discount, so check it out if you're interested!

TP-1 | Dieter Keycaps

→ TP-1 is a brand new set of uniform-profile keycaps developed by Geistmaschine and manufactured by Keyreative. These new caps give off everything I'd expect from Geistmaschine—high quality, precision, contemporary vibes, and all components are strikingly refined. They come in an eye-catching white and grey base set with lots of colourful variants for modifier keys, novelty caps, media control keys, and spacebars. It's interesting to see another keyboard/keycap designer's approach to a uniform profile—which of course we've been seeing a lot of and I've been mentioning quite frequently with the PBS profile. I love typing on my PBS keys (as mentioned above), but it remains to be seen how the TP-1 profile differs, and I can't wait to see how people react/feel once the caps actually make it onto real-life builds.

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. Reach out at mail.clicksnclacks.com (or reply to this email!) and have a great weekend!!