@edzitron.com is joined by Kyle Barr of Gizmodo, freelance writer @cranz.bsky.social and content creator @captain2phones.bsky.social (AKA Mr. Mobile) to talk about the weird and fun gadgets that are still getting made, both in the US and abroad. www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

Hi all! Sorry for my recent absence here. Reason: I've joined Threads' Content Creator Program, so most of my focus has gone to posting there (same handle). I only have time for so many platforms. *Totally get it* if Threads isn't your thing, but that's where I'm spending most of my time for now.

Finally got around to snapping some shots of Galaxy Watch 8 Classic. The stainless steel is beautiful and goes a long way toward hiding the odd circle-on-a-squircle design, and the return of the physical bezel is also welcome. More early thoughts on IG at @theMrMobile with YouTube video coming soon!

Adding to a fairly long list of “FINALLY”s today: Samsung’s most portable smartphone now supports DeX! Haven’t gotten the Flip7 fully running on the NexDock review unit yet, but at least wireless functionality seems to be present. DeXheads, rejoice!

I've been waiting for Samsung to get back to competitive foldables for years ... and the Galaxy Fold 7 might finally get us there. 𐄷Thinner/lighter (215g, 8.9mm) 🌈Fun colors are back! 📺Wider screens inside & out 💧Waterdrop crease 📸200MP camera 🤘Rebuilt hinge w/titanium lattice 💰$1999 🧵

I'd rather have an ugly phone than a boring one. Nothing Phone (3) Review: youtu.be/01jJv0C_028

Pretty sure it's gonna be Not Great, given Unihertz's prior efforts and my very early first impressions. But it's so cheap it might be worth a spin just to try out. No time for a video, at least not for a while. (Disclosure, I'm co-founder of a mobile keyboard company, etc etc)

It's basically the same Razr as last year, so why bother reviewing it? 1) It's even cheaper, bringing foldables to still more people 2) It's the perfect phone for a "re-tox" following my Light experiment 3) I got to do it in Paris, thanks to VivaTech Premieres now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGTk...

I'm too heavy for the Light Phone – but I had an amazing 2 weeks figuring that out. New MrMobile video premieres (with live chat!) in 15m: youtu.be/fRRNSEb1DAQ

Qualcomm celebrated its 40th birthday in NYC last night, and I was on hand to capture a few moments through the (Snapdragon-powered) Light Phone III.

I took Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge to Google I/O to see if the reality is as confusing as the concept. The result was a surprisingly positive experience – but I'd still consider the Edge a lightweight. Review [with live chat!]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhRp...

Being a weirdo is my passion

Motorola already had the best flip foldable – and the Razr Ultra cements its lead in features, specs & style. But it's not flawless. There's only 1 good camera; it's buggier than Razr '24; and the AI is meh (shocker, I know). Then again: WOOD! Review w/live chat drops in 20: youtu.be/eo9_K98nypE

Andor S2E8 ruined my entire day (week?) in the most necessary way

Samsung's 5.8mm Galaxy S25 Edge pushes no real boundaries and, at $1099, seems poised to steal sales from the more interesting Galaxy Flip. Given Motorola's release of a 5.2mm phone 9 years ago, it's tough to get excited about life on this particular "edge." 📷: www.instagram.com/p/DJkqeMGRVHl/

The Minimal Phone isn't a dumb phone – it's a "diet phone." And if it shakes off its many bugs, it could be the best option for many folks looking to scale back their screen time. Review: youtu.be/atYcpCoghnc Come hang in the chat!

Been waiting over a decade to sport a wooden phone again. Motorola Razr Ultra review coming later this month!

:doffs MrMobile hat, dons MrClicks hat: *Ahem* 📣 Buy a 2025 Motorola Razr (any 2025 version) at Best Buy ... get a Clicks keyboard for free! 🔥 Thanks for the love, BBY! 🔗: www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/m...

Going "minimal" (ish) with the Minimal MP01 this weekend. Curious beast for sure. E-paper display meets a full QWERTY keyboard and Android 14. The idea is: all the apps you need, but enough friction to prevent mindless scrolling. Review sample provided by Minimal. Video soon!

the terrible implementation of AI in search will do more harm to AI’s reputation than good. Search engines shouldn’t be answer engines! they should help you navigate the internet! mixing the two just creates an inferior product and also an absolute dumbass.

Curious about @motorolaus.bsky.social's #AI-infused 2025 #Razr lineup? Don't miss ep. 424 of my #MobTechCast with the excellent @captain2phones.bsky.social! We share our first impressions of #Moto's folding phones, including the hot new #MotoRazrUltra... Subscribe: worldpodcasts.com/motorola-raz...

Ever wonder what it's like behind the scenes at a major smartphone launch? ... oh. Well -- here's a video on it anyway! 😄 From tomfoolery in the demo zone to eye-rollery at the keynote to dropping phones at Coco Jones, this is an insider's view of the Moto Razr 2025 launch! youtu.be/WdxJtYWAhjc

Happy to confirm that yes, Clicks is coming to the new Motorola Razr Ultra! Pre-orders open now at clicks.tech for $139 – shipping in early May! Clicks for Razr & Razr+ will ship by May 31st. discover.clicks.tech/clicks-keybo... (Sorry, no Surge color option as shown here – but Onyx is sleek!)

They did it two generations ago (and I reported on it!) but no one noticed. lol

Tired of featureless glass & metal phones? Good *lord* so am I – and so is Motorola. The new #Razr family leans even harder into CMF, with options across all three (!) models for faux leather or satin, Alcantara ... and WOOD! I've been waiting ten years for another wooden phone. Yes, really. More👇

Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —*Arrested* at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Me on the clicks.tech podcast with @captain2phones.bsky.social chatting about why I'm working to bring @repebble.com back! youtu.be/nc5I0rM2ORc?...

Now this is podcasting! We just wrapped our 5-episode season with special guest Eric Migicovsky! Listen to hear about: ⌚The BlackBerry smartwatch before Pebble 🧠The best reason to start your own company 🍎The up-side of annoying Apple 🧟‍♂️Bringing Pebble back 🔎 "ClicksCast" on all the feeds.

Nothing Tech continues to build the most interesting phones this side of foldables. My review of the delightful (3a) Pro was filmed during an also-delightful Spotify tech event in Sweden – and it premieres on YouTube right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wczh... Come join the chat!

Speaking of buttons: we’re recording episode 4 of the ClicksCast today with special guest Joseph Hofer (our design wizard who was also responsible for the legendary keyboard on BlackBerry Bold). If you’ve got questions for our Q&A segment, leave them in the replies!👇

Some have asked whether iPhone 16e will fit in an existing Clicks model. Happy to report that Clicks for iPhone 15 fits very well and seems to function 100%, with the only hinky bit being Action Button (see photos). Camera doesn’t look half bad, either.

Channel sponsor @dbrand would like to remind you to "touch grass." Yes it's an April Fool's stunt, but it's one you can actually buy (while supplies last) - and it makes your tech feel like you just covered it in putting green 😄

In which I compare a one-of-a-kind folding phone to a one-of-a-kind atomic ship from 1959. ☢️ (Bonus: I tested the phone's camera on said ship!) My Oppo Find N5 Review – shot partially aboard the N/S Savannah – premieres at 8:15p ET. Strap on your dosimeter and join the chat! youtu.be/oN784HF4U5Y

I try not to spam you too much, friends ... but if you're considering Clicks for Android, there's only *1 day left* to get the cheaper, pre-order pricing 🤑 Can't wait to bring buttons to some of my favorite phones! clicks.tech

If you're into niche tech, or the broader aspects of running a hardware startup in 2025, plug in to the ClicksCast! Episode 1 is live now – reply below with your Qs for Ep 2! Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1eRX41g... 🍎 Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... RSS: feeds.libsyn.com/572905/rss

For 4 years, Google's Pixel has stood out with bold industrial design. But the new Pixel 9a has lowered (er, removed) the bar. Google says this was done to make the phone more pocketable. But it also makes the 9a blend into the background, just another slab-sided slate in a sea of the same. Specs 👇

Pebble is back! Back in 2012, Pebble was my on-ramp to wearable technology, and over the next 4 years it evolved into a proper smartwatch platform that never lost its distinctive personality (until Fitbit bought it). Now, it's back with an open-sourced OS and new hardware! store.repebble.com

This is a good idea that I wish I'd had first

It took 20 years for someone to build a proper RAZR V3 clone – and it wasn't Motorola! The Vortex V3 is WILDLY weird. Throwback design; Android 11 Go; USB-C; 🇺🇸 4G support – and it's only $40!! 🤯 It would be my ultimate weekend phone ... if it weren't a vortex of compromise. Review link 👇

Take a close look and you'll understand why I couldn't wait a second longer to post this video. (Premiere happening on the MrMobile YouTube channel in 10m!) youtu.be/HLmZAlE-064

Attn button lovers! My co-founders and I are sitting down to talk all things Clicks on a limited podcast! There's a segment for audience questions, so hit me with any of your Clicks-related Qs you want answered on-air. First ep coming later this week (unless we hate it 😄) Q&A! Fire away! 👇

Update: I couldn't wait. Fortunately I live in NYC, where two used Motorola RAZR V3s are just $50 and a dive bar meetup away 😄

I have an unopened review phone sitting here that I can't start to film until an eBayed vintage phone arrives from across the sea and the wait is killing me

Because of your generous contributions, we've raised about 73% of our donation goal in just under 48 hours! Learn how you can help keep TrekCore running at maximum warp into our 20th year through our 2025 site fundraiser: blog.trekcore.com/2025/03/trek...

In just three generations, the OnePlus Watch went from an abject failure to (arguably) the *best* Wear OS smartwatch. So I gave it the highest honor I can bestow upon a tech product: I reviewed it on a ship. 😄 New MrMobile drops now: youtu.be/HzxAeHQyiks

Mobile World Congress FOMO watch: Still don't regret staying home from Barcelona this year, BUT ... that 18-inch Samsung foldable that collapses into a sci-fi-lookin' briefcase? I'd like to have seen that in person. (As always with this stuff, looks like it's just a concept.)

I'm not going to MWC this year; instead I'm using the week to catch up on a *massive* MrMobile backlog! To kick things off, here's a rare Sunday-night premiere featuring a phone that (as @russellholly.bsky.social might say) sure does exist. Join the live chat at 9:45p ET! youtu.be/yZ5KOG8BAVU

Great piece. I join those calling for Humane to provide a method for opening the Ai Pin to development. Just because HP doesn’t see a future for it doesn’t mean there isn’t one.

Reviewing a new iPhone without Clicks always shows me how reliant I’ve become on a physical keyboard (again) 😄

PSA, media types: Don't trust Bluesky to stage big threads in advance. I spent a long time getting that iPhone chain ready, only to have Bsky limit me to 5 installments – and then, at the crucial time, refuse to publish, with a greyed-out "Post All" button for no discernible reason.