Casio G-Shock Bluetooth Watch Revealed

A bit faster than I expected Casio has now finally debuted its first Bluetooth connected watch. The Casio G-Shock Bluetooth is designed for use with upcoming Bluetooth profile 4.0 mobile rings that are said to be coming soon (a few might already be around). As Bluetooth 4.0 is designated as a "low energy profile," this watch will retain a 2 year battery life on a single CR2032 battery. So what does it do? In a nutshell the Casio G-Shock Bluetooth with wireless sync along with your phone's time, and help you manage incoming alerts as well as work along with your phone's alarms.

When Casio first introduced its designs to release a Bluetooth connected watch I wrote about it here with plenty of article. Not much has changed in terms of function, but now they know exactly what the watch will look like and the exact features that it's. Style wise this is a standard G-Shock. Shiny black with blue trim, being 53.2mm which and 18.2mm thick - not one of Casio's smaller pieces. Though at 65 grams it won't be heavy. The dial and layout of the info has not changed since the idea version of the watch.

The watch dial contains the basic info most G-Shock users are accustomed to. The watch will of work have the time, calendar, alarms, stopwatch, and other host of digital features that Casio always offers. Though like I said, the time will sync by Bluetooth with the connected mobile gizmo. This is be positive accuracy (as the phone is network updated) and to be positive that no matter where you travel, the watch time is correct. This ought to be an improvement over this function in Casio atomic time controlled watches that can be a bit finicky.

Casio G SHOCK Bluetooth watch Casio G Shock Bluetooth Watch Revealed

How else will the watch interact along with your phone? To start with Casio says that you will get an alert on your watch of incoming calls and text messages. I am not positive if this means that called IDs and address book information will sync as well. By tapping the watch itself you can silence the phone from ringing or vibrating. Also note that this G-Shock vibrates in addition to chiming so that you can have silent notifications on your wrist. That is a great feature. Last, in case you lose your phone (within Bluetooth range) it is possible for you to to press a button on the watch to make it ring so that you can find it.

Casio G SHOCK Bluetooth watch dial Casio G Shock Bluetooth Watch Revealed

According to Casio the watch will also sync along with your phone's alarm. I think this function is similar to being able to silence incoming calls. Where by tapping a button on the watch you can silence incoming alerts and alarms. Casio keeps it simple but useful for its first Bluetooth watch. The affordability and durability of the G-Shock collection makes total sense for this product, and I think there will be a wide adoption among gadget, phone, and watch lovers similar. Expect this expertise in more Casio watch soon - as more Bluetooth profile 4.0 watches come to market. Because , in case you are in a gathering so important that you need to covertly silence your phone, you don't always need to be wearing a G-Shock sport watch. My best guess on pricing is in the $150 - $200 range. According to Casio, they will release the watch as soon as phone companies start releasing Bluetooth profile 4.0 equipped rings.

Technical details from Casio:

Communication Specifications
- Information Transfer Rate: 1 Mbps
- Signal Strength: 0 dBm (1mW)
- Signal Range: 2-5 m (may differ depending on surrounding conditions)
- Encryption Process: 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Ref: GB-6900
Case:Shock-resistant
Water Resistance: 20 Bar
Size of Case: 53.2 X 50.0 X 18.3 mm
Total Weight: Approx. 65 g

Communication Functions
- Time Correction: The watch can be synchronized with time information transmitted from a smart phone
- Incoming Call, E-mail and SMS Alert: The watch alerts users of incoming calls and e-mail and SMS messages sent to a smart phone
- Finder Function: Alarm and vibration functions of a smart phone can be activated using a watch button

Watch Functions
- Alarm: 5 independent every day alarms; every hour time signal; vibration function
- Stopwatch: 1/100-second; measuring capacity: 23:59’59.99? split time
- Countdown Timer: Measuring unit: 1 second; input range: 1 minute to 24 hours
- World Time: 100 cities (35 time zones, daylight saving on/off) and Coordinated Universal Time
- Light: LED backlight (auto light switch and afterglow, Tremendous Illuminator)
- Other: Full auto-calendar, 12/24-hour format; sleep mode

Power Source: CR2032
Battery Life: Approx. 2 years (assuming the communication function is used for 12 hours per day)

Written by Mr. Ariel Adams - aBlogtoRead.com, trusted independent watch media.

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