Casio G-SHOCK: Let’s you look impatient while keeping tabs on your smartphone activity
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Casio’s G-SHOCK watch will utilize the new low-power standards found in Bluetooth 4.0 to connect to your smartphone. The watch can sync to the same time as your phone (handy while traveling), and it will alert you when you have a new email, text message, or an incoming phone call. Just be careful that your boss or date doesn’t think you keep looking at your watch out of boredom.
The G-SHOCK is hardly the first watch to connect to a smartphone, but with Bluetooth 4.0 it will be able to last up to 2 years, even with phone monitoring used 12 hours a day. The phone will be released in Japan in March, after being delayed by the flooding in Thailand. The price will be 18K Yen (U.S. $231).
No word yet on when we might see one of these devices in North America or Europe, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see a similar product get a wider release sometime in 2012. Anyone out there hoping to be able to pick up one of these geek-chic watches?
source: Casio via Tech Crunch
The G-SHOCK is hardly the first watch to connect to a smartphone, but with Bluetooth 4.0 it will be able to last up to 2 years, even with phone monitoring used 12 hours a day. The phone will be released in Japan in March, after being delayed by the flooding in Thailand. The price will be 18K Yen (U.S. $231).
No word yet on when we might see one of these devices in North America or Europe, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see a similar product get a wider release sometime in 2012. Anyone out there hoping to be able to pick up one of these geek-chic watches?
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source: Casio via Tech Crunch
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8 Comments
1. Abdul92 posted on 30 Dec 2011, 11:34 0
First. I can see why this hasn't already been done by Casio
3. Hildy posted on 30 Dec 2011, 12:50 1
I don't want a watch that monitors my email, texts, and calls; I want a watch that monitors my Google Calendar, shows my next appointment, and plays alerts. Watches should be time centric (at least until d**k Tracy watches really work).
5. Baseballer posted on 30 Dec 2011, 14:50 0
i dont see the big deal about g-shocks. they look hideous in my opinion.
6. ILikeBubbles posted on 30 Dec 2011, 21:34 0
i wish G-Shock Baby or Mini came in better options... they all kind of suck but my wrist couldn't handle a full sized :/
8. HockeyDood posted on 02 Jan 2012, 01:54 0
Yes, please notify me that I am receiving a notification of necessity. Honestly, this is a waste of technology...
