I’ve always wondered what “resin” means on watch ads. Presumably it’s a kind of plastic, why not say that?
The history of Casio watches
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#82I can't believe they left out my favorite Casio, the AE1200WHD-1A aka the Casio Royale!
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#83I’ve always wondered what “resin” means on watch ads. Presumably it’s a kind of plastic, why not say that?
For marketing reasons
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#84> 2016 - First Casio outdoor watch to run Android Wear OS Could you imagine the situation they were in as the most high-tech watch company in the world? For mainstream relevance you now have to anchor yourself to a smartphone platform that is either a) hostile to your very existence or b) completely abandons their platform and leaves you and your customers out to dry. I know people complain about car manufacturers be…
By 2016, Garmin was already building smart watches using their own proprietary OS that wasn't anchored to any smartphone platform. Casio could have done the same.
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#85According to this their most recent innovation was in 2023 with a "virtual community where people can co-create and interact with one another via digital platforms like NFTs and the metaverse."
It's disappointing. It reinforces the cliché that most hardware companies don't understand software. The GPR-B1000 was promising, as it signaled Casio might be heading towards making watches with advanced features like GPS, yet a bit different from regular smartwatches and close to their traditional models. This model was tied to a phone app, but I thought this was OK for their first iteration. Fast forward to 2023,…
They really do not understand software. Or at least human friendly interfaces.
I have a GBX-100, which does have basic smart features when connected to a phone. If you get a text or email, it will tell you that you have a notification.
You also have the option to read the contents of the message, if you press a single button six(!) times!
Fortunately I bought it because I wanted the time and I liked the way it looks.
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
Absolutely LOVED the tiles UI and so did everyone I know that gave Windows phone a shot. By far the best mobile experience I've had outside of a few apps I wanted missing. I really miss the OS. I think in general though the other commenters were correct that there was already too much market share coming from iOS and Android.
Agreed, for what we had in 2012, it was absolutely wonderful UI.
Also agree. Windows Phone 8.1 and 10 were great smartphone interfaces.
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#87According to this their most recent innovation was in 2023 with a "virtual community where people can co-create and interact with one another via digital platforms like NFTs and the metaverse."
It's disappointing. It reinforces the cliché that most hardware companies don't understand software. The GPR-B1000 was promising, as it signaled Casio might be heading towards making watches with advanced features like GPS, yet a bit different from regular smartwatches and close to their traditional models. This model was tied to a phone app, but I thought this was OK for their first iteration. Fast forward to 2023,…
Are there any current Garmin smartwatch models without hardware radio transmitters? I think they all have one or more of Bluetooth, ANT+, WiFi, NFC, or LTE. You can put them into airplane mode to stop all transmissions but the radio hardware is still there in the device.
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#88The incredible Sensor Watch after-market board is really worth a mention on a thread like this: https://www.sensorwatch.net/ Joey et al.’s work ports the SPICE astronavigation library to the on board ARM m0 giving you a complete orrery in a classic F91W “Terrorist” watch. It is fantastic ! I really love being able to get an estimate of when and where The Moon will rise, or where Saturn is right now. Timekeeping and a…
The Yes WorldWatch has the same astronomical almanac but with a display purpose-built for it.
https://yeswatch.com/wrist-watch/worldwatch/worldwatchV7-col...
They're expensive, but beautiful.
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#89Some of cool and the wild ones: > The TM-100 was a highly unique wristwatch with the ability to transmit speech via radio. Outfitted with an FM transmitter and microphone, the watch allowed users to wirelessly broadcast their voice to a radio tuned to the right frequency simply by speaking toward the watch > The unique CMD-10 delivered remote control functionality for TVs and VCRs. Its function-minded layout of large…
I had CMD-10 as a kid. It was fun when it worked, but it wasn't pairing well with most TV sets and video players. Though it's possible I just didn't know how to set it up properly.
There was a mode where you'd just cycle through all stored "remotes" until the TV switched off. Then you picked that one, and most likely it would work (in my experience). It was great.
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#901983 AT-550:
> This watch not only boasted a streamlined design combining analog hour, minute, and seconds hands with digital LCD, but was also equipped with a calculator function allowing manual input. Users could draw numbers and math symbols with a fingertip on the glass, and the LCD would then display the formulas and calculation results. This epoch-making watch is still known as one of the first watches with the kind of gesture recognition people use today on smartphones and smartwatches. Not bad for the early ’80s.
Indeed.