Does it fix the terrible backlight on the F-91W though..
Casio F-B100W-1A
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#12Neat. Note that battery life is reasonably good (2 years) even with Bluetooth sync feature.
I was surprised to see it uses CR2016 batteries and still manages to get two years of advertised battery life.
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#13Step counter seems like a bizarre thing to focus in on? are people passionately tracking steps without their phones?
It's always been this way. It adds to the charm, to be realized in a few decades. Camp-chique.
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Re: Casio F-B100W-1A
#14Neat. Note that battery life is reasonably good (2 years) even with Bluetooth sync feature.
I was about to ask that - I somehow doubt it will last 2 years if you keep the step counter + Bluetooth on.
Bluetooth stays on only for three minutes and then turns itself off once you're done syncing stuff. I have had one for nearly two years now (ABL-100WE). Absolutely love it.
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#15 > Power supply and battery life
> Approx. battery life: 2 years on CR2016
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#16Step counter seems like a bizarre thing to focus in on? are people passionately tracking steps without their phones?
My father wears Casio watches almost exclusively, he's been tempted by a Fitbit so he can start tracking his step count, but even though I've bought him the Fitbit, he's finding the whole setup and app usage too intimidating, and so he hasn't used it.
This, in the silver ABL-100WE-2AEF model, is exactly what he wants. Same Casio, same interface, just now it has step count. He doesn't even need / want the Bluetooth.
(Me, I'll keep rocking my Pebble Time 2. Absolutely love it.)
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#17One thing I've never understood (and hopefully some Casio geek can shine a light on): why do almost all old Casio models have a 24/12h time switch taking the premium spot as one of the main 4 buttons, instead of having it buried deep in the (awkward) menus. Seems to me that something like alarm or stopwatch setting or a second menu action button would have been far more useful.
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#18Neat. Note that battery life is reasonably good (2 years) even with Bluetooth sync feature.
That's an amazing battery life these days. Love my Apple Watch, but having to charge it at least once a day, is a chore.
Might take another look at these - given the price, it's not a huge gamble to try it out for a few weeks.
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#19Here is a fun fact; the US believes owning and wearing an F-91W is evidence that you're a terrorist so much so that they can place you in Guantanamo Bay without trial[0]:
> In a handful of cases the detainee's possession of a Casio watch or the wearing olive-drab clothing is cited as evidence that the detainee is an enemy combatant. No basis is given to explain why such evidence makes the detainee an enemy combatant.
This is also noted on the F-91W's Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W#Usage_in_terrorism
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seton_Hall_reports#Detainees'_...
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#20Step counter seems like a bizarre thing to focus in on? are people passionately tracking steps without their phones?
My phone is sitting on my desk now connected to a charger - meaning any pacing I'm doing at the moment it not tracked. When I cook I often set my phone on the counter with the recipe - again while I'm moving all over. I often go to the bathroom in the middle of the night without bringing my phone.
I hate watches, but one would be better for step tracking - it is more likely to be on me to track information.