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Re: The history of Casio watches

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Post by throwaway173738 »

tombert wrote: post #23
nextos wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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,…

I've been pretty happy with my Garmin Instinct Crossover. It looks like a regular watch, and so if Garmin decides to drop support for it, then it still has like a 2 month battery as a regular watch.

fwiw I bought a two-year old Garmin model on clearance like 5 years ago and they continued to support it all the way up until I bought an Instinct 2 this year. So I think you’ll be happy with the support you get.

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Post by arnejenssen »

I was around 16 years in the early 90s and i bought a digital watch (different brand) with a lot of functions. I remember when I came home from the shop. My aunt was visiting. I explained that the watch could keep lap-times for two separate cars. Without her saying anything, I realized that this was totally useless and I regretted the purchase.

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Post by lunias »

temperceve wrote: post #139

It's funny to me that the future of casio watches is currently this: The ever-innovative G-SHOCK brand takes a new step, launching a virtual community where people can co-create and interact with one another via digital platforms like NFTs and the metaverse. The opening of the virtual G-SHOCK STORE and the sale of digital 3D-rendered G-SHOCK items are just a sampling of the new plans and unprecedented experiences to…

100%. I got excited that Casio was doing an Evangelion collab, but then I saw the watch... definitely not for me.

Re: The history of Casio watches

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Post by petcat »

arnejenssen wrote: post #143

I was around 16 years in the early 90s and i bought a digital watch (different brand) with a lot of functions. I remember when I came home from the shop. My aunt was visiting. I explained that the watch could keep lap-times for two separate cars. Without her saying anything, I realized that this was totally useless and I regretted the purchase.

I feel like most gadgets I've purchased in my life were totally useless. Don't really regret buying them though. Even though I'm pretty sure they're all in landfills now.

Re: The history of Casio watches

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Post by ezconnect »

wkjagt wrote: post #132

I had the one with the TV/VCR remote functionality when I was in highschool in the 90s. During English class the teacher wanted to show Shakespeare plays on the VCR. I would pause the video, a friend of mine would walk up to the TV, and slap it on the side, while I unpaused it. We did this a couple of times until the teacher saw me do it and sent me to see the principal. Now that I'm more mature I realize how much th…

I had the calculator watch when I was in highschool. We competed who has the toughest watch by throwing it on the blackboard. It survived. When I got older I realize how stupid it was and how expensive it was compared to the digital watch on that era.

*It was the C-80 and it was the 80s, it was rubberized all over like the G-Shock of today.

Re: The history of Casio watches

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Post by smath »

As a kid I loved casio digital watches (metal band, digital display). But as a grown up I found I like analog watches better -- my brain is quicker at interpreting the visual image of the hands. For the last few years I wore this [1] very simple and robust casio watch and eventually gave it to my son to help him learn to tell time. Very clean crisp design and 1/3rd the price of a similar looking swatch.

[1] https://www.casio.com/us/watches/casio/product.MQ-24-7BLL/?u...

Re: The history of Casio watches

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Post by NetMageSCW »

Disappointed the left out the peak scientific calculator watch, the CFX-400. Wore one for a long time.

Also the ProTrek PRW2500 series, I still have one with radio setting and solar power that I haven’t worn since my first Apple Watch.

Re: The history of Casio watches

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Post by dfxm12 »

wkjagt wrote: post #132

I had the one with the TV/VCR remote functionality when I was in highschool in the 90s. During English class the teacher wanted to show Shakespeare plays on the VCR. I would pause the video, a friend of mine would walk up to the TV, and slap it on the side, while I unpaused it. We did this a couple of times until the teacher saw me do it and sent me to see the principal. Now that I'm more mature I realize how much th…

I understand where you're coming from. On the other hand, there's a lesson to learn from the teacher's point of view as well. We always need to take a step back to understand the weakest links in security. A small piece of electrical tape or maybe even a strategically placed VHS cover could solve the issue. Hopefully, this hadn't happened again.

It also comes to: should a teacher "trust" their students not to be intentionally disruptive in interesting ways? Now I wonder if I should similarly trust my users (who are co-workers who are at least getting paid to not cause disruptions)...

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Post by hermitcrab »

derr1 wrote: post #134
hermitcrab wrote: post #32

Love my G-shock GW-6900. Only weak point is the resin strap, which needs replacing every few years. I do not want a 'smart' watch that needs to be regularly charged and is bleating at me all the time.

You could always put it on a bracelet

Does anyone make a decent third party fabric or black metal strap for a G-shock?
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