I wore a G-Shock Wavecepter while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. I recall that on both of my shipboard deployments (2004 and 2006) I was very excited to have my watch set time automatically. It indicated that I was finally nearing the U.S. East Coast. It helped to be an aircraft mechanic on night crew, as I was usually on the flight deck when it tried to set time.
Casio G-Shock time sync radio
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Re: Casio G-Shock time sync radio
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
It does feel like something that’s easy to cut from a bill of materials though, nothing else in the microwave relies on the time being accurate. Probably not expensive to implement, but if you’re building a lot of them, I imagine the ~4cents per unit (maybe more, just guessing) adds up fast.
My professor is a materials/mechanical engineer and in contact with many auto companies. He told me of the following dialogue: Prof: Why did you stopped adding passenger side handles? How much one cost? CarGuy: Around €1.50 Prof: That's not much? CarGuy: A new car leaves the factory every 60 seconds. Prof: Oh. For the lazy, that's €2,160/Day, €64,800/Month, €777,600/year.
Now ask CarGuy about dealer markups
Re: Casio G-Shock time sync radio
#53I wish Casio would bring back the WV-300 form factor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t79GeZkTJLY
The closest modern replacement is the GMW-B5000, but that's quite large and expensive compared to what they were doing in 2008.
Re: Casio G-Shock time sync radio
#54Yes, as others have stated this is an old technology. I don't really understand why this is not more common in the modern day. it's not really that expensive to implement and they did it with analog chips back in the day... Why do we have to set the time on our clock radios or on our microwaves or whatever? Why don't they just always use this Tech. I don't understand. All you have to do is allow people to store an of…
There is already a time signal in the electrical grid:
https://www.meinbergglobal.com/english/info/time-synchroniza...
> Why don't they just always use this Tech. I don't understand.
The bit's that get your oven to work don't need the time. Adding the bits for this is a cost and a thing that can fail because it can't receive the radio signal that equals a Dead on Arrival for your oven and a service call at least. When it's on a watch it's likely near your wrist which is likely near a window which likely means it can get the radio signal to sync.
Re: Casio G-Shock time sync radio
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
My professor is a materials/mechanical engineer and in contact with many auto companies. He told me of the following dialogue: Prof: Why did you stopped adding passenger side handles? How much one cost? CarGuy: Around €1.50 Prof: That's not much? CarGuy: A new car leaves the factory every 60 seconds. Prof: Oh. For the lazy, that's €2,160/Day, €64,800/Month, €777,600/year.
Now ask CarGuy about dealer markups
In our country, dealers are not free to set their own prices like in the U.S. There's an official pricing list in the brand's website.
Re: Casio G-Shock time sync radio
#56Yes, as others have stated this is an old technology. I don't really understand why this is not more common in the modern day. it's not really that expensive to implement and they did it with analog chips back in the day... Why do we have to set the time on our clock radios or on our microwaves or whatever? Why don't they just always use this Tech. I don't understand. All you have to do is allow people to store an of…
Is it really not common? I don't thing I have seen a digital clock or modern wall clock which doesn't have it. I think my Microwave has it too. Onky my oven doesn't. Is it maybe more common in Europe?
I’m also in Europe (France) and during my entire life I never owned a single appliance with automatic time configuration (except for anything iot of course).
I have seen this automatic radio thing once in a very old alarm clock owned by my grandfather but that was probably in the end of the 90s.
Re: Casio G-Shock time sync radio
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
My professor is a materials/mechanical engineer and in contact with many auto companies. He told me of the following dialogue: Prof: Why did you stopped adding passenger side handles? How much one cost? CarGuy: Around €1.50 Prof: That's not much? CarGuy: A new car leaves the factory every 60 seconds. Prof: Oh. For the lazy, that's €2,160/Day, €64,800/Month, €777,600/year.
I guess, but still, these seemingly large numbers are still a minute percentage (e.g. probably 0.00001%) of overall costs/revenue that are relatively way, way more. I would understand manufacturing pain, and the ROI just doesn't justify it. But saying that it's solely to do with costs doesn't line up, IMO.
Why wouldn’t cost be the sole or most important reason for cutting a non-safety, non-regulated feature?
700k in advertising would make a much bigger impact on revenue than 700k on door handles; unless people are that passionate about door handles that they go somewhere else.
Even if your current advertising budget is orders of magnitude larger, the force multiplier on investing in advertising is bigger than the door handle multiplier. So you’re just burning money.
Of course that’s all very cynical. Make the effort to reward companies that build the best product they can.
Re: Casio G-Shock time sync radio
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
It does feel like something that’s easy to cut from a bill of materials though, nothing else in the microwave relies on the time being accurate. Probably not expensive to implement, but if you’re building a lot of them, I imagine the ~4cents per unit (maybe more, just guessing) adds up fast.
My professor is a materials/mechanical engineer and in contact with many auto companies. He told me of the following dialogue: Prof: Why did you stopped adding passenger side handles? How much one cost? CarGuy: Around €1.50 Prof: That's not much? CarGuy: A new car leaves the factory every 60 seconds. Prof: Oh. For the lazy, that's €2,160/Day, €64,800/Month, €777,600/year.
€777,600/year seems negligible for the industry.
Re: Casio G-Shock time sync radio
#59Re: Casio G-Shock time sync radio
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
My professor is a materials/mechanical engineer and in contact with many auto companies. He told me of the following dialogue: Prof: Why did you stopped adding passenger side handles? How much one cost? CarGuy: Around €1.50 Prof: That's not much? CarGuy: A new car leaves the factory every 60 seconds. Prof: Oh. For the lazy, that's €2,160/Day, €64,800/Month, €777,600/year.
€777,600/year seems negligible for the industry.
That's only one handle. The part sharing between "sister" brands is beyond ridiculous. It adds up.