Casio Smart Watch Launched

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Casio launches Android Wear smartwatch that lasts a month per charge



Rugged smartwatch is water resistamt and shockproofed to military standards with two displays, extra buttons, pressure sensors and compass

Casio has launched the G-shock of smartwatches with its first Android Wear device that can last a month between charges.

The Smart Outdoor Watch, which was launched at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, is the first true smartwatch aimed at the outdoors that can run apps but is waterproof and shockproof to US military MIL-STD-810 standards. That means the watch will be fine in water up to 50m deep – most smartwatches can manage up to 1.5m – and will probably survive a tumble down a rocky outcrop.

The watch runs Android Wear like the Huawei Watch, the Tag Heuer Connected and Motorola Moto 360, but has two screens within one display. The first is a standard round 1.32in colour TFT LCD touchscreen, similar to that found on watches like the Moto 360, complete with a flat-tyre shape. The second display, which is visible when the colour screen is turned off, is a monochrome LCD that shows the time like a classic Casio watch.

With the monochrome display active the watch lasts around a month between charges, or over a day with the colour screen on. The watch can show directions using a compass, activity and adventure tracking, with support for third-party tracking apps such as Runkeeper and ViewRanger GPS. It does not have a built-in GPS, however, requiring a phone for location services.

But what the Casio and the New Balance running smartwatch that was also launched at CES show is that Android Wear is on the verge of becoming the default operating system for the next evolution of the digital watch. These watches are launching above feature watches – those connected watches that cannot run third-party apps – as the top of the connected watch tree.

Traditional watch manufacturers including Tag Heuer, Fossil and now Casio have embraced Google’s smartwatch platform, which means that eventually almost all digital watches could come with an Android Wear version.

That was Google’s aim, as it was with Android on smartphones, to spread Android Wear far and wide across multiple manufacturers. But it is only now, as the operating system goes beyond technology companies, that the vision may become a reality.
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Outdoor Casio Smartwatch WSD-F10 Revealed at CES 2016



At its CES 2016 press conference Casio Computer Company revealed the Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10, an Android Wear tough smartwatch designed for outdoor activities like trekking, cycling, and fishing. While Casio has always been on the leading edge of “smart” timepieces since the 1970s, this is the company’s first foray into the modern smartwatch market. With its unique outdoor features and a rugged function-based design, Casio carries on its strong tradition of timepiece innovation. The Casio smartwatch is available in four models: WSD-F10GN (green), WSD-F10RG (orange), WSD-F10BK (black), and WSD-F10RD (red).
The WSD-F10 has the distinction of being the first smartwatch with a built-in microphone featuring 50-meter water-resistance. It is not meant for swimming but can be used in the rain and around water for activities like fishing and kayaking. With a 50M WR rating it should be able to handle being submerged in shallow water. The watch also has a tough casing and passes military standard testing for endurance and environmental stress. It passes the following ten tests from MIL-STD-810G: drop, random vibration, humidity, solar-radiation, non-operating altitude, operating altitude, non-operating high temperature, non-operating low temperature, temperature shock, and icing freezing rain.



An innovative feature of the Casio smartwatch is its dual-layer display featuring stacked monochrome and color LCD displays. The monochrome LCD is a continuous time display that resembles recent Pro Trek models while the color LCD display is for smartwatch apps and touchscreen use. Using the monochrome display in Timepiece Mode will allow the watch to save battery life and allow for good visibility in bright sunlight. When left in Timepiece Mode only the battery can last over a month. The color display can be used to customize the watch face with analog or digital styles that can show sensor information along with the time. Some of the face styles resemble a G-Shock digital display.



Another innovation is that the smartwatch is sensor-equipped and capable of measuring direction bearing, atmospheric pressure, and altitude. This makes it an ABC (altimeter-barometer-compass) watch but it does not have a thermometer like the traditional Casio Triple Sensor watches. It can also display sunrise/sunset times, tide graphs, and activity graphs. The watch is not equipped with GPS, but it is meant to be linked to a GPS-equipped smartphone so GPS features can be used. Large direct-access buttons allow the watch to be operated while wearing gloves.

The watch can also be used to control the recently released Exilim EX-FR100 mountable/wearable outdoor camera which is also featured in the WSD-F10 promotional video, though it was noted at CES that the EX-FR100 is not officially available in North America.

Pre-installed apps for outdoor activities include MyRadar (weather radar), Runkeeper (route tracker and recorder for running, hiking, cycling), ViewRanger (route info, navigation, altitude, location data, distance to waypoint), and Yamap (GPS trekking companion). The Casio Moment Setter + smartphone app handles various timing activities and alerts.

The watch can be used to display speed and distance for outdoor activities. In addition to showing current time and elapsed time, when trekking the watch can display traveling speed and altitude remaining to goal. When cycling it can display traveling speed and distance traveled. For fishing the watch can calculate and show the time frame when the fish will be most active, and an alert can be set as a reminder. The atmospheric pressure readings can be used to predict and alert to sudden weather changes.



The WSD-F10 includes Bluetooth 4.1 and wi-fi connectivity. As an Android Wear watch, it is also capable of call and email alerts, will run Google Apps (like Gmail, Google Maps, Google Fit, Voice Search), and can install Android Wear apps from Google Play.

A magnetic crimped terminal is used to charge the lithium-ion battery and recharging takes about two hours. Estimated battery life is over a day with smartwatch use.

Measurements are approximately 61.7 × 56.4 × 15.7mm with a weight of about 93 grams. Retail list price is $500 with availability in late March 2016 for Japan and April 2016 for North America.



Casio Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10 Specifications:
Rugged Casing, Environmental Durability: MIL-STD-810
50M Water Resistance
1.32-inch Display: Dual-Layer with 320 x 300 Color TFT LCD and Monochrome LCD
Capacitive Touchscreen
OS: Android Wear
Buttons: TOOL, Power, APP
Microphone
Vibrator
Sensors: Compass, Accelerometer, Gyrometer, Air Pressure, Altitude
Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.1 (Low Energy), Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n)
Urethane Band
Lithium-ion battery
Recharging Terminal: Magnetic Crimped Terminal
Recharging Time: ~2 hours at room temperature
Battery Life:
Normal use: more than 1 day, roughly (depending on use)
Timepiece Mode (timekeeping only with monochrome LCD): more than 1 month, roughly (depending on use)
Size: ~61.7 × 56.4 × 15.7mm
Weight: ~93g
MSRP: $500

Smartphone Requirement:
Smartphone with Android 4.3 or later
One of the following models with iOS 8.2 or later: iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 6, iPhone 6Plus
(Limited functionality when connected to iOS device)

Casio President Kazuhiro Kashio reveals the WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch at CES 2016.



Our Take:

Casio definitely lived up to its word in introducing a “tough smartwatch” and the WSD-F10 looks to be a strong contender in the outdoor smartwatch category. The Casio smartwatch is designed with a purpose in mind and has a reason to exist unlike some of the “me too” smartwatch entries from other traditional watch brands. The watch is distinctly a Casio with the kind of innovation and features we’ve come to expect. It is likely the toughest smartwatch currently available and one of the few that can handle active outdoor use. Being an Android Wear watch should make it marketable to more mainstream users as well. Less reliance on a smartphone, 100M water resistance, and longer battery life would have made it much more attractive and we hope to see such features in new models at some point. Also from a marketing standpoint we would have liked to see a new brand name created for this line. The WSD-F10 Smartwatch won’t make G-Shock and Pro Trek Triple Sensor watches obsolete but the WSD-F10 is more than we expected. The list price is relatively high but hopefully it will be offered for significantly less down the road in the same way G-Shock watches are.

View the Casio CES 2016 press conference here and the official product page here.