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From calculators to smartwatch: Casio's featured-filled, ruggedized trip through time

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  • 2016: Smart Outdoor Watch

    2016: Smart Outdoor Watch

    The road to Casio's first smartwatch offering -- see "Casio announces rugged Smart Outdoor Watch Android Wear device" -- was paved by more than four decades of firsts in the wristwatch industry. It all started in 1974 when Casio first made the move from electronic calculators to clocks...

    Published: January 6, 2016 -- 20:41 GMT (12:41 PST)

    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 1974: Casiotron

    1974: Casiotron

    Following up its success in the electronic calculator market, Casio introduced its first timepiece -- the Casiotron.

    Published: January 6, 2016 -- 20:41 GMT (12:41 PST)

    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 1983: G-SHOCK DW 5000C

    1983: G-SHOCK DW 5000C

    Casio's first shock resistant watch bucked the industry trend of thinner and lighter timepieces, and went on to become the company's signature watch.

    Published: January 6, 2016 -- 20:41 GMT (12:41 PST)

    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 1984: Databank Telememo 10 (CD-40)

    1984: Databank Telememo 10 (CD-40)

    Casio's Databank Telememo 10 (CD-40) could save and recall 10 groups of 16 letters or numerals.

    Published: January 6, 2016 -- 20:41 GMT (12:41 PST)

    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 1985: PELA FS-10

    1985: PELA FS-10

    Only 3.9 millimeters thick and weighing 12 grams, Casio's PELA FS-10 featured a watch and plastic wristband molded into a single piece.

    Published: January 6, 2016 -- 20:41 GMT (12:41 PST)

    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 1989: BM-100WJ

    1989: BM-100WJ

    The BM-100WJ was Casio's first digital watch to include weather prediction sensors. An internal barometer sensor measured the air pressure every three hours. Air pressure data could also be used to tell the wearer his or her approximate altitude or underwater depth.

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    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 1992: BP-100

    1992: BP-100

    Casio's BP-100 model sported a blood pressure gauge.

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    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 1995: Twincept

    1995: Twincept

    Casio's Twincept combined digital and analog displays on a wristwatch that displayed text data on glass.

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    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 1999: Satellite Navi

    1999: Satellite Navi

    Casio's Satellite Navi was billed as the world's first GPS watch.

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    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 1999: WMP-1V

    1999: WMP-1V

    Casio called its model WMP-1V the world's first wristwatch with an MP3 Player.

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    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 2000: The Wrist Camera

    2000: The Wrist Camera

    Casio promoted the WQV-1 Wrist Camera as the world's first wristwatch digital camera.

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    Caption by: ZDNet Editors

  • 2007: Oceanus 1000 Series Manta

    2007: Oceanus 1000 Series Manta

    The 1000 Series "Manta" model in Casio's elite Oceanus line features an analog watchface, five-motor drive, multi-band technology and sapphire glass crystal.

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ZDNet Editors

By ZDNet Editors | January 6, 2016 -- 20:41 GMT (12:41 PST) | Topic: Mobility

  • 2016: Smart Outdoor Watch
  • 1974: Casiotron
  • 1983: G-SHOCK DW 5000C
  • 1984: Databank Telememo 10 (CD-40)
  • 1985: PELA FS-10
  • 1989: BM-100WJ
  • 1992: BP-100
  • 1995: Twincept
  • 1999: Satellite Navi
  • 1999: WMP-1V
  • 2000: The Wrist Camera
  • 2007: Oceanus 1000 Series Manta

After four decades of digital wristwatch firsts -- from barometer, MP3 player and camera to GPS and blood pressure gauge -- Casio jumps into the smartwatch fray.

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2016: Smart Outdoor Watch

The road to Casio's first smartwatch offering -- see "Casio announces rugged Smart Outdoor Watch Android Wear device" -- was paved by more than four decades of firsts in the wristwatch industry. It all started in 1974 when Casio first made the move from electronic calculators to clocks...

Published: January 6, 2016 -- 20:41 GMT (12:41 PST)

Caption by: ZDNet Editors

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