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History of CASIO
1965
E001 transistor-based electronic
desktop calculator released.
1966
EExport of electronic desktop
calculators to overseas markets
begins.
1967
EEurope office established in
Switzerland.
1970
ECasio Inc., a sales subsidiary,
established in the US.
ECasio stock listed on the second
section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1972
ECasio stock transferred to the first
section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
ECasio Mini, the world’s first personal
electronic calculator, released.
1974
ECasiotron digital watch released.
1978
ECasio Taiwan Co., Ltd., a production
subsidiary, established.
1980
ECasio Tone electronic keyboards
released.
1981
ETR-2000 electronic dictionary
released.
1983
EFirst G-SHOCK
shock-resistant
watch released.
1985
EChina office
established in Beijing.
1989
EADPS R1, an office information
processing device that requires
no user program, released.
1994
EBaby-G shock resistant watch for
women released.
1995
EQV-10, a digital camera with
an LCD monitor,
released.
EFKT-100 radio
controlled watch released.
1998
EHead office moved to the present
location in Hatsudai, Shibuya-ku
(Tokyo).
2000
EC303CA, a waterproof,
shock-resistant cellular phone,
introduced for sale by the
IDO/DDI Cellular Group.
2002
EEXILIM, then the world’s thinnest,
wearable card-sized
digital camera,
released.
2003
ECharter of Creativity for Casio
established.
ECasio enters the data projector market.
2004
EOCEANUS, a solar-powered
radio-controlled watch with full
metal case, released.
2006
ECasio achieves total sales of
1 billion calculators worldwide.
2008
EEX-F1 high-speed burst shooting
digital camera released.
2009
ECasio achieves total sales of
50 million G-SHOCK watches.
2010
EMercury-free high-brightness
projectors released.
2011
EImaging Square online service
launched.
1957
EFour Kashio brothers start com-
mercial production of the world’s
first all-electric compact calculator,
the 14-A. Casio Computer Co., Ltd.,
founded.
1957 1960’s 1970’s 1980’s 1990’s 2000’s 2010’s
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