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Creating Next-Generation Technology
Casio has launched the G-SHOCK GB-6900, a next-generation watch for the networked age.
We are developing wrist devices that link the wearers into the network.
Casio has developed a next-generation,
network-connected watch as we seek to achieve
further evolution in this field. Spearheading
this development is the smartphone-connected
G-SHOCK GB-6900.
In the past, battery life was the technological
barrier to developing a network-connected
watch. In order to overcome this issue, Casio
focused on the short-distance wireless technol-
ogy Bluetooth®, and in 2011 announced the
development of a next-generation watch
compatible with Bluetooth® v4.0 (Bluetooth®
low energy), which realizes a battery life of
approximately two years and is smartphone-
connectable. Following this, in March 2012 sales
were launched in Japan.
The GB-6900 can communicate with a
smartphone and comes equipped with useful
functions such as automatic adjustment of the
watch’s time through time data transmissions
from the smartphone, and notification to the
user when a call or email is received, even if
the smartphone is located inside a bag. The
advantage of the GB-6900 lies in its communica-
tions functionality, which adds value without
undermining the intrinsic user-friendliness of
the watch. In the future, we will be looking to
offer an even wider range of lifestyle uses by
linking communications device functionality
and applications to our watches.
Casio will remain focused on this field as we
push forward with research into and develop-
ment of network-connected wrist devices.
Setting the right time by smartphone
If you travel to a country in a different time zone,
this function will automatically reset your watch
based on information received by your
smartphone*1.
Notice of incoming calls and email
Incoming calls and email*2 trigger an electronic
sound and vibration in the watch and the
name of the caller or sender appears on an
LCD. Tapping the watch stops alert
and the vibrations.
Lost phone finder
Pressing a button on the
watch triggers an alarm
and vibration function
in a linked smartphone,
enabling you to find
it quickly when you’ve
mislaid it.
Notification of
broken link
A vibration tells the
wearer when the wireless
connection with the
smartphone has been
broken. This function works
even when the smartphone
is some way away.
Auto reconnection
When the orientation sensor detects movement
in the watch, a connection is established
automatically with the linked smartphone.
This eliminates the inconvenience of resetting
connections.
*1 The watch automatically reset itself based on the time-reset
of the smartphone. Depending on the source of information
sent by the smartphone, the time may not always be the
correct local time.
*2 Compatible with instant messaging, gmail and sp mode mail
(but not compatible with mailers downloaded from market).
Next-Generation G-SHOCK Model That Links Up
with Smartphones
The New
Generation Watch
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