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Kazuo Kashio, a Founder of Casio Computer, Has Died

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A Casio watch was given to me as birthday gift in 1998. It is still on my wrist, showing time.

I can't think of a better tribute for that man.

Recently found my old teenager Casio "sport" watch. Out of curiosity (and because I have the tools). I opened it. It felt like an iPhone (sort of) inside:

- Extremely minute electronics (especially considering the price and 90s) - Even the PCB was pretty.

That said, it features a removable battery :cough:

Still operates super fine even after the beatings of being on a young boy for years.

Casios are great. Which model do you have? Btw, I can't believe that in this age, people need the recharge their watch once a day. It's like we went backwards. How often did you replace your battery?

TGW-10 Tri-Graph. You can see it here: http://vintagedigitalwatches.com/files/p18cas2.jpg

I believe I went through 3-4 batteries over this time. So every 5-7 years. Funny enough, the wristbands were wearing out faster than the batteries.

Nice, I have never seen that model. I wear the DB-36[1]. I've tried many other watches, but I always come back to this model. Love it.

1. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41B4p2bhQVL...

I did consider the DB-36 and the the GB-5600. But I eventually ended up settling for the GB-5600 because I liked the square design. It does come with bluetooth and other early "smartwatch"-features which I don't use, but the vibrating alarm is very handy.

It was hard to find though.

Vibrating alarms are nice. About the only thing I miss from my Fitbit.

I have a couple of wearables of various degrees of sophistication. I've stopped using them unless I actually need, for example, GPS tracking in the case of the Garmin. Otherwise it's just something else to charge. I know about how active I am on a given day.

Yes, unfortunately Casio went for Android for their smart ProTreks :( Such a shame, I would have loved a rugged watch from them with some smart features but no silly cloud connectivity.

Polar, Garmin & co are just a bunch of WaaS (watch as a service) providers.

Not to distract from your point but my Withings gets a charge every two or three weeks.

It's handsome, and doesn't do much aside from track steps and heart rate. You can set it up for notifications, though I don't. Hits the sweet spot for me.

Casio databank was the original smartwatch. Miss mine.

I remember the fun time when I hacking into a CASIO fx-82ES. There is a unsolder jumper on PCB that can 'upgrade' 82ES to 991ES which has four more functions. http://www.instructables.com/id/Upgrade-your-Casio-fx-82es-i...

The quality of those calculators are amazing, thanks for creating all of those, R.I.P

I've worn a watch in my wrist since I was 8, and all the watches I've owned have been Casio. Likewise, so was the scientific calculator that carried me through high school and early college. Not to mention my first PDA was a Casio Pocket Viewer, which also led me to my first approach to programming. To say the extent the company he founded and led has influenced my life in one way or another is an understatement.

Oh shit, this hit harder than I thought it would. I love the A168 watch, and I've worn one every day since I got my first back when I was 19. It does where out on the edges (gold paint scrubs off) so I find I need to replace it every now and then. Regardless, I'll probably continue buying these every few years until they stop making them.

I have a G-Shock that I got for my 18th birthday. I am now 35, and it is still on it's original battery.

I had a G-Shock in high school and wore it while surfing all of the time. It was a fantastically durable watch.

I can see it now on kickstarter 2023... NEW INNOVATIVE WATCH: BATTERY LASTS FIVE YEARS!

https://hooktube.com/watch?v=lNYcviXK4rg

RIP

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