Casio Smartwatch. Source: www.slashgear.com
Casio prepares its own smart watch and set price $ 400 to compete with Apple Watch. Now we are all, this can begin, as the father of smartwatches just announced that it will launch a new Smartwatch to compete directly with Apple Watch. The company president, Kazuhiro Kashio, explained to the Wall Street Journal who have spent the last four years testing different prototypes that can fit into the market, but does not believe the Smartwatch going to be an instant success, Casio wants to long-term position in this market.
The president of the company claims to have ambitious plans for the Smartwatch. The Smartwatch is being prepared and already anticipates that the market price will be around $ 400. Unlike signature models that are so fashionable lately between men and women, this new model will be not focused at women but for men in a “sports and leisure” environment.
The SmartWatch Casio will target a male audience in a “sports and leisure” environment
Although many details about its design, functionality or operating system are not known, Kashio has reported that the watch does not become a victim of broken screens, so surely incorporate some type of reinforced glass or sapphire crystal. “We are trying to bring our level of perfection Smartwatch watches: a device that will not break easily, is simple to put on and feel good to take.”
The release date has not yet been disclosed, although it is not expected before March 2016, the date on which you may already see the Apple Watch 2. Casio is one of the most emblematic makers on the clocks industry, for though perhaps tradition is not as long-lived as that of some Swiss firms, it has been the brand that has sold more watches worldwide and design are unmistakable.
Also, ironically, Casio was the forerunner of today’s market smart watches, the market in which the company now wants to enter. It’s been 30 years since that Databank, one of the first watches the market that allow the user to store certain information in it. Today, Casio watches could not be more fashionable among young audiences, in fact, in recent days I have met more than one who asked me “what can do that do not do my Casio” referring to my Apple Watch.
While Casio currently doesn’t have a smartwatch that directly competes with the likes of Android Wear and Pebble, the company does offer a few versions of its G-Shock watch that connects to Apple and a few Samsung Galaxy devices. These watches alert you to incoming calls, messages, and any calendar and reminder notifications you have on your phone. In addition, they allow you to control your music from the watch itself.
Via digitaltrends