G-Shocks are back --
again. Ready for Swiss timepiece showcase
BaselWorld, Casio has announced two new analog concept watches with a little extra
soupçon
of tech crammed in. The designs still lean towards those looking for a
classically-styled (at least, in G-Shock terms) analog watch. Both are
expected to last plenty without any regular
USB life-support,
with the company's latest solar cells there to keep the mechanism and
electronics going. First up, the Edifice EQB-500 connects to smartphones
using Bluetooth 4.0 Low Power (Casio's first analog watch to do so).
It's a loose allegiance though, covering time information and alarm
settings which can also be programmed through the phone -- it's still
very much a watch, not a Pebble rival. Casio's second model is the more
technically accomplished one: the first watch to pair together both GPS
and Radio Wave tech, all without any unwieldy lumps in the design.
