When it comes to standard digital watches, CASIO stands out above all others in features, reliability, and accuracy. From their cheapest plastic tickers to their GPS-connected, solar-powered, apocalypse-proof metal masterworks, CASIO generally makes the best, most usable, and most durable timepieces in every segment of the market they enter.
So when they announced their new WSD-F10 Android Wear-powered Smart Outdoor Watch, everyone, including smartwatch skeptics (me) wondered if this could be the one we’ve been waiting for – the one that would finally take the smartwatch concept and make it more than a niche toy for gadget loving geeks. Well…
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One should never judge any piece of technology on looks alone, but as Apple has proved many times over, monkeys like shiny things. So, it’s good that the WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch is a stunner. It lacks the gaudy metals that the fashionistas in Omotesando might be drawn to, instead sticking to the tried and tested, action/outdoors image that CASIO is known for. It is, however, refined enough to handle peeking out from under a suit cuff far better than its G-SHOCK cousins.
CASIO has included all the most famous CASIO watch faces as well as a few new ones designed specifically for the WSD-F10; being an Android Wear device, you could also use any other face you want. The bezel is nicely chunky, protecting the screen from ocCASIOnal knocks; it houses 3 buttons, the barometric sensor, and a charging port. The watch also features an altimeter, compass, accelerometer, and gyrometer.
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You can choose your WSD-F10 in one of four bezel colours: black, orange, maroon, and olive green. The colours are subtly metallic and the bezels are made from quality plastics.
For the full review, head over to Akihabara News
