new casio g-shock syncs with smartphone

the casio g-shock 'gb-9600', designed to sync via bluetooth with NEC's 'medias pp n-01d' android smartphone


available later this week is the 'medias pp n-01d' android smartphone by NEC, which is designed to sync via bluetooth
to the upcoming casio g-shock 'gb-9600' so that the watch can inform users of incoming calls, messages, and e-mails.

the smartphone itself runs android gingerbread in a water and dust -proof device with a 4-inch touch OLED screen.
with an alleged battery reserve of 630 hours of continuous standby, the device charges by simply placing it atop
of a special wireless charger. wi-fi compatibility permits easy transfer of data and multimedia between the phone and a PC.

the 'n01-d' is outfitted with bluetooth 4.0, which is what enables it to synchronize with the g-shock watch.
via 'medias pp-shock', phone calls and e-mail alerts are displayed on the face of the watch in realtime.

the g-shock 'gb-9600' features the same shock, water, pressure, and dust -resistant qualities of the series,
with an LED backlight, alarm, stopwatch, and timer. it is produced in black, white, and red, for a price of
18,000-19,000 yen (230 - 245 USD).



the 'gb-9600', black, upon receipt of a new e-mail



the 'gb-9600', white



demo of the devices linked: alert of a phone call on the g-shock


via engadget