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Raphael Blet

Kazuo Kashio, chairman of the Japanese electronics company Casio, died on Monday aged 89.
The business executive will be remembered for his role in popularising the G-Shock, a watch famed for its resistance and multimodal functions. While it is arguably Casio’s best known product, the G-Shock isn’t Casio’s only innovative invention.
These are five other Casio products that will be remembered for their innovativeness.

1. PB-770 portable computer
Released in 1984, the PB-770 was one of Casio’s smartest inventions. Released just a year after Internet Protocols (known as IP) were fully activated, the 114mm-wide device could store up to 8KB of data, and up to 32KB with an extension. Its functions included a built-in calculator, and it came with a portable printer. It was an ideal tool for researchers.
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Want a taste of nostalgia? Look out one online or venture into a second-hand electronics shop. Average price: US$100.

2. Casio F-91W watch
Brought to market in 1991, the F-91W watch is known for being long-lasting, basic and easy to use. Its battery has an average life of seven years. The waterproof stopwatch – which gained the reputation of being indestructible – is ideal for hikers and other outdoor adventurers. The device was embroiled in controversy after it was alleged that some terrorists may have used F-91Ws to detonate bombs.
If you find today’s smartwatches too costly, an F-91W can be had for around US$15 and can be found widely in the four corners of the globe.

3. Casio scientific calculator
They are a must in schools. In fact, the solar-powered devices are favoured by many countries’ examination boards. Their functions vary depending on the model. The examination mode – which restricts access to the memory – minimises cheating while at the same time allowing students to use calculators.
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Besides their academic function, Casio calculators hide a number of tricks and can easily become a source of distraction.

4. Casio QV-10 LCD camera
Released in 1995, the QV-10 was the first LCD digital camera on the market. For the first time, photo enthusiasts were able to view and delete their photos without having to worry about wasting film. However, professionals continued to favour film-based photography for its higher quality.

5. CPW-500H-1AV Islamic Prayer Watch Series
As an international firm, Casio has occasionally designed country- and culture-specific products: this is the case with the CPW-500H-1AV Islamic Prayer Watch Series. Shaped like a standard watch, Islamic Prayer Watches are distinguished by two things: a compass pointing towards Mecca and a prayer alarm. The watch is available worldwide.


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Five other innovative Casio products G-Shock champion Kazuo Kashio will be remembered by

A portable computer with – wait for it – 8KB of memory, a classic waterproof stopwatch, the first digital camera: in the week Casio co-founder Kazuo Kashio died, we look back at five of his company’s most innovative products

The Casio CPW-500H-1AV Islamic Prayer Watch.

A Casio scientific calculator.

The Casio QV-10 LCD camera.

The Casio PB-770 portable computer.

Kazuo Kashio, one of four brothers who founded Casio Computer Co., the Japanese company behind G-Shock watches. Kashio died on June 18, aged 89. Photo: Casio Computer Co./AP

Kazuo Kashio, co-founder of G-Shock watchmaker Casio, dead at 89

Kazuo Kashio helped popularise G-Shock, which has grown into an internationally recognised brand since its 1983 debut

An Examination Officer standing in a room piled high with boxes of approved calculators. This year, for the first time, the Hong Kong Examinations Authority has asked all students sitting public examinations in the spring to sumbit calculators they intend to use to the authority for approval. The measure was prompted by a discovery by a Hong Kong ''whiz-kid'' that the Casio fx-4100p calculator has a hidden function which could store text and possibly be used to cheat.

This undated photo provided by Casio Computer Co. on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, shows Kazuo Kashio, one of four brothers who founded Casio Computer Co., the Japanese company behind G-Shock watches. Kashino died on June 18, 2018 at age 89. (Casio Computer Co. via AP)

HAN03:CEBIT-FAIR:HANOVER,GERMANY,13MAR96- A woman present the new Casio digital camera QV- 10 with integrated LCD- colour display at the Cebit Computer and Information Technology fair in Hanover, March 13. The fair, the largest of its kind in the world, opens its doors to the public on Thursday and lasts until the following Wednesday. pem/Photo by Peter Mueller REUTERS

Casio Computer president Kazuo Kashio showing off the company’s ‘next generation’ pocket personal computer CASSIOPEIA in December 2000. Photo: Reuters

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A portable computer with – wait for it – 8KB of memory, a classic waterproof stopwatch, the first digital camera: in the week Casio co-founder Kazuo Kashio died, we look back at five of his company’s most innovative products


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