====== Casio ======

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**Casio** is a world-renowned Japanese corporation and manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment, including watches. Casio became best known as a manufacturer of calculators, and later [[digital]] watches. The company also produces digital cameras, data and video projectors, point-of-sale systems, musical instruments, and labeling systems.

A well-known sub-brand of Casio is [[G-Shock]], a manufacturer of trendy fashion watches aimed primarily at a youthful audience.

===== History =====
  * [[1946]]: Tadao Kashio (1917-1993) establishes the small electronics company Kashio Seisakujo (engl.: "Kashio plant") in Mitaka, Tokyo.
  * [[1957]]: Marketing of the world's first compact, all-electric calculator, "Casio 14-A," begins, and Casio Computer Co. Ltd. is founded.
  * [[1978]]: Introduction of the first watch with an [[LCD]] display manufactured by Casio (31-CS10B).
  * [[1983]]: Presentation of the G-SHOCK DW 5000C, the first shock-resistant watch, thus launching the [[G-Shock]] watch series.
  * [[1985]]: Presentation of the [[ultra-thin]] digital watch PELA.
  * [[1994]]: Presentation of the women's model Baby-G-Shock.
  * [[2002]]: The new G-Shock model "The G" is powered by a [[solar]] cell and has the highest [[accuracy]] due to a system that receives radio signals of standard time.
  * [[2009]]: The shock-resistant "G-Shock" watches are shipped a total of over 50 million times worldwide.
  * [[2014]]: Introduction of the G-SHOCK GPW-1000, equipped with GPS and standard time signal reception.

===== External Links =====
  * [[https://casio.com|Casio]], official website.

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