We’ve
seen phone makers make Bluetooth watches before but now watch makers
have started coming up with their own Bluetooth watches. Casio has
announced the G-SHOCK GB-6900 watch that has Bluetooth 4.0 and makes
use of an important feature in this new version, the Low Energy mode.
Thanks to this nifty addition to the Bluetooth feature set,
compatible devices need only a fraction of the power of previous
Bluetooth devices to stay connected and transfer data, which results in
amazing battery life. In case of the G-SHOCK GB-6900, you can get about
2 years of battery life with a single button cell.
Other features of the watch include the ability to see your calls
and messages on the watch’s display as well as the ability to
synchronise the time between the two devices, set alarms and put the
phone on silent all through the buttons on the watch.
Currently, Bluetooth 4.0 is available in only a handful of phones,
so you won’t be able to pair the watch with just about any Bluetooth
phone. But if you have such a device and you are into the whole G-SHOCK
design then this should make a useful addition to your gadget
collection.
