A Japanese Smartwatch Maker Casio has unveiled the Casio Smart Outdoors Watch WSD-F10 at CES.

This a supposedly a new and early 2016 entry of the smartwatch market.

As the name suggests, this Android Wear device is firmly aimed at the outdoors – its ad campaign targets the likes of hikers, runners, mountaineers and cyclists. The WSD-F10 is said to be a waterproof and shockproof to US military MIL-STD-810G standards, according to Techspot which means it will work in water up to 50m deep and is more likely to survive a fall from a very great height like a mountain.

This is a kind of watch that looks ordinary but yet sophisticated, due to its basic face on monochrome mode.

The watch is fully stocked with many features like:

An atmospheric built in sensor
Compass
Altimeter
Accelerometer
Gyrometer


It comes with some specific apps and tools pre-installed especially for outdoor activities – like fishing app, trekking app, bicycle cycling app and so on.

According to report from Techspot, The WSD-F10 features a dual-layer, 1.32-inch display with a 320 X 300 pixel density. Its monochrome mode only tells the time and has some basic faces, but the watch will last a full month without needing a recharge when used constantly in this mode.

The regular full-color mode lets you have the complete Android Wear experience, but with a pretty limited battery life and is said to last about 7 hours which means you go around with your charger for full day use.

With a case measuring 61.7mm × 56.4mm × 15.7mm, the WSD-F10 is fairly huge. Much like the majority of Casio’s similarly tough G-shock range, the smartwatch’s will look massive onslender wrists.

Even though the device supports third-party tracking apps such as Runkeeper and ViewRanger GPS, it doesn’t contain a GPS system for location services. A tethered smartphone will be used for that.

The Casio Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10 will be expected to launch in the US in April (and Japan in late March) and be priced around a whopping $500. It will be available in black, orange, red, or army green colors.

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