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Casio EX-V7 Review

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The PhotographyBlog published a Casio EX-V7 digital camera review.

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"The Casio EX-V7 packs a 7x optical zoom lens equivalent to 38-266mm into a slim and light camera body. The EX-V7 offers a non-protruding lens with a sliding faceplate that protects the lens and also turns the camera on and off. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Verizon brings Casio G'zOne Type-S Rugged Phone

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The Casio G'zOne Type-S is exclusively available through Verizon Wireless as of today.

G'zOne Type-S not only meets multiple Military Standards specifications, but also offers customers a streamlined form factor and Bluetooth capabilities, making it the ultimate outdoor communications tool.

Other features of the G'zOne Type S are 1.8" 65K color TFT, 0.3MP camera, alarm clock and world clock, voice activated dialing, 170 hour standby and 203 min. talk time and Verizon's Mobile Web 2.0. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Jun 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Casio Exilim EX-Z1200

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Casio announces the 12.1MP Exilim Zoom EX-Z1200.

The EX-Z1200 follows the EX-Z1000 that Casio introduced a year ago.
Features of the Casio EX-Z1200 include 3X optical zoom, CCD-shift image stabilization mechanism, Exilim Engine 2.0 image processing module featuring motion analysis technology, 2.8-inch preview screen, and five blur-reduction technologies Read more

Posted on Mon, 21 May 2007 07:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Casio G-Shock celebrates 25th Anniversary with new Timepieces

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The classic robust bulky plastic watch from Casio celebrates its 25th anniversary. The first G-Shock was sold in 1983. Yes that means the 25th anniverary is actually next year in 2008, but Casio celebrates early with the introduction of 5 new Casio G-Shock watches.

The new Casio G-Shock watch line-up include the GW-225, AWG-525, GW-5625, GW-9025 and GW-5525.
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Posted on Tue, 3 Apr 2007 06:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Cool Modded Casio Midi Keyboard

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Some people mod PCs, others game consoles. This is a report on a modded Casio CTK 530 Midi Keyboard. The result looks a lot cooler than the dusty Casio plastic look of the keyboard.

Quote from the modding article:
"When not modding, I usually compose some music. As an input device for the music software, I use old Casio CTK 530 keyboard. One day I realized how ugly it really is, so it's time for modding, once again! In this project I'll continue to use minimalist design which I find attractive." "
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Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Casio Exilim EX-Z75 and EX-Z1050

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Casio introduces the 10.1MP Exilim EX-Z1050 and the 7.2MP EX-Z75.

The new Casio Exilim digital cameras are not as innovative as the new ones from Samsung that we reported about earlier today.

Features of the Casio EX-Z1050 include a 2.6 inch screen, Anti Shake DSP, 7 shots/second high-speed continuous shooting and Auto Tracking AF.
The Z1050 will sell for $299.99 and comes in pink, blue, black and silver.
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Posted on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Casio Dictionary also Sports Handwriting Touch Panel

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Last week we reported about the new Sharp Papyrus PW-GT55 that featured a 2nd touch screen similar to the Nintendo DS. Today Casio also announced an Electronic Dictionary with the same new feature.

With the Casio XD-SW7300 students can write Chinese characters on the small panel, like with the new Sharp Electronic Dictionary.
Other features include a 5 inch screen, 50MB built-in memory, SD card slot, 130 hour battery life and headphone. Read more

Posted on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:44:49 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Casio W51CA Powerful One-Seg TV Phone

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Casio announces the W51CA mobile phone in Japan.

The Casio W51CA is the follow-up model to the W41CA, which Casio announced in 2006.
Casio added a digital TV tuner (One-Seg aka 'wansegu') to the new W51CA. The highlight of the W51CA is the long continuous TV viewing time of an impressive 5 hours and 30 minutes.

Other features of the Casio W51CA include a 2.6 inch color screen with QVGA resolution, FeliCA payment chip, 2MP camera with image stabilizer and microSD card slot.
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Posted on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:42:56 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Casio G'zOne available from Verizon

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The Casio G'zOne outdoor mobile phone is available in from Verizon.

Casio introduced the G'zOne in Japan back in 2005 already. The G'zOne is for tough outdoor people. I am amazed that Casio did not introduce this phone earlier in the United States.

Casio has a fun promo site for the G'zOne where you see a guy taking a call under the shower with the water proof phone and tries to do other damage to this robust phone.

Amazon sells the G'zOne Type-V for $249.99.
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Posted on Thu, 4 Jan 2007 13:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Casio E03CA Tough Business Phone

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Casio took their outdoor G'zOne mobile phone design and dressed it up for business users.

As the G-zOne W42CA, the E03CA is IPX7 water resistant and shock resistant. The phone features a 2.4 inch QVGA screen, 2MP camera, 62MB internal memory, microSD card, Bluetooth, document viewer and CDMA 1X EV-DO (CDMA 1X WIN) connectivity. Read more

Posted on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Japan gets Black Casio EX-Z1000 10MP Camera

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Casio announces a black version of its 10MP Casio EX-Z1000.

The Casio EX-Z1000BK will go on sale on August 25th in Japan.
The black model looks pretty slick. Casio left the top of the case and the lens in silver. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Casio Keyboard Displays Lessons on TV

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Casio announced a new keyboard that teaches you to play on your TV.

The Casio LK-202TV not only shows keyboard lessons on the TV but also features Karaoke.
The new 61 keys Casio music instrument also includes the light-up keys to help you learn quicker. Read more

Posted on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Casio Exilim EX-S770

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Casio announces in the United States the Exilim EX-S770.

Usually Casio introduces new cameras first in Japan. This time the US is first.

The Casio Exilim EX-S770 is a 7.2MP digital camera that is only about 17mm thin. The 2.8 inch screen is very bright with 1100cd/m2.
In addition to VGA-size movies in MPEG-4 format, the EX-S770 can record 16:9 aspect ratio movies. Other features include 3x optical zoom, 4X digital zoom, Anti Shake DSP and USB 2.0.

The Casio Best Shots mode even has an option to optimize for eBay. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:51:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Casio CW-E60 and CW-K80 DVD/CD Disc Printers

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Casio announces new DVD and CD title printers in Japan.

The compact (154x126x68mm) Casio CW-E60 prints with 200dpi titles directly onto DVD and CD discs. The bundled software has interfaces to Apple iTunes and Microsoft media player to import playlists to print them directly onto discs.
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Posted on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 01:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends reviews the compact 10MP digital camera Casio Exilim EX-Z1000.

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"Now there’s a wave of 10MP point-and-shoot cameras coming, with the Casio EX-Z1000 the first of many.
Unfortunately I can’t tell you about the others since I’ve been sworn to secrecy by major camera makers. Take my word for it though—10MP compact digicams will be the rage this holiday season.
And this doesn’t count D-SLRs like the Sony DSLR-A100, the Nikon D200 and Sony’s all-in-one DSC-R1. "
Read the full Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 Review.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Casio's EX-S600D To Capture Video in DivX

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DivX today announced that the latest edition to Casio's Exilim line, the EX-S600D, is the very first Casio digital camera to have DivX certification. This means that your digital videos will be immediately encoded for playability on over 1,500 devices, such as DVD players and portable video players.

Bill Holmes, VP of consumer electronics at DivX, says, "By creating high-quality video in the DivX format, users can easily share and distribute their personal content across a wide range of devices, an advantage that is not offered by other digital video technologies that are confined to the PC or one kind of portable device." Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Casio Exilim EX-Z60 Review

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Our partner Digital Trends tested the Casio Exilim EX-Z60 and published a detailed review of the slim 6MP digital camera.

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"The Casio Exilim EX-Z60 is a great digital camera with a lot of features. For $249 you get 6-megapixels of fine photography power behind a sleek, thin silver casing.

The quality you’ve come to expect from Casio is very apparent in the Exilim EX-Z60. Pictures can be previewed on its gigantic 2.5” LCD that is crisp, clear, and bright – a valuable asset to photographers. Combined with the EX-Z60’s anti- shake DSP technology and BestShot configurations, you get a decent camera at a great price. Read on learn the positive and negative aspects about this offering from Casio. "
Read the full Casio Exilim EX-Z60 Review.
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Posted on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Casio G'zOne W42CA 3G Outdoor Mobile Phone

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Casio announces a new cool G' zOne outdoor handset dubbed W42CA.

Casio introduced the first G'zOne though outdoor phone in 2005. Many of you asked where this Casio phone would be available for purchase. But Casio still is offering this phone only in Japan.

The Casio G'zOne W42CA is IPX7 water resistant. IPX7 means you can immerse this phone in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. Casio's G means also it's shock resistant like the G-Shock watches.

The state of the art 3G mobile handset features a 2.4 inch color screen with QVGA resolution, a 2.1MP camera, microSD card slot, music player, stop watch and a 80dB emergency buzzer. Read more

Posted on Mon, 22 May 2006 03:10:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z1000 Sports 10MP

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Casio introduces the 10.1MP Casio Exilim EX-Z1000.

Casio is able to offer with the EX-Z1000 a very compact 10MP digital camera. It measures 92.0mm×58.4mm×22.4mm and weighs 139g.
The zoom on the EX-Z1000 delivers between 4.3x and 17.1x images with no reduction in quality.

The new Casio Exilim features a 2.8 inch screen with 1,200cd/m2 brightness. Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 05:27:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Casio Exilim EX-S600 Camera Review

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Our partners at Designtechnica review the Casio Exlim EX-S600.

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"There’s a huge market out there for digital cameras— plenty of brands to choose from and lots of options. Casio’s latest offering, the Exilim EX-S600, is a mid- range 6.0 megapixel camera for those who want some serious photography power without stepping up to an SLR. Some highlights of the EX-S600 include an anti-shake feature, gorgeous movie recording in MPEG4, and extended battery life that lets you get great shots without the hassle of having to recharge the battery.
With a $350 price tag, this camera isn’t in everyone’s budget, but it won’t make you take out a second mortgage either. The EX-S600 has a few problems and issues that some may find unappealing, but you can make that decision for yourself as we review this slim and sleek offering from Casio."
Read the full Casio Exilim EX-S600 Camera Review.
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Posted on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:28:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Casio Exilim EX-Z850 8.1MP Digital Camera

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Casio announces a 8.1MP compact digital camera in its Exilim line: EX-Z850.

The Casio Exilim EX-Z850 features a 2.5 inch screen with 1200cd/m2 brightness, 3x optical zoom lens, a flash that reaches 12.1m in darkness, anti-shake DSP and a battery life of 440 shots after the CIPA standard.
Casio made the new Exilim also pretty fast. Start-up time is 1.0s, shutter lag is 0.005 and photos can be viewed with 0.1s interval. Read more