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The Official Watch of the Screaming Chicken

You like the size and heft of Casio’s G-Shock line, and you also like the stealthy law-enforcement/military look of many of their models. But now you want something with a bit more flash, while maintaining that serious black look. You also happen to really like the paint scheme off the Pontiac Firebird from Smokey and [...]

It might as well be an app

Hardcore adventurers, or guys who just beat the hell out of their watches, know that the Casio Pathfinder is unparalleled for the outdoor enthusiast. Their latest brute, the solar powered Casio ProTrek PRW5000Y ($480), comes with a trio of sensors that measure altitude, barometric pressure, temperature, and directions. A clever method of display, the watch [...]

The Gent's G-Shock

The EQWM1100DC has vaulted straight to the top of our list of favorite Casio’s with its corner-office-to-north-face design. Part of Casio’s Edifice Black Label Collection, the Solar Atomic chronograph features an intricate movement with each hand running on its own gear, precision 1/1000-second mechanical accuracy, LSI Mission-Drive with 5 independent motors driving all watch functions, [...]

1,000fps In Your Pocket

When it comes to point & shoot cameras, small does not necessarily equate to good. The same goes for price. The Casio EX-FH100 ($349), a replacement for last year’s popular EX-FC100, features a wide-angle 24mm 10x optical zoom f3.2-5.7, 10 megapixel high sensitivity backlit sensor, 3″ LCD, 40 fps continuous shooting @ 9 megapixels, and [...]

Forget The Fancy, Go Tough

No tourbillons here. The G-Shock Frogman GWF1000 ($560) is the definition of a wristbeast. Released in late 2009, we finally got a chance to get our hands on glad to declare that it’s a gear o’beauty. That is, assuming your idea of beauty is a solar-powered, atomic-timekeeping, dive-timing son of a bitch. The self-adjusting G-Shock [...]

Like a... Rock Boulder

By Gear Patrol Reader Josh Wood Is it our imagination or are we overwhelmed with iPhones and the constant bombardment of trendy smartphones? Yes – we know, Steve Jobs has reinvented the wheel and it seems like everyone wants to take it for a spin. The problem is, we can’t really take it for a [...]

Once You Go Black...

With enough black on black to make even Gear Patrol contributor Anthony look twice, the Casio G-Shock Gulfman Black has no shortage of darkness and bad-assery. The Gulfman Black inherits the features of the original Gulfman including: mineral glass, rust resistant stainless steel case, resin strap & bezel, day-date-month readout, 200 meter water resistance, solar [...]

Casio has rolled out a new watch to commemorate the US Open of Surfing – the largest ocean front sporting exposition. The watch combines: G-Shock technology 200 meter water resistance Afterglow backlight Countdown timer Stopwatch White resin case we’re a little obsessed with What this means to you: Sure, it’s a watch designed specifically for [...]

This digital camera features the Casio EXILIM Engine 2.0, making it easy to capture focused shots of moving subjects. Dual image stabilization provides smooth stills and video, even at high zoom settings. Oh, and the black is exclusive to Best Buy. Features: 7.2-megapixel CCD captures high-resolution images up to 3072 x 2304 pixels 7x optical/4x [...]