Casio STB-1000 and Casio STB-1000-1E: reviews, a review, instructions

Electronic devices have long made life easier for people. But manufacturers of high-tech equipment do not plan to stop there and increasingly surprise people by presenting them with "smart" innovations. So, the Japanese company pleased sports fans with the new Casio STB-1000 watch, which has some unique features.

New from Casio

In our time it's hard to surprise anyone with a "smart" clock, but Casio still managed to do it. The Japanese brand introduced Casio STB-1000 watches to consumers, which favorably differ from similar products of other manufacturers. The main advantage of the device is a battery whose service life is two years. Now users will not have to question the constant recharging of their favorite watches.

Pleased with the novelty and people who prefer to be aware of the latest developments. Thanks to Bluetooth technology, it synchronizes with the smartphone and notifies the owner about calls, messages, emails or notifies about news in social networks. However, it should immediately clarify that the clock is synchronized with smartphones iPhone 4S or newer models.

Equipment

The buyer receives the clock in the original box, divided into two departments. In one of them there is a stand with Casio STB-1000, the instruction is in the other. Good and durable packaging guarantees the safety of the goods during transportation.

The instruction is rather simple and accessible. It is better to read it in detail, since the watch is multi-functional, and if you misuse it, you can hardly discover all the opportunities provided by them. Easy intuitive use at first can be completely ruled out.

A little bit about design

Along with such important criteria as the quality and functionality, on which the clock is selected, there is also a design. For people it is important to have not only a useful, but also a beautiful thing. The Japanese managed to provide consumers with a pretty original watch that looks great on the arm. In addition, they are very light and durable, because they are made of high quality material.

As for the coloring, then here too the brand did not disappoint consumers. The Japanese manufacturer offers two types of devices:

• Casio STB-1000-1E - black with gray inserts.
• Casio STB-1000-4E - black with orange inserts.

Both options look great on the arm. It is worth noting the convenience of watches. Smooth transition of the body in the strap gives them the opportunity to perfectly fit to the hand, which allows you to eliminate the inconvenience. On the strap there are along the entire length of the holes, which provide good ventilation. This shows the carefully designed design of the Casio STB-1000 watch.

Specifications overview

By creating the Casio STB-1000 watch, the Japanese manufacturer focused on the needs of people involved in sports. Therefore, the device has an expanded functional, aimed at simplifying the life of fitness enthusiasts:

• Water resistance to a depth of 100 meters, which makes it possible to practice water sports;
• Automatic backlight that turns on when you rotate your hand or any button;
• Indicator indicating low battery charge;
• A feature that notifies you of a loss of communication with your smartphone;
• Search for a smartphone;
• Control the player on the smartphone, allowing you to adjust the volume or switch tracks;
• stopwatch;
• Tracking the number of steps, the length of the distance traveled;
• Determination of the speed of movement;
• Remembering for 120 laps with fixing the number and better time;
• Countdown timer;
• Alarm clocks;
• The opportunity to learn the world time.

Setting the clock

Without synchronization with the iPhone Casio STB-1000 can be used as a simple time meter. But with Bluetooth 4.0 technology, they will be mated to a smartphone, which opens up many opportunities for their owner. To do this, you need to install a special program Casio + on your phone, which will allow you to make all the clock settings from it. This program is best downloaded from the official website of the company. Also it will help you to understand the settings in case the instruction did not help you understand all the subtleties of the Casio STB-1000.

Thanks to additional special applications available in the App Store, a smart watch will have more important characteristics when playing sports. With their help, you can monitor the distance traveled, the speed of movement or the rhythm of the heart.

The creators of the clock provided their creation with a regulator of the turntable, which is very convenient when playing sports. Now you do not need to get the phone to increase or decrease the volume, change the track. It will be enough to use certain buttons on the clock. But you must first make the appropriate settings from the phone.

Very pleased with the presence of vibration in the clock. It can be configured from your smartphone. It will notify you of new messages, incoming calls or emails. If desired, you can replace the Vibe Alarm function with an alarm.

Advantages of the Casio STB-1000 watch

Competitors of Casio also have smart watches on the market. But still the chronometer of Japanese production favorably differs from them by quality. Its assembly is carried out only in the Land of the Rising Sun, thanks to which the device is very reliable, which can not be said about the watches assembled in the factories of China or Thailand.

It is very important to find the phone. If your iPhone is lost somewhere or you just forgot about it, then the chronometer will remind you about it. Also, a signal will be sent from him to the smartphone, so the search will quickly be crowned with success. But this function works only at a distance of 10 m from the phone.

It should be noted the importance of the function, which makes it possible to save the training data. Thanks to special applications, the clock will capture the indicators and transfer them to a mobile device where you can analyze the results of the lessons or share them with your friends.

Price

Casio STB-1000 watches pleasantly surprised consumers with its low cost. You can buy a gadget for about $ 100. The manufacturer removed some of the modules found in early-generation Ji-shocks, which, in his opinion, are not needed for sports fans. More attention was paid to the possibilities of fitness monitoring. This step significantly affected the cost of the watch.

It should be noted that the price reduction affected water resistance, which by 10 bar decreased compared to the first smart watches of the brand. The same applies to shockproof qualities. Casio STB-1000 will withstand light attacks, but you should not throw them from a great height.

Casio STB-1000: reviews

Like all products on the market, Casio STB-1000 watches caused different responses from consumers, the overwhelming majority of which are positive. Some users call it a tad button pressing. In others, this is approved, as an accidental depression in sports is avoided.

Also divided opinions regarding the watch strap. In the opinion of some owners, it is somewhat long and frayed on the hand. At the same time, other owners of smart watches claim that the size of the strap is normal. But, despite such disagreements, everyone agrees that the gadget is very convenient.

Positive feedback was awarded to the clock for functionality. Especially pleases users to receive notifications of incoming mail or calls. The design of the watch did not leave anyone indifferent either. Casio STB-1000 look very nice on the hand.