Jimmy B’s Guide to Casio Watches: G’Mix Bluetooth Watches

 

Welcome back to my blog post, and today I’m going to talk about Casio’s newest range, the G’Mix. If you ever wanted to use your watch to control your iPod, now you can. So, let’s get started!

 

The G’Mix came about when Casio saw the popularity of Smart Watches, but they decided on going about it a different way. After all, Smart Watches cost a huge bundle, and most features are probably never going to be used, so Casio streamlined the idea, and added their special design flair as well as special features.

 

One such design flair is the face of the watch. Looking at the 9 oclock dial, it looks more like a turntable that DJs would use, complementing its musical features. And the Bezel itself isn’t just for decoration, but we’ll talk about that later on in the article.

 

If you ever wanted to find out what song is playing at the gym, or the shopping centre, wherever you are, Casio came up with a Shazam-like app (called SoundHound), that will listen to the song, and display the song title and artist on your watch. Great for music lovers!

 

When you download an app on your iPhone or Android, to sync your watch with your phone, you can use the Bluetooth functions to actually control your playlist, as well as other features in your phone! So if your phone is in your pocket, and you don’t want to bother fishing it out, just use your watch to choose a song that you’d like, set the volume, sit back and relax.

 

For even more convenience, since your watch is linked to the phone, whenever you get an SMS, it will show up on your watch! Now you can pretend to check the time, while reading texts, and you won’t get into trouble at work (Double Win!)

 

Well, as promised, let’s talk about the Bezel. Not just a beautiful decoration like on most Casio watches, if you have the G’Mix app on your phone, you can turn it and scan your playlist, to change to a different tune. So that means you pretty much have a music player that fits on your wrist!

 

There is a downside though. As you can tell, the battery would drain pretty fast, but Casio still claims that you can use it 2 hours a day and it’ll last for 2 years. So use these features in moderation!

 

This watch is great for music lovers, people on the go, and those who just want to use phone features without having to dig the phone out every time. If you fall into that category, then these watches are for you, and depending on where you shop, you won’t even come close to breaking the bank!

 

Well I hope you enjoyed today’s edition. By popular request the next article will feature more basic features that come with the Casio G-Shock and Baby Gs which I didn’t get to cover last time.

 

Until then, stay safe.

 

Jimmy B.