The Casio Computer Company, Limited (カシオ計算機株式会社 Kashio Keisanki Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a multinational electronics manufacturing company headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Its products include Calculators, Mobile Phones, Cameras, Musical instruments and watches. It was founded in 1946, and in 1957 released the world’s first entirely electric compact calculator.
Casio‘s products include Calculators, Watches, Cash Registers, Illuminators, Digital Cameras (Exilim Series), Film Cameras, Laptop and Sub-Notebook Computers, Mobile Phones, Electronic Keyboards, PDAs (E-Data Bank), Electronic Dictionaries, Digital Diaries, Electronic Games, Computer Printers, Clocks, and Portable Televisions.
When Casio was founded, it was known for its electronic and scientific calculators. Today, Casio is most commonly known for durable, large sized watches. Especially popular are its dual function (LCD and analog) watches, some of which, including Wave Ceptor and Pro Trek / Pathfinder series, receive radio signals daily from an atomic clock to keep accurate time. The G-Shock range of shock resistant watches, is also quite popular, with the 1983 G-Shock DW-5600C being highly sought-after by collectors. Casio also makes products for local markets, including a “Prayer Compass” watch designed to help Muslims pray on time and in the right direction.
Timeline of product releases
- 1957 Casio releases the Model 14-A, the world’s first all-electric compact calculator.
- 1965 The 001 calculator is released.
- 1972 The release of Casio’s personal calculator. The Casio “Mini” sells for 12,800 yen, going on to sell over 10 million units.
- 1974 The Casiotron, a watch that features a fully automatic calendar, including month lengths and leap years, is released.
- 1980 Casio releases its Casiotone keyboard instrument.
- 1983 The first G-Shock watch, the DW-5000C, is released.
- 1985 Casio launches its first professional synthesiser, the CZ-101.
- 1985 The FX-7000G, the world’s first graphing calculator is released.
- 1987 The DG-10/20 and MG-500/510 electronic guitar with multiple tones and functions are released.
- 1991 The F-91W digital watch, retro design with alarm clocks and stopwatch, is released.
- 1995 The Illuminator/Foxfire backlight is released. The DW-5600E was announced as the first G-Shock watch with a full EL LCD panel.
- 1995 The QV-10, the world’s first digital camera (0.250 Mpix) that includes a TFT(1.8-inch color) display, is released.
- 2000 The WQV-1, the world’s first wristwatch with digital camera is released.
- 2002 The EX-S1, the first Exilim digital camera is released.
- 2007 The OCW-S1000J, dubbed the Oceanus “Manta”, is released, being the world’s thinnest solar-powered chronograph at approx. 8.9 mm in thickness.
- 2011 Casio releases the Casio Prizm (fx-CG10/fx-CG20), a full-color graphing calculator.
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