Wednesday 12 September 2012

G-Shock releases "The Dark Knight"

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G-Shock GA-100-1A1  A.K.A. "The Dark Knight"
Reminiscent of a stealthy gadget that would probably find its way into Bruce Wayne's desk or amongst Batman's plethora of artillery in the Bat Cave, the aptly named The Dark Knight was released this year most likely  in celebration of Christopher Nolan's  latest Batman sequel "The Dark Knight Rises" Which finalises his take on the DC Comic heroes journey featuring Bane. Anyway enough banter here's the stats Very tough G-Shock - Analogue-digital G-Shock watch features magnetic resistant, 200 Meter Water Resistant, Auto LED Light with Afterglow, World Time (29 times zones),4 Daily Alarms and 1 Snooze Alarm Hourly Time Signal, 1/1000 Second Stopwatch, Countdown Timer, Full Auto-Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2099).



Shock resistant (G-SHOCK)
Magnetic resistant
LED light
Auto light switch, selectable illumination duration, afterglow
World time
29 time zones (48 cities + coordinated universal time), daylight saving on/off, Home city / World time city swapping
1/1000-second stopwatch
Measuring capacity: 99:59'59.999''
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, lap time, split time
Others: Speed (0 to 1998 units / hour), Distance input (0.0 to 99.9)
Mach indicator (speed exceeding 1225 units / hour)
Countdown timer
Measuring unit: 1 second
Input range: 1 minute to 24 hours (1-minute increments and 1-hour increments)
Other: Auto-repeat
Daily alarms
independent daily alarms (4 one-time alarms and 1 snooze alarm)
Hourly time signal
Full auto-calendar (to year 2099)
12/24-hour format
Regular timekeeping
Analog: 2 hands (hour, minute (hand moves every 20 seconds))
Digital: Hour, minute, second, pm, month, date, day
Accuracy: ±15 seconds per month
Approx. battery life: 2 years on CR1220
Size of case / total weight
GA-100 : 55.0 X 51.2 X 16.9 mm / 70 g
GA-100A : 55.0 X 51.2 X 16.9 mm / 70 g

Complete with:
Casio Presentation box and instructions
2 year Casio guarantee

iPad Nano Hype

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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Is Apple CEO Tim Cook going to make a big reveal this year?

Have over zealous Apple fanatics gone fruity or is Tim Cook actually going to treat Apple Mac lovers to a new addition the family? Either way the idea of a smaller iPad  is getting a lot of media attention and I mean A LOT. The hype may have died down with the iPhone 5 image releases.(For more info on iPhone 5 see http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/#video)

Many consumers feel that the new approach would make Apple more affordable although Die hard Apple loyalists feel that the brand will lose exclusivity by selling out to the cheaper market. There are two ways you can consider this  Apple are prepared to do this to possibly take a goliath approach to business by occupying the majority of the segments in the market.  How strategically Apple lose their image as possibly premium or niche. Whatever it is everyone's goin' CRAY!!!!

I'd like to know what everyone thinks so let me know PLEASE!!