TOKYO, November 7, 2011 – Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced today that two of its products have won iF product design awards-one of the world’s leading industrial design honors. The winning products were a digital camera and two projector models.
The iF product design award, one of four iF design awards, is sponsored by International Forum Design of Hannover, Germany, and is recognized around the world as a premier industrial design competition. The entries are judged not only on their design, but also on criteria such as quality, price, and environmental consideration.
Overview of the Award-Winning Casio roducts
EX-TR100 digital camera
Casio’s EX-TR100 features a variable frame design which enables the camera frame to rotate 360 degrees around the lens section and 270 degrees around the touch panel, allowing users a wider range of enjoyable options for taking photos or movies by holding and shooting the camera in any way they like. With its uniquely slim and stylish camera body, the EX-TR100 makes possible a whole new style of photo taking.
XJ-H1650 and XJ-ST155 projectors (two models jointly awarded)
Equipped with Casio’s originally developed Laser & LED Hybrid Light Source, the XJ-H1650 and XJ-ST155 achieve 3,500 and 3,000 ANSI lumens, respectively, a level of brightness previously considered unattainable without a mercury lamp. Both models feature smart styling, with a flat white finish on the upper surface for suspended use, and functional components such as connectors and air ventilation ports clustered together in the black housing.
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Attractive models SELL. this is a fact, otherwise they would not be paid that much. Celebrities, too. And even if you have the best merchandise out there, you may have to invest some in promotion. That is how the singer Ke$ha started with Casio.
The singer is now signing a line of watches with Casio, a move that could be conflicting withe Ke$ha’s trashy image.
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Ke$ha Wearing Casio Watches
Ke$ha is wearing a Casio Baby G currently retailing around $60.
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A small trivia fact that may explain some of Ke$as good looks. Two of her maternal great grandparents were immigrants from Szentes, Hungary while her other maternal great grandmother was originally from Poland ….
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Intellectual property managing company All Contents Gateway (A.C.G.) and Casio are collaborating to produce an Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai. (AnoHana) anime-themed Casio Exilim camera. The digital camera went on sale on September 8, and it will ship in Japan in October. Costing 23,100 yen (about US$300), only 100 special edition AnoHana Exilim Zoom EX-Z800 cameras will be made.
Casio Anime Camera
The camera’s body features art from the anime’s ending, and Menma, a main character in the anime series, appears on the startup screen. The camera also has a “dynamic photo” function allowing users to insert images of the child or high school version of AnoHana‘s six main characters into photographs taken with the camera.
A special polyester lap blanket, valued at 5,040 yen (about US$65), also comes with the camera. It features the high school-aged versions of the main characters without Menma.
It is not the first time Casio releases themed cameras last year, Casio released similar Naruto, Bleach, and Tensai Bakabon-themed Exilim cameras.
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Casio Computer Co., Ltd., expresses its heartfelt sympathies to everyone suffering in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In an effort to provide assistance to people suffering from the disaster and contribute to the recovery of the region hit by the earthquake and tsunami, in June Casio donated a total of 32,570,000 yen to the Japanese Red Cross Society, local governments in the disaster areas (through the Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery, and Manufacturing Workers), and the Japan Platform, a non-profit organization. The donation was comprised of 10,570,000 yen collected from Casio employees, including those from outside of Japan, and 22,000,000 yen from Casio Computer Co., Ltd., via a matching gifts program, under which the company promised to more than match the total amount of donations from employees.
In addition to the above donation, Casio will continue contributing to the Ashinaga Donation Fund for Children Orphaned by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami operated by Ashinaga, a non-profit organization, as a way to support children who have lost their parents as a result of the earthquake. Casio has donated 5,000,000 yen in the current fiscal year, and plans to contribute an additional 2,000,000 yen annually over the next 10 years for a total contribution of 25,000,000 yen.
When these donations are combined with the 50,000,000 yen contribution announced in a previous press release, as well as an additional contribution of 5,000,000 yen, the overall donation to relief efforts from the Casio Group totals 102,000,000 yen.
In addition, Casio has donated clocks for use in temporary shelters and digital cameras equipped with GPS functions to disaster headquarters set up by municipal and prefectural governments in areas affected by the earthquake. The company is also continuing to provide assistance including the donation of calculators and other items to schools that have lost their teaching materials.
Everyone at Casio sincerely hopes for the rapid recovery of areas struck by the disaster, and will continue to pay close attention to the needs of people in the region. Casio is determined to bring together the efforts of its entire corporate group to provide as much support as possible.
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Henry Merritt “Hank” Paulson, Jr. the American banker who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury makes no secret about his timing: He uses a CASIO watch.
Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson, Jr uses a CASIO
Trading the markets is a classic example of PRECISION, expensive watches may be a great way to store, and even transport wealth, but when there are fortunes at stake, no one is willing to risk on fancy brands or trends. Hank, just like me relies on CASIO to be on time.
The picture above is a real screen shot of the PBS documentary, Braking the bank, and the man is Paulson when he was the Secretary of Treasury. An image is worth a thousand words, and an endorsement like this, beats any one.
Way to go Hank!
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