A quick note to smartwatch manufacturers: if your product is gigantic, find a gigantic wrist to model it and hopefully make it slightly less gigantic in the process. I feel like I might have done Casio's Smart Outdoor Watch a bit of a disservice with these shots, but what are you gonna do?
It is quite large, after all, but, then, the company rugged watches have never been noted for their daintiness. Like the G-Shock before it, the new smartwatch is a thing to behold, owing much of its size to its MIL-STD-810 standards, which ensure that the wearer can dive with the thing and take a tumble or two.
Size aside, it's actually a pretty good watch. I certainly could see myself wearing the thing on an upcoming camping trip and the compass and built-on pressure sensors. There's also a special outdoorsy button that displays information like tide levels. As it stands right now, I'm not sure my shirt cuffs could withstand it.
The watch also sports dual displays - one in full color and a monochrome one that looks better in daylight (you should probably be spending a fair amount of time outside if you're planning to drop $500 on the thing) and helps keep the battery going for a lot longer than the standard smartwatch, because you might not always have access to an outlet in the great outdoors.
