History
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2000's
- 2000
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March:
Release of wristwatch type MP3 player, Wrist Audio Player (WMP-1V)
May:
Development of fingerprint verification algorithm (VeriPat™)
June:
Establishment of Montres Casio France S.A.
August:
Leasing alliance formed with Diamond Lease Company Limited
September:
Release of Japanese version pocket PC, CASSIOPEIA (E-700)
Development of fingerprint verification device for mobile devices
- 2001
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Orders accepted for digital camera photo printing kiosk (Let's Photo)
- 2002
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February:
Recovery and recycling of used PCs and other office equipment from corporate users begins
September:
Tie-up with Flextronics for consignment production of electronic devices
- 2003
February:
Fingerprint verification device with hollow rolling-tube head scanner for mobile terminals developed
Release of the Japanese industry's first electronic dictionary in languages other than English (German, French, and Chinese)
April:
Casio (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., begins operations
July:
Tie-up with LG TeleCom of South Korea, and release of cellular phones in the South Korean market
October:
The Privia, a high-quality affordable electronic piano, released
November:
Completion of the Hachioji Research and Development Center
December:
Entry into the data projector market
- 2004
March:
Release of the EXILIM ZOOM (EX-Z30/Z40) with 2.5 times longer battery life than previous models (comparison between the EX-Z4 and EX-Z40)
October:
Establishment of Casio Entertainment, Inc., digital content production company
November:
Release of OCEANUS and LILANA solar powered radio controlled watches with full metal case
- 2005
Janurary:
Tie-up with Renesas Technology Corporation for semi-conductor mounting technology
June:
Establishment of Casio Electronic Tecnology (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd in China (Commercial production date: 2006 January)
July:
Release of the G'zOne TYPE-R flip cellular phone with water and shock resistance
November:
Release of the OCEANUS five-motor chronograph
Casio World Open golf tour held in Kuroshio Country Club in Kochi Prefecture
- 2006
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February:
Casio first supplies KDDI with W41CA slim cellular phone with wide, 2.6 inch QVGA LCD
April:
Casio Benelux B.V. begins operations in Netherlands
May:
Release of the stylish EX-Z1000 digital camera with 10.1 megapixel CCD
July:
Casio Scandinavia AS begins operations in Norway
September:
Casio Espana, S.L. begins operations
October:
Waterproof and shock-resistant mobile phones supplied to Verizon Wireless in the U.S. (G'zOne TYPE-V)
November:
Casio Latin America, Inc. begins operations in Miami, US
- 2007
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June:
Release of OCEANUS Manta slim solar-powered radio-controlled watch in full-metal case
July:
Establishment of the joint company CXD NEXT CO., LTD., with NTT DOCOMO
August:
Release of XD-SW6500 electronic dictionary with native pronunciation of 100,000 English words
- 2008
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March:
Release of EX-F1 digital camera with world's fastest burst shooting performance
April:
Casio Mexico Marketing, S. de R. L. de C.V.begins operations
June:
Release of the G-SHOCK RISEMAN world's first 6 multi-band radio controlled watch
July:
Casio starts sample shipping of the Blanview LCD module with superior visibility both indoors and outdoors and lower power consumption
Casio develops new Tough Movement boasting slimness and high performance for its radio-controlled watch
October:
Limited Liability Company CASIO begins operations in Russia
- 2009
January:
Casio Brasil Comercio De Produtos Eletronicos Ltda. begins operations
Release of world's first digital camera that can make composite moving images (EX-Z400)
February:
Release of world's first compact high-speed digital camera (EX-FC100)
April:
Casio Italia S.r.l. begins operations
August:
Casio Human Systems Co., Ltd. established
December
Release of world's thinnest shock resistant digital camera ("EXILIM G" EX-G1)
Shock resistant "G-SHOCK" watches achieve a total of over 50 million units shipped worldwide
