A watch that reads minds and hooks you up on dates? Why not, says G-Shock creator

When you're known for designing one of the world's most iconic watches ever, it's perfectly understandable if you'd just kick back, relax and rest on your laurels for the rest of your life. But apparently, coming up with Casio's G-Shock isn't quite enough for Kikuo Ibe, who's still got some wild ideas straight out of some sci-fi movie. For instance, watches that could read your mind like some telepathic techno-mutant or perhaps a Tinder-version on your wrist to hook up with someone. "You don't even have to look at your watch to know the time – you just have to think and it automatically tells you the time in your head," came the 66-year-old Japanese engineer-by-trade's enthusiastic reply through a translator. READ: 'I own 470 G-Shocks': Exploring the obsessions of Singapore's watch collectors "And nowadays, young people have less opportunities to meet other people – so if a man's wearing a G-Shock and a lady's wearing a Baby-G and they pass each other, they'll get an instant alert if they have good chemistry together!" Yes, it may sound outlandish but who knows? Back in 1983, the idea of a near-indestructible watch surviving a 10-metre drop also seemed impossible. And just a couple… Read full this story

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