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Fans of Casio watches may be interested to hear that the company has unveiled a prototype timepiece that uses Bluetooth technology.Although it is not being mass-produced yet, the black watch was available for technology aficionados to look at on Casio's stand at the Las Vegas International Consumer Electronics Show this week.It looks much like one of the brand's classic retro styles from the 1980s, but it has a Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) link function that allows it to be connected to a smartphone.The wearer can therefore receive texts and emails on their wrist, instead of having to fish around in a briefcase, without using up lots of power. In fact, it uses the same battery life as an ordinary timepiece."Now, Casio's application of BLE positions the company to create new possibilities for the way people use their watches," said a statement from the company.Last month, Casio revealed a new solar-powered Oceanus G-Shock watch in Japan.

Casio's new Bluetooth-enabled watch could herald a turning point in the timepiece sector, according to an expert blog.LatestGadgets.co.uk said that no longer will people be using their watches just to tell the time, they will have far more important things to do."Casio has just unveiled plans for a new watch that will be Bluetooth low energy enabled using recently developed technology allowing it to communicate with our smart phones. All new smart phones will shortly carry Bluetooth low energy wireless technology allowing them to pair up with networks of other devices," the author said.It added that once the Casio watch is paired with a smartphone it will be able to maintain the correct time, notifying the wearer of incoming calls or emails, while also giving the opportunity to set phone alerts or alarms through a single button press.Recently, Nike and TomTom unveiled a new watch which links via Bluetooth to a sensor in a running shoe to log data when out on the track.