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The Kiwi Wearable device puts smartwatch functionality into a clip-on device that attaches to your existing watch.

By Jill Duffy
Kiwi Wearable's Glance smart accessory for watches

The desk now integrates with Fitbit wearables to help you track the time you spend standing and calories burned.

By Angela Moscaritolo
Stir Kinect Desk touch interface

Before you get too excited about these new goodies, know that we may never see them here in the U.S.

By Angela Moscaritolo
Acer Liquid Leap

Forbes said the wristband will continuously measure heart rate 24 hours a day, and run on a two-day battery.

By Stephanie Mlot
Microsoft smartwatch patent
4.5
Editors' Choice

Garmin is one seriously trusted name among data-loving athletes, and its Forerunner 15 is the best hybrid sports watch-activity tracker we've tested. The price is right, too.

By Jill Duffy
Garmin Forerunner 15

The prototype device can measure key vital signs with an arsenal of sensors.

By Damon Poeter
Samsung Simband/Credit: Samsung

Fitbit owned nearly half of the basic band market, while Pebble raced ahead among smartwatches/smart bands.

By Damon Poeter
Pebble Steel

The Lifeband Touch and Heart Rate Monitor Earphones will set you back $150 and $180, respectively.

By Stephanie Mlot
LG Lifeband Touch

Embedded health sensors measure activity, stress, and fitness levels—and display it on your iPhone.

By Stephanie Mlot
OMsignal Biometric Smartwear

Bridging the gap between fitness trackers and GPS-enabled runner's watches, Garmin is adding a new product to the Forerunner family, targeting runners who also want to keep tabs on their daily total activity.

By Jill Duffy
Garmin Forerunner 15

Samsung suggests that the media "be there when it starts" on May 28, but offers no further event details.

By Stephanie Mlot
Samsung event
3.0

The Withings Pulse O2 activity tracker packs a lot of features, but isn't the easiest device to use in day-to-day life, especially if you're active.

By Jill Duffy
Withings Pulse O2

You could say that every adult in the U.S. could use a wearable health monitor, but that is unrealistic.

By Tim Bajarin
Samsung Gear Fit

Nike is abandoning its FuelBand fitness tracker as a hardware product but will continue to develop software for wearables, CEO Mark Parker said Friday.

By Damon Poeter
Nike+ Fuelband SE

Western-based crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo now have company in the race to bring great ideas to market.

By Damon Poeter
Pozible Gyenno One Wristband/Credit: Pozible

Nike will reportedly shift its focus from FuelBand hardware to the software in a bid to compete in the wearables space.

By David Murphy
Nike+ Fuelband SE

The latest addition to Garmin's fitness product lineup works like a GPS for your car, but for your bike.

By Angela Moscaritolo
Garmin Edge 1000
3.5

The gorgeous Samsung Gear Fit is part fitness tracker and part smartwatch, but it's mainly an accessory for recent Samsung devices; if you want either an activity tracker or a smartwatch specifically, you can do better.

By Jill Duffy
Samsung Gear Fit
4.5
Editors' Choice

Though it costs twice as much as some competitors, the Basis Carbon Steel Edition is by far the most interesting activity tracker on the market, delivering a wealth of information others can't match.

By Jill Duffy
Basis Carbon Steel Edition

A limited number of high-end wristwatch fitness trackers, which also function as a runner's watch and heart rate monitor, are available to order for $349.

By Jill Duffy
Wellograph watch