Smartwatches

Combining a color touchscreen, smartphone notifications, 39,000 courses, and swing analysis, the Garmin Approach S6 a great, if expensive, companion for any stats-obsessed golfer.

An intuitive interface, an always-on color screen and long battery life make the Pebble Time a smartwatch worth your time.

The LG Watch Urbane is a solid smartwatch in a chic, classic design, but while Android Wear continues to improve, it's still limited.

The Alcatel Onetouch Watch is an affordable color smartwatch that works with iPhone and Android and delivers a good array of features for a low price.

The stylish Garmin vivoactive GPS smartwatch tracks daily fitness and exercise sessions while relaying smartphone notifications to your wrist.

The Magellan Switch Up GPS watch maps running, cycling and hiking routes, but you'll have to deal with its archaic, clunky design.

Will.i.am's Puls smart band is a standalone wearable that lets you send and receive calls and messages, as well as post to Facebook and tweet, while on the go, but its bulky design and short battery life are turn-offs.

Asus's first Android Wear watch has a premium design and bright screen but Google's limited operating system holds it back.

The Sony SmartWatch 3 is the first Android Wear device with built-in GPS, but you can't do enough with it.

The Microsoft Band is the most well-rounded fitness tracker available for the price, offering built-in GPS, but the design could be slimmer.

The LG G Watch R is a smartwatch worthy of your wrist in terms of style, but Android Wear still needs work.

The Garmin Vivosmart wristband marries accurate activity tracking with smartphone notifications in a comfortable, minimalist design.

Motorola’s first smartwatch is the most attractive Android Wear device yet, but it doesn't last long enough on a charge.

The Meta M1 is one of the most stylish smartwatches yet and does a nice job with notifications, but it's lacking in features.

Samsung's Gear Live offers a built-in heart-rate monitor and easy access to your latest notifications, but it doesn't feel fully baked.

LG's G Watch is a fairly svelte smartphone companion, but its Android Wear OS doesn't offer enough functionality.

Sony's SmartBand tracks your daily activity as well as what you do on your smartphone, but the information it gathers isn't all that useful.

With a built-in heart-rate monitor, the TomTom Runner Cardio is the most complete GPS running watch yet.

Samsung's Gear 2 has a more stylish design than its predecessor and a built-in heart-rate monitor, but it doesn't do enough things well to justify its price.

The Casio STB-1000 watch pairs with your iPhone to deliver workout info and notifications, but a small display and limited app support make it an also-ran.

The Martian Notifier is an affordable smartwatch that forgos gee-whiz features for straightforward alerts and a unique vibration system.

The Magellan Echo is a fitness watch that pairs with your phone for real-time workout stats, but it offers much less functionality than competing devices.

The Pebble Steel marries an elegant new design with an intuitive app store for a premium price. Read our full review of this smartwatch.

Small, light and accurate, the TomTom Runner GPS watch is a good companion for runners training for their next race.