Valentina Palladino

The Garmin Vivofit 2 is an excellent fitness tracker for monitoring steps, distance and sleep, and chic wristband options let you wear it as a watch.

The SMS Audio STREET by 50 Wired Sport earbuds are super-loud earbuds with a sporty design, but they don't always stay put.

The $149 Sony MDRAS800BT Active Sports Bluetooth Headset is a solid pair of earbuds with an easy-to-wear wireless design and strong battery life.

The SMS Audio SYNC by 50 Wireless In-Ear Sport headphones feature good overall sound quality and a long-lasting battery in a convenient design.

The Jabra Sport Pulse earbuds provide great sound quality in a convenient wireless design, but its heart rate monitor isn't the most accurate.

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

The $149 SMS Audio BioSport earbuds feature an accurate heart-rate monitor and plenty of volume to blast your favorite tunes during your workout.

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

The $99 Garmin Forerunner 10 is a solid GPS watch that maps routes; tracks distance, pace and calories, all in a waterproof design.

As a dedicated workout watch, the Mio Alpha 2 offers one of the best heart-rate monitors available in an easy-to-wear design.

The $139 Garmin Forerunner 15 is an affordable GPS running-watch as well as a decent activity tracker, but we wish it offered Bluetooth syncing.

The $249 Fitbit Surge is an all-day, everyday activity tracker that packs a continuous heart-rate monitor and a GPS sensor into its comfy frame.

The Withings Activité Pop is a stylish watch that doubles as a waterproof activity tracker at an affordable price.

The Adidas miCoach Fit Smart helps you train harder with customizable fitness plans and goal settings, but there's a definite learning curve.

The $30 Movo Wave tracks steps, calories and distance, but its primitive app and lack of Bluetooth hold it back.

For $12 a year, the Pivotal Tracker 1 and its companion app let you track your activity easily, but it suffers from bugs and short battery life.

The new Dell Chromebox is a speedy and powerful little device that runs Chrome OS smoothly via its Core i3 processor.

The Huawei TalkBand B1 is a basic fitness tracker that doubles as a Bluetooth earpiece, but it is light on features for the price.