10 Smart Watches You Should Buy

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Price: $130 

Beautifully designed, this little bird manages to balance fashion with functionality. Some experts complain over its lack of modern features, but the Cookoo is able to perform a number of unique commands such as check-in on Facebook, locate your smartphone, tag locations, control music playback, remotely snap photos/videos, and receive numerous types of alerts (calls, social media updates, SMS, etc.). Sounds pretty modern to us.

Price: $130 

Sony equips its Android-powered smartwatch with a 1.3-inch OLED screen (128 x 128 resolution) that supports multitouch capabilities and some notable media features. Its biggest selling point is music functionality, as the device makes it possible to access music and start a playlist at will. The digital timepiece is dust and splash resistant as well. Swappable wristbands add some flavor to the mix with 5 colors sold separately: blue, grey, mint, pink, and white. 

Price: $400 

Most known for its GPS trackers, Garmin introduces a ruggedly stylish watch that flaunts long battery life, strong GPS tools, and a wide breadth of data performance. ANT+ capabilities and Bluetooth open the door to wirelessly share tracks, waypoints, and routes on smartphones and other compatible Garmin devices. We find the Fenix’s biggest attribute to be its multiplatform integration with Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows—a rarity on most smart watches.

Price: $200 

The Bluetooth-enabled timekeeper caters to mobilephiles wanting the hands-off approach with their smartphones. Connect the Frame to your iPhone or Android device and choose widgets (Calendar, Stocks, Weather) to appear on the large LCD screen. Then again, you can just bask in the simplistic functionality of the watch by controlling music and receiving incoming alerts like caller ID, SMS, and email (iOS).

Price: $300 

Designed for the corporate crowd, the Passport is the most premium-looking smart watch of the batch. Its price tag and design screams in loud volume. The beauty behind the device is it can be paired to an iOS or Android smartphone and even be programmed to send texts straight from the watch. In addition, it also features hands-free voice commands, smartphone camera control, and the standard notifications protocol. 

Price: $180 

As we anticipate Casio's upcoming Bluetooth 2.0-powered watches, G-Shock collectors can get their money’s worth from the imprint's last-gen offering: the GB6900AA. Pair the watch to your iPhone 4S/5 and gain access to a number of dope functions such as setting off an alarm when losing your phone and having the wristwatch vibrant when losing connection to a handset. Synhcronize time directly from the iPhone and check out incoming calls/email notifications on the display.

Price: $372 

Citizen’s solar-powered timepiece keeps suits up to date on most messaging notifications. The Proximity does so in grand fashion by shooting alerts for emails, calls, and calendar events to the display. Not to mention it syncs the date and time from your iOS device.

Price: $230 

Workout freaks looking to stay active with their body and mobile updates can find solace with Motorola's fitness tracker. The Actv provides a number of services courtesy of top-notch exercise software: offering web-based analytics and over 40 types of exercise methods. You can also play music on it and pair it with wireless headphones via Bluetooth.

Price: $300 

Engineered to communicate with your mobile handset, the I’m Watch informs users of notifications (calls, messages, etc.) and supports a number of Android apps, making it one of the more customizable options out. On top of being able answer calls directly from its bright display, you can also add a vast array of functions to the watch based on the developer program being released on Google's open-source software market.

Price: $150 

The most successful Kickstarter project just so happens to be one of the best smart watches on the market thus far. Sporting a low-power ePaper screen, the Pebble takes advantage of stellar sunlight readability and can squeeze energy up to seven days on a single charge. Swimmers can rock it in the pool or the ocean down to 50 meters, too. A robust list of customized apps and screens, along with a comfortable design add to its unbeatable price value.