Traditionally, “wearable gifts” for the holidays consist of socks, or the most ridiculous sweater it’s possible for a human to create. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be that way this year, thanks to the massive choice of wearable technology products now on sale. We’ve gathered together our favorites to help you make an informed choice at the store. No socks allowed.
Pivotal Living Pivotal Tracker 1
A subscription gift with a difference
Forget a magazine subscription, get someone Pivotal Living’s fitness band and twelve months access to the accompanying app for just $15 instead. Track activity levels, steps, hydration, and even sleep with the app, using data collected by the wrist-worn band. At this price, you can get one for every member of the family to help shed those post-turkey pounds.
LG G Watch R
One of the best-looking smart watches of the year
LG’s newest smartwatch is made from classy black stainless steel, leather, and features a very cool P-OLED circular touchscreen, the first of its kind to be used on a wearable device. It runs the latest version of Android Wear, and connects to an Android smartphone to show notifications, messages, and other information. It’ll count your steps, take your heart rate, and can be controlled just by using your voice.
Samsung Gear Circle
Bluetooth headphones that double as jewelry
A multi-purpose piece of wearable tech from Samsung, the Gear Circle connects to your phone using Bluetooth, so you can listen to music, plus make and receive calls. When the headphones aren’t in use, they magnetically clip together to make a futuristic necklace that vibrates to alert you of a message or notification on your phone.
Timex Ironman One GPS+
A smartwatch for the runner in your life
It’s not cheap, but this watch’s price does include a year of AT&T 3G data, meaning it can use the GPS to effectively track your runs, plus you can send short messages in an emergency. The water-resistant watch has 4GB of memory, and Bluetooth, so it can supply the soundtrack to your workout, without the need to carry another device.
Sensoria Fitness Socks
We lied: It’s not Christmas without new socks
These aren’t just any socks, as you can tell from the price. Besides being made from a high-tech sports-centric fabric, they come with a Bluetooth anklet for the ultimate in accuracy when tracking steps, distance, altitude, and speed. The data collected also includes your cadence and weight distribution, helping to overcome bad running form. Sadly, ones with snowmen knitted into the pattern aren’t available.
Pebble smartwatch
The original smartwatch
Buying someone a Pebble means not having to know whether the recipient owns an Android or iOS smartphone, because it happily works with both, and the new low price makes it a real bargain. Recently updated with fitness-tracking features, the watch delivers notifications from your phone to your wrist, has an active app store, and is easily personalized. Get one in a funky color to really stand out.
Misfit Flash
Budget fitness tracking with style
Less fancy than some of the fitness trackers on sale at the moment, the Misfit Flash is easily one of the most stylish. It tracks your steps, keeps a watch on your sleep patterns, and syncs up with an app on your phone. You can dunk it in water without worry, and the battery is a long-lasting coin type you never have to recharge. It even comes in a few bright colors, and can be worn on your wrist, round your neck, or clipped to your clothes.
Hexoskin Biometric Shirt
Space-age skin wear
Hexoskin is a breathable shirt designed to be worn all day, or all night, for serious performance, fitness and health tracking. It connects to your phone using Bluetooth, and collects a huge array of statistics and data, from heart rate and activity level, to respiratory activity and step count. Its comprehensive spec list and specialized design make it a gift for serious fitness fanatics only.
Martian Notifier Watch
The non-geeky, reasonably priced smartwatch
If the Pebble is too geeky, and the G Watch R too expensive, the Martian Notifier smartwatch could be for you. It looks like a regular watch, and displays notifications across a small, unobtrusive display. Each alert can be customized with its own series of vibrations, it has voice controls, and the battery lasts nearly a week. Best of all, like the Pebble, it’s compatible with both Android and iOS smartphones.
Woojer Wearable Woofer
Wearables don’t have to deliver notifications from your smartphone.
This one delivers bass from your music player. It’s called the Woojer, and it’s designed to hang from your belt, clip to your shirt, or be strapped to the body. Think of it as a wearable subwoofer, and you’ve got it. It works in conjunction with a pair of headphones, enhancing the musical experience by pulsating in time to the music.
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