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Tapping and swiping on smartwatch apps obstructs the little screen. A watch that detects tilts like a games controller might make them easier to use

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Think smartwatches are a new idea? Think again! Since the dawn of computing, humans have been trying to put a tiny PC on your wrist. CNET's Adventures in Tech reveals the most fascinating attempts at smartwatch success.

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Is the Moto 360, the LG G Watch, or the Samsung Gear Live the right smartwatch for your wrist? The software on all devices are the same but each manufacturer has taken to hardware design. Samsung offers a heart rate monitor, for instance, which works both with its own software and with Android Fit. Comfort is another key factor -- these are all light devices designed for all-day use, but the Samsung Gear Live has a fiddly clasp mechanism and proprietary bands, so if you don't like rubber, you're out of luck. Darrell Etherington discusses the difference between the Android wear watches released at Google I/O .

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Apple recently announced its new timepiece, but the tech giant was hardly the first to make a foray into smartwatches. In the early '80s Casio debuted a dual watch-calculator, paving the way for multipurpose, wearable gadgets

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At the Baselworld watch fair, smart watches have begun to appear. We take a look through this year's biggest announcements.

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Disney Research and Development has a new concept smart watch that would be able to tell what object the wearer is touching using the conductivity of our own bodies. Would you use one? What can it be useful for?

Kim Horcher discusses with Erika Ishii

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Another day, another smartwatch. But why aren't they a hit like smartphones? Here's why.

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The smartwatch is the ultimate smartphone accessory. It can tell the time, of course, but it can also beam important notifications straight to your wrist, and run native apps.

What's more impressive is that many of today's best models can also perform a ton of novel tricks, such as enabling you to search the internet with your voice, tracking your exercise over GPS, and letting you check-out at the grocery store without reaching for your wallet.

Choosing the smartwatch that's right for you isn't easy, but we hope to make the exciting process of getting paired up with your next (or first!) smartwatch as simple as possible.

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There are smartwatches, and then there are fitness wearables. And while it's easy to think they're the same, they aren't. The former offers deep integration with your phone and the option to use apps, music players and mobile payments. Those aren't to be mistaken with fitness watches, which have an emphasis on durability, reliability and accuracy. If you're looking for a watch that's less of a jack of all trades (just a master of a few), this is where we'd have you look.

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