Gadgetory

so many trackers so little time I'm Bridget Carey and this is your CNET update there's a new fitness tracking gadget hitting the market adidas unveiled the miCoach fit smart wristband it measures your heart rate as you exercise and with the accelerometer it contracts steps distance speed and pace it goes on sale August 15th around the world for $200 now this isn't like other lifestyle tracking bands that you wear all day it's really just for tracking your workout it comes in black and white and the battery lasts 10 hours on a full charge the display can light up in different colors to show you how intense your workout is and that can encourage you to slow down or speed up and you also get some vibration feedback this data syncs up with your smartphone using an app called the my coach train and run that gives you coaching feedback pre-planned workouts and weekly goals it also supports 11 languages adidas has been making smart fitness tracking devices for years but the most recent gadget the 2013 my coach smart run that has more features like a GPS and a touchscreen but it costs twice as much as this new fit smart band if you need something more than a watch to motivate you to get fit there's a brand new app that turns fitness tracking into a competitive role-playing game the free app is called fit RPG it's for ios and android but you need a Fitbit to play it pulls in the step and the sleep data from a fitbit and then it turns your activity into points so you can battle friends or go on quests the creators are working to make their apps sync with other types of fitness trackers and there's another type of wristband that's making news but instead of tracking Fitness it tracks your children LG announced a new GPS bracelet for kids it's called the LG kisaan it's water-resistant it comes in bright colors and it has fun covers with hello kitty and that way you'll be distracted from the fact that these bracelets are massively huge on these little kids wrists it's for preschool and primary school children and parents can track the bracelets location with GPS and why by and get notifications on their smartphone or tablet LG didn't give a price but you can bet it won't come cheap it'll be available later this year the kids on also has a built-in direct call button with a microphone so with one push of a button you can call a parent or guardian the battery said to last a day and a half on one charge LG isn't the first to come out with kid trackers some come in other designs like Trax that's a small clip-on square that can be put in a backpack or a jacket or if you don't have a kid you could attach it to your dog's collar that's your tech news update you can get more details on these stories at cnn.com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey