Gadgetory

hold on to your chargers there's a ton of mobile news to cover in under three minutes I'm Richard Carey and this is your cnet update the next wave of smart phones and gadgets are on display at Mobile World Congress going on now in Barcelona and that's where Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy s5 it's Samsung's top-of-the-line smartphone which isn't too much different than the current galaxy s4 but this upgraded model has the latest version of Android and it gets a fingerprint scanner on the home button similar to its nemesis the iphone 5s this is for unlocking a phone with your print instead of a password on the back there's a heart rate monitor next to the camera flash you just press your finger on the sensor and it reads your pulse and it ties that data into the s health app which also tracks your exercise and cast away your fears of water damage because the s5 is said to withstand a dunk in three feet of water for up to 30 minutes these new tricks are the headlines the outside didn't change too much it's about the same size it does come in a few new colors the back is dotted with these little dimples samsung also introduced a fitness wrist band called the gear fit it does more than just count steps it also has a heart rate sensor on the inside and it'll buzz to nudge you to keep going if you're starting to slow down in a workout the glass on top is curved slightly and it does show the time there are new versions of samsung Smart Watch there's the gear neo and the gear to this time it's not android-powered it's Tizen and that's Samsung's own operating system but it does do the same things the neo is the cheaper model without a camera and the gear too has an IR blaster to use it as a TV remote the camera and microphone have been moved from the wrist strap to the body the battery is supposed to be better lasting about two days before it needs a recharge but it will only work when paired with some of Samsung's Galaxy phones and tablets all these new Samsung products will be available on april eleventh but samsung was not the only one showing off wearable tech sony revealed that it's smart band will go on sale next month in March and attracts more than just your fitness and sleep using Sony's lifelog app it creates this digital diary of your activities like the games that you've played and the music that you've listened to it even tells you how much time you're spending on Facebook and sony smartwatch 2 will soon have a garment app to show directions on your wrist wrist bands are hot the Chinese phone maker Huawei showed off a fitness tracking band that can also be used as a Bluetooth headset and HTC said it'll have a SmartWatch of its own ready by Christmas that's your tech news update you can find more details at cnet com / update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey