Gadgetory

hi I'm Brian Bennett at cnet.com and today we're taking a first look at the Motorola MOTO active you can think of this device as essentially a tricked out souped-up iPod Nano designed specifically for fitness fanatics in fact Motorola envisions the moto active to be the ultimate workout companion available in two varieties - $49.99 for 8 gigabytes and two $99.99 for 16 gigabytes the Moto active runs its own version of Android and uses GPS to track your runs bikes and walks it also relies on an accelerometer to function as a pedometer and syncs performance data via Wi-Fi and cellular connection when linked to Motorola smartphones users can then go to the Moto active website to view stats of recorded workouts sign up for fitness challenges or choose a training plan the first thing you notice about the Moto active is it's tough metal construction it also has a 0.3 7 inch screen that switches to black and white mode outdoors for better view ability volume and power buttons on the right side and a capacitive back button and ambient light sensor R on the front it also comes with a micro USB port on the left side and on the top edge is a start and music button there's also a clip but you can also buy the wrist strap to use the Moto active as a watch there are multiple watch faces to choose from - it also comes with Motorola's sf-200 wired headphones and you can also pair bluetooth stereo headphones for wireless listening at $24.99 99 this is one pricey gadget the phone linking function also only works with Motorola handsets its large size and watch design isn't for everyone either while it automatically tracks steps you take all day at the moment there's no way to measure or analyze this data you can only do this with workouts manually recorded I'm Brian Bennett and this has been a first look at the motorola moto active be sure to check out our full review at Cina calm