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taking videos is now a snap and you don't have to pull out your smartphone the 130 dollar spectacles are sunglasses that record 10 second videos for snapchat but snapping up a pair has been tricky with release limited to special vending machines and pop-up stores if your new year's resolution is to get into shape the one hundred and fifty dollar Fitbit charge two tracks heart rate sleep and steps with an easy-to-read screen and it's got a really good community to tap into with Fitbit and it works on Android and iOS the only thing it doesn't have is water resistance fashion watchmakers like Michael Kors and fossil have hybrid smartwatches think of them as fitness trackers on an everyday watch so a lot of them work similarly in that they pair with a nap and then sync the data Commons vivo move also looks like a traditional watch and has the advantage of a good app for kids the $80 vivofit jr not only tracks steps Bob let's parents assigned chores and reward kids with virtual coins for more hardcore athletes the 369 dollar Apple watch series 2 is water-resistant for swimming it also has GPS so you can run and track your activity when your phone's not around for one hundred dollars less the Apple watch series 1 has similar features without GPS and water resistance Android users can check out the swim friendly samsung gear s3 with GPS starting at two hundred and ninety nine dollars but they also have built in LTE capabilities you can make phone calls before you invest here are a few things to consider do you want it to feel like a mini phone on your wrist or you just want to check a few things like quick texts or even just track fitness and not worry so much about the rest for more tech gift ideas check out cnet com in San Francisco Lexus avedis cnet.com for CBS News