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this is the Moto 360 sport it's one of the few smartwatches to include GPS which as a runner I really like it allows me to measure pace and distance when running without having to carry my smartphone the watch also uses a new display technology that helps keep it visible whether in direct sunlight or indoors but really the good ends there the watch is powered by Android wear so can display notifications from your iPhone or Android device and personalized cards with information on things like weather or the traffic but Android wear still feels like a work in progress as a running watch I actually like the Moto 360 but the more I used it I became frustrated the watch features an optical heart rate sensor and provides a lot of post-run data and Motorola's built-in moto body app handled everything really well including activity tracking for things like steps and calories burned but the app is missing some features there's no auto pause or interval training there's also no way to manually create a lap pressing the side button simply brings you back to the home screen it's very frustrating to pause the watch during a run you actually have to double tap the screen it's not practical whatsoever the watch also isn't waterproof so you can't wear it in the shower or the pool as for battery life well you will have to charge it daily period it wouldn't even last me 12 hours on days I went for a run which is completely unacceptable with an active GPS signal you would be lucky to get four hours many running watches tend to last more than 10 hours the Moto 360 sport is available for $300 in the US which is quite high given its limitations overall you're just better off buying a traditional running watch that has some sort of smart features for more information check out my full review over at cnet.com I'm Dan graziano prasena and that was a first look at the Moto 360 Sport you