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one of the season's hottest wearables is the Apple watch it starts at three hundred and fifty dollars with a variety of sizes and bands to choose from it's got a lot of features that knit in really well with iOS like Siri for voice activation the ability to take phone calls on your wrist Apple pay and activity tracking Android Jesus have two new options the second-generation moto 360 at three hundred dollars and the two hundred and fifty dollar Samsung gear s2 motos watch has great watch faces and it works really well with both its built-in microphone and some fitness apps samsung Smart Watch it's got a cool rotating bezel around the front a dial that allows you to select things easily the two hundred and fifty dollar pebble time round works with both Android and Apple phones it shows notifications can fully charged in 15 minutes and has two band sizes to accommodate smaller wrists if you don't need all the bells and whistles of a SmartWatch fitness trackers are a simpler alternative the 150 dollar Fitbit charge HR is one of the most affordable options for heart rate tracking it uses its heart rate and sleep tracking in ways that are not too intrusive the $99 jawbone up to has good battery life and a vibrating alert system Jawbone's app is probably the best right now for everyday wellness and that means things like keeping track of what you eat how you sleep and how you hydrate the $99 misfit shine to fitness tracker can be disguised as jewelry colored lights and vibrations notify you when you get a call or text and a tap shows you the time and activity progress but before you invest here are a few things to keep in mind do you care about certain features like heart rate tracking or sleep tracking and how much battery life do you want plus do you want to take this in the shower with you or not can it fit on your wrist it's got the right look and then it feels comfortable for you for more gift ideas visit cnet com and click on the holiday gift guide in San Francisco Lexus avedis cnet.com for CBS News