Jumpstart the New Year With a Moto 360 Sport

It won't be available before the holidays, but a new sporty version of Motorola's Moto 360 is headed to the U.S. in time to help you stay on track with your New Year's health resolutions.

The upcoming Moto 360 Sport, which we first heard about over the summer, will go on sale in the U.S. on Jan. 7 for $299 after first launching in the U.K. and France on Dec. 18. By Jan. 10, those in the U.S. should start seeing it in Best Buy stores nationwide, too.

The Moto 360 Sport features a built-in GPS, meaning you no longer have to tote around your phone during your workout to track your distance traveled, pace, lap times, and more. An embedded heart rate monitor, meanwhile, continuously tracks your ticker, and measures the time you spend in different heart rate zones.

The Moto 360 Sport is designed for an active lifestyle thanks to its silicone construction, which resists sweat, fading, and staining. It also has "side ventilation channels" to help you stay cool and a "hybrid display," which lets you "see things clearly both indoors and out." Indoors, it works like any LCD screen, but when you step outside it reflects natural sunlight, making the screen easier to read.

It also has a feature called Ambient Mode, designed to help save your battery while ensuring the time is always visible. With Ambient Mode enabled, the watch should give you a full day of juice, Motorola said.

So you don't get bored on your workout, the Moto 360 Sport also has its very own music player. You can sync your playlists and podcasts from Google Play Music, and listen to them, even when you leave your phone behind.

It also plays nice with a number of popular Android fitness apps like MapMyRun, Under Armour Record, Strava, Google Fit, and Fitbit. Just don't try to use it with your iPhone, because it's not compatible with Apple's handsets. Beyond just helping you track your fitness, the watch lets you read Gmail messages and calendar invites, chat with WhatsApp, get weather and traffic reports, and more.

For more, check out PCMag's review of the Moto 360 .

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Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

My Experience

I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade.

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The Technology I Use

My little Florida beach bungalow is brimming with smart home tech. I have a smart speaker or display in every room, allowing me to control other connected devices by voice. The Nest Hub on my bedside table lets me set wake-up alarms, control my smart light bulbs, and set the temperature on my smart thermostat. I use the Amazon Echo Show 8 on my kitchen counter to browse recipes, reorder protein powder, check the weather, and watch the news while I do dishes.

Because I suffer from allergies, air purifiers are essential. My favorite model is the Dyson Purifier Cool TP07, which doubles as a fan and continuously sends indoor pollution data to its companion mobile app.

My pitbull Bradley sheds, so a good robot vacuum is a must. I currently use a premium Ecovacs Deebot that can both vacuum and mop, empty its own dustbin, and wash its own mop cloth.

For fitness, I like to mix up my routine with cycling, indoor rowing, running, and strength training in addition to yoga. I take classes on the Tonal 2 smart strength training machine, I row indoors on an Aviron machine, and track my beach runs with an Apple Watch while listening to music on my Apple AirPods Pro. On the weekends, I love riding e-bikes like the rugged, beach-friendly Aventon Aventure for fun and fitness.

My job involves a lot of virtual meetings, so a quality webcam, microphone, and ring light are important. I use the Jabra PanaCast 20 webcam, the Elgato Wave: 3 microphone, and a Yesker tripod ring light.

As for my preferred phone platform, I'm an iPhone person, but I've also extensively used Android for product testing.

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