The niche audience that is willing to wear a wrist device that needs to be charged periodically will want a smartwatch, which offers more tangible advantages in the form of notifications, control over smartphone functions and a more watch-like feel. Most...

• Accurate activity and sleep tracking, Comfortable enough to wear continuously, Good battery life, quick charging, Motivates you to stay healthy, Notifications are pushed quickly and efficiently...
• Music controls are poor, Double-tap to wake doesn't work well, Companion app could use some improvement...
• Fitness trackers and smartwatches have their strengths and weaknesses, so a device that does a decent job with both functions has a lot of potential. The Garmin Vivosmart may not be perfect at either, but it does a job that is satisfactory enough to make...

With the Apple Watch scheduled for an April release , is there still a place in the market for another smartwatch? Garmin's latest entry into the field, the Vivosmart, looks to differentiate itself from Apple's offering by being a fitness tracker with sma...

• With April rapidly approaching, what's a fitness enthusiast with a geek streak to do? Ultimately, it comes down to which proclivity is stronger and what your budget will handle. The Vivosmart is not a smartwatch, nor does it try to be--which is, well, sma...