Fitbit Edges Toward Smartwatch Territory: Rich Jaroslovsky

The dawn of the smartwatch era will be a challenge for makers of the now-ubiquitous fitness bands, such as Jawbone's Up and the Fitbit Flex.

These bands measure things including steps taken, stairs climbed and amount of sleep, and then communicate the results to your mobile device or computer. But Samsung's new Galaxy Gear, for one, does many of the same things plus a whole lot more (even if it doesn't do many of those things particularly well).