New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- Motorola has announced a new Moto Watch that mixes fitness tracking with daily connectivity features like calls and reminders. The headline change is a new partnership with Polar, the sports and wellness brand known for heart rate tracking. This is the first Moto Watch to ship with Polar powered tracking tools. Motorola is pitching the watch as part of its lifestyle tech push. Motorola wants to bring Polar's fitness tracking into a watch you can wear all day, not just during workouts.

Polar has been in the fitness space for decades and is widely known for its early work in wireless heart rate monitoring. Motorola is using that credibility to strengthen the watch's health and fitness story, especially around heart ra...