Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Tom’s Guide
Tom’s Guide
Technology
Dan Bracaglia

Move over Fitbit Ace — hands-on with the new Pinwheel smartwatch for kids

Close-up of the Pinwheel smartwatch for kids at CES 2025 showing the device's Apple Watch Ultra-like case design and colorful interchangeable straps.

The new Pinwheel smartwatch is one of the coolest wearables I came across at CES 2025. And though it looks like a proper smartwatch — at a glance, one could easily mistake it for an Apple Watch Ultra — the Pinwheel watch is actually built with kids in mind.

Pinwheel has been making kid-centric smartphones since its launch in 2020 but this is the brand's first wearable device. Equipped with GPS and 4G LTE, the concept behind the watch is to provide youngsters with "training wheels for connected devices."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.