The pandemic seems to have sparked a new interest in running, with one study finding that roughly 28 percent of current runners found their new passion for running during quarantine. With an aim to please this crowd, Polar made an announcement that it's launching two new GPS watches designed to help the runners get better at the sport. The 199.90 pacer is aimed at novices; while the 299, 90 pacer pro is meant to be help those senior runners up their new game.

Polar further clarified that both smart watches will feature faster processors, with 5mb of RAM. It is an upgrade that's meant to significantly improve and deliver a better user experience.