Razer's Wild Face Mask Concept Is Becoming a Real Product - IGN - IGN

Razer has revealed that it will turn its reusable, and wild-looking, RGB face mask concept into a real product.Project Hazel was revealed by Razer during CES 2021 this year. It's a "smart" face mask with a see-through panel and a built-in voice amplifier. It's N95 grade, so it will filter 95% of airborne particles and it also features a rechargeable ventilation system. A ring around the microphone features Razor's CHROMA RGB lighting tech, so you can look like a cyberpunk while staying safe.

Razer CES 2021 - Project Hazel

Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan told Yahoo Finance that "Project Hazel is going to be a reality." "We were thinking, this is a concept project and is this going to be relevant when vaccinations and everything has been rolled out," Tan said. "I think moving forward we decided — and I can tell you now — we are going to proceed in making it a reality and ship the smart mask."Tan explains that the reasoning for pushing ahead with the project comes down to the fact that mask wearing will likely continue, despite global vaccination projects. "We've realised that even with vaccinations we are hearing you still have to be masked up because there is still the risk factor that even if you're vaccinated you still need to be incredibly careful. Secondly, there are also many countries that are unlikely that are going to get the whole [scale] of vaccinations in the next year or even two so travelling everyone should be very careful.

"So with that in mind, we are going to go ahead and solve the sustainable aspect of the mask which is one of the big things for us. Project Hazel is going to be a reality. We are going to make it happen and I think we will all will be, unfortunately, wearing masks for a long time to come."

In other Razer news, we recently reviewed the Razer Nga X MMO mouse, scoring it an 8 and calling it "a solid buy." Here's an article covering our favourite reusable and washable gaming-themed face coverings if you can't wait for Project Hazel.

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