At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Razer began transforming some of its production units to make face masks for front-line workers. So far, they have donated over a million face masks worldwide to hospitals, governments and other healthcare organizations, but now Razer is putting its own twist on this vital part of our lives with their Project Hazel concept. Nicknamed the smartest face mask in the world, Project Hazel has a clear and transparent design with a built-in voice amplifier to make it easier to talk to people around you and will also clean and disinfect itself through lights. UV from its special charging box. Why does a face mask need a charging box, I asked you? Well, the Razer Chroma has built-in RGBs, doesn’t it?
Yes, you read that correctly. RGBs in a face mask.
Don’t let the rainbow circles fool you, though, because despite the fact that you look like something straight out of Metro 2033 or Division 2, Project Hazel is equipped with serious anti-Covid technology. The first is the medical grade N95 respirator (or FFTP2 for those in Europe), which blocks at least 95% of the particles in the air. This standard is widely used by healthcare workers everywhere, but as some more traditional N95 respirators can be difficult to breathe due to ultra-tight fit and lack of ventilation, Razer has equipped Project Hazel with detachable active fans to help when adjusting the air flow. inside the mask.
These fans and the mask itself can also be disinfected simply by placing them in its charging box. It has four UV lights inside (two at the top, one at the back and one at the front) that will sterilize everything it contains while the mask is charging, so you stay protected.
The Hazel Project doesn’t stop here either, as it also has a built-in microphone and VoiceAmp technology, pending the Razer patent, to make your speech sound clearer and less muffled. Combine it with its clear, transparent design that lets you see if someone smiles / frowns at you (which also has built-in white LEDs to light up your face in low light, I might add) and no you should resort to big, emphatic, hand gestures again, just to say, “Please, fuck me.”
Razer does not yet have an exact price or release date for Project Hazel, but it will certainly be here much earlier than the other recent product of the CES concept, Project Brooklyn. Razer told me that they already have a working prototype, but, as with all of their conceptual ideas, they will make additional adjustments and optimizations in the coming weeks and months to ensure they meet all necessary safety standards without compromising. regarding comfort or use.