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Razer’s Project Hazel face mask has big Metro 2033 energyWith added RGBs, natch.
With added RGBs, natch.
Back at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Razer began converting some of their manufacturing facilities to make face masks for frontline workers. So far, they’ve donated over a million face masks worldwide to hospitals, governments and other healthcare organisations, but now Razer are putting their own spin on this now vital part of our lives with their Project Hazel concept. Dubbed the world’s smartest face mask, Project Hazel has a clear, transparent design with a built-in voice amplifier to make it easier to talk to people around you, and it will also clean and disinfect itself via UV lights inside its special charging box. Why does a face mask need a charging box, I hear you ask? Well, it’s got Razer Chroma RGBs built into it, doesn’t it?
Yes, you read that correctly. RGBs in a face mask.
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Project Hazel doesn’t stop there, either, as it also has a built-in microphone and Razer’s patent-pending VoiceAmp technology to help make your speech sound clearer and less muffled. Combine that with its clear and transparent design that actually lets you see if someone’s smiling / scowling at you (which also has built-in white LEDs to illuminate your face in low light settings, I might add), and you shouldn’t have to resort to large, emphatic hand gestures ever again just to say, “Please get the hell away from me.”
Razer still don’t have an exact price or release date yet for Project Hazel, but it will definitely be here a lot sooner than their other recently announced CES concept product, Project Brooklyn. Razer have told me they already have a working prototype up and running, but as with all of their concept ideas, they’ll be making further adjustments and optimisations in the coming weeks and months to make sure it complies with all the necessary safety standards without making any compromises on comfort or usability.
