Razer’s Project Hazel is a translucent face mask with RGB lighting

If you have to wear a mask (and you do), this might as well be an ultra-cool, high-tech mask with a translucent plastic faceplate, voice amplification technology, and RGB lighting effects.

Every year at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, gaming hardware maker Razer showcases concept projects that may or may not come true. This year, with a convertible gaming chair with a retractable screen, the company presents Project Hazel, “the world’s smartest face mask”. It is an N95 mask with two rechargeable active fans providing bidirectional filtration. The part of the mask is transparent, so people can see your smiling face. The silicone frame prevents the mask from pressing against your nose and mouth. And yes, the filters have RGB lighting, which can serve as a charge indicator as well as decoration.

Being a reusable mask, Project Hazel would come with a wireless charging box with UV sterilization functionality. The idea is that people would wear it all day and then drop it in the box to clean it overnight.

Razer has done an incredible job over the past year in terms of covid-19 relief, converting manufacturing lines to provide over a million disposable masks to frontline healthcare workers. Having said that, Project Hazel is more in keeping with what I imagine when I hear the words “Razer Face mask”.

Razer’s second CES concept is the Brooklyn Project. It’s a transformative gaming chair. It has a foldable screen that appears on the back of the headrest and a tray that unfolds from the armrests.

It’s a pretty cool idea, although I don’t see it coming to fruition any time soon.

If so, sign me up for an electric wheelchair retrofit.

You can find out more about Hazel Project and Brooklyn Project on their official pages on the Razer website.