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Welcome to Decrypted, Digital Trends' daily newsletter guiding you through the latest news in the world of tech, with insights from our senior writers. This week we'll be covering all the hottest tech to come out of CES 2021 |
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Razer is no stranger no making offbeat products, but the company envisions Project Hazel entirely differently -- this smart mask is a serious attempt to do something positive in the world. Razer announced the project at CES 2021, alongside a number of more conventional product updates and releases.
But if a company like Razer is going to make a mask, it may as well lean on its strengths, right? Razer calls Project Hazel the "world's smartest mask," referring to some of its unique smart features. First off, it has something called Razer Voiceamp technology, which listens to your voice and then intelligently reproduces it through the two speakers.
We, of course, asked if voice modulation would eventually be an option, but apparently the intent is to help break down the social barriers that mask-wearing creates. On that note, the front is also completely transparent, for a full view of your mouth and nose.
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There are no hour-long cab lines in Las Vegas, no wait lists at the clubs and casinos. The restaurants are deserted, and the Las Vegas Convention Center's 13 exhibit halls, totaling 1.9 million square feet, are as quiet as a tomb. CES 2021 is here — sort of.
Virtual CES has kicked off, with its virtual keynotes, virtual product demonstrations, and virtual attendees, a necessary reaction to the coronavirus pandemic that has transformed society.
Yet the switch to a virtual show is having a devastating economic impact on the city of Las Vegas, where the show has been held for decades. CES is the largest convention to hit the city all year, filling not just the Las Vegas Convention Center but all of the city's hotels. So what happens when CES goes virtual?
To document the transformation, Mitch Goldstone, a longtime CES attendee and the owner of ScanMyPhotos.com, flew to Las Vegas for CES this year. What he saw was heartbreaking.
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One of the downsides of aging is you often find yourself fumbling in your pocket or purse for reading glasses or holding a menu at arm's length to read the text. A new set of tunable glasses, rolled out at CES, is hoping to do away with those inconveniences, but early users say it still has a way to go.
Voy glasses let the wearer adjust the prescription on the fly, via a small wheel hidden in the front of the frame. Originally designed for people with presbyopia (a $3 word that's slightly easier to confess in public than saying, "I need bifocals"), the glasses now aim for a wider audience, including drivers and athletes. |
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