Products
Razer's products are generally targeted at gamers and include gaming laptops, gaming tablets, and PC peripherals such as mice (e.g. Razer Naga), audio devices, keyboards, mouse mats, and gamepads. Most Razer products are named after predatory or venomous animals, ranging from snakes (mice), insects (mouse mats), arachnids (keyboards), marine creatures (audio), and felines (console peripherals).[49] The exceptions to this are the Razer Blade series of laptops and Razer Edge gaming tablet. Razer has also released a VOIP software called Razer Comms.[50][51]
The Razer DeathAdder gaming mouse introduced in 2006 is the company's most popular mouse line by sales,[52] having sold over 20 million units worldwide by June 2024.[53] Razer mice are used by around 8% of professional first-person shooter gamers.[54] In 2021, Razer introduced a new 8 kHz "HyperPolling" technology to power the Razer Viper 8K.[55]
Razer announced its first gaming smartphone, the Razer Phone, in November 2017, which marked the company's first steps into the smartphone business.[56]
In 2020, it launched the Razer Book, its first "mainstream" non-gaming laptop.[57] In April 2022, Razer partnered with the deep learning company Lambda to launch its first Linux-oriented laptop, Tensorbook, which targeted machine learning engineers.[58]
In January 2021, Razer launched a range of high-grade designer masks as part of the company's initiative, Project Hazel, in a move to encourage more people to wear masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[59][60] The mask is designed to allow lip-reading by seeing facial cues when people talk, with LED lights to illuminate the wearer's face in dark environments.[61] Project Hazel was later launched, renamed as the Zephyr in October 2021[62] as an N95-rated mask. However, it was discovered later in that year that it was not N95-rated, despite Razer claiming that it was; this caused it to update the language used in the page to saying that they are not N95-certified.[63] In April 2024, a proposed settlement was announced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would require Razer to issue over $1.1 million in refunds to customers who purchased Zephyr masks, which the FTC alleges Razer made misleading statements about and failed to have tested by either the Food and Drug Administration or the
In 2021, it also entered the gaming chair market with the Iskur, an in-house designed chair for gaming.[68] Subsequently, it introduced the Enki, a chair marketed for "all day gaming" and comfort.[69]
In 2024, Razer introduced a new Razer Blade gaming laptop, which is the first gaming laptop to use Thunderbolt 5, an interface faster than its predecessor, Thunderbolt 4.[70]
Razer Synapse
Razer Synapse is a tool that is pre-installed on laptops from Razer.[71] It can also be downloaded from Razer's website. With the software, several functions of Razer products can be set, such as RGB lighting, polling rate, DPI, key profiles, tracking distance, and more.
