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A Look Into Razer's Mobile Gaming Systems
by Kyle Gulley On: 2012-01-31 01:08:41
Razer is no stranger to the gaming community however they have been moving into uncharted water for them. Razer is commonly known for their high caliber gaming mice, keyboards, controllers, and headsets. The last couple of years they took steps towards supporting mobile gaming. I am not talking about angry birds cell phone gaming but actual mobile pc gaming. At Ces 2011 Razer introduced two concepts: The Razer Blade gaming laptop and the Razer Switchblade. This year at Ces 2012 Razer announced the Fiona Pc Tablet Project.
The Razer Blade is a gaming laptop with the touch pad/LCD to the right of the keyboard. Above the LCD are 10 programmable keys. Since real gamers tend to use an actual mouse the touch pad LCD also doubles as a tactical display. While in game the display will show the user information. All of this hardware is great but with the price tag being around $2,800 a better and cheaper gaming laptop can be found.
The Razer Switchblade, Best of Ces 2011 Winner, is an even smaller gaming "laptop". The Razer Switchblade has keys that change depending on the situation, in game or not. Not much is known about the Switchblade because it is still only a concept design.
Winner of the Best of Ces 2012, the Razer Fiona tablet is truly a tablet developed for Pc gamers. This tablet is powered by Intel processors and is ready to run your Pc games. Along with the tablet there are two controllers connected to the sides for maximum gaming. The Project Fiona will be rocking with Dolby 7.1 surround sound to immerse users into their games.
I like the way Razer is thinking when it comes to their concept designs, however the practical use of their products raises questions. The Razer Blade Gaming Laptop not only looks sleek but performs like a beast. But with the current price tag why would anyone purchase their gaming laptop over the competitions when they can save money? As for the Razer Fiona our biggest concerns currently would be the estimated cost of the device and the size of the tablet with the controllers on the tablet. Ideally it would be a nice feature if users could take off the controllers for storage and traveling. Razer might not take over the mobile gaming market anytime soon, but in the end Razer is pushing more innovation to the gaming world.
Tags: Razer, Razer Blade, Razer Switchblade, Razer Fiona, Ces, Ces 2011, Ces 2012, gaming, laptop, tablet, gaming laptop,
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The Razer Blade is a gaming laptop with the touch pad/LCD to the right of the keyboard. Above the LCD are 10 programmable keys. Since real gamers tend to use an actual mouse the touch pad LCD also doubles as a tactical display. While in game the display will show the user information. All of this hardware is great but with the price tag being around $2,800 a better and cheaper gaming laptop can be found.
The Razer Switchblade, Best of Ces 2011 Winner, is an even smaller gaming "laptop". The Razer Switchblade has keys that change depending on the situation, in game or not. Not much is known about the Switchblade because it is still only a concept design.
Winner of the Best of Ces 2012, the Razer Fiona tablet is truly a tablet developed for Pc gamers. This tablet is powered by Intel processors and is ready to run your Pc games. Along with the tablet there are two controllers connected to the sides for maximum gaming. The Project Fiona will be rocking with Dolby 7.1 surround sound to immerse users into their games.
I like the way Razer is thinking when it comes to their concept designs, however the practical use of their products raises questions. The Razer Blade Gaming Laptop not only looks sleek but performs like a beast. But with the current price tag why would anyone purchase their gaming laptop over the competitions when they can save money? As for the Razer Fiona our biggest concerns currently would be the estimated cost of the device and the size of the tablet with the controllers on the tablet. Ideally it would be a nice feature if users could take off the controllers for storage and traveling. Razer might not take over the mobile gaming market anytime soon, but in the end Razer is pushing more innovation to the gaming world.
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