Razer's Project Carol is the haptic feedback gaming chair cushion we never knew we needed
CES 2023 , like past events, was full of purely conceptual designs and projects. Ideas so outlandish that it’s obvious they’ll make it past the drafting phase. Then there’s Razer’s Project Carol, an idea so simple yet executed so well that you wish it would make it to market within the year. Dubbed the “world’s first head cushion with near-field surround sound and haptics,” it’s exactly what it sounds like. You simply hook the cushion to your gaming or office chair of choice using the adjustable straps, and then connect it to any PC using 2.4 GHz wireless. We demoed the head cushion with F9, a movie and franchise well-known for featuring heavy artillery and explosions. The perfect movie to really see what Project Carol could do. And my first takeaway after experiencing about five minutes of it is that now we can’t watch another Fast & Furious movie without the cushion again. The haptic feedback and surround sound combination was beyond immersive, it created a whole new depth to...