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If you’ve been following along with our speaker announcements for Expand, you know we’ve already got a lineup chock full of some of the most interesting technologists at the forefront of innovation. You’ll also appreciate that this last batch is a bit of a doozy — consider this the big reveal before the Big Reveal of the full agenda, coming very soon:

• Nate Mitchell: Vice President of Product, Oculus Rift
• Jason Parrish: Director, Lenovo ThinkPad Strategy & Planning
• Hod Lipson: Professor of Engineering, Cornell University
• Tamar Yehoshua: Director of Product Management, Google
• Ujesh Desai: Vice President of Product Marketing, NVIDIA
• Bob Heddle: Director, Kinect for Windows at Microsoft
• John Wilson: Vice President, Systems Product Group, Razer
• Corinna Proctor: Senior Research Manager, Lenovo User Research Center
• Jim Denney: Vice President of Product Marketing, TiVo

Here’s why else you need to be at Expand…

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Surface Pro fanboys, Take notice. Your hot little tablet will soon be the runner-up in the ever-growing category of “incredibly expensive Windows 8 tablets aimed at a tiny, but rabid demographic”.

Razer just announced that the Edge and Edge Pro gaming tablet will ship in late March, with the startup accepting orders starting on March 1st.

All joking aside, the Razer Edge is pretty damn exciting. Born from the minds of Razer’s fans, the Edge is a hardcore gaming tablet — no tired Fruit Ninja demo here. With a dedicated GPU and either a Core i5 or Core i7 CPU, the Edge can power through nearly any PC game on the market.

What’s more, Razer designed modular accessories for the Edge. There’s a large gaming pad, keyboard, and dock, allowing the Edge to essentially morph into different products as needed.

I spent sometime with the Edge at CES 2013 and was instantly impressed. It ran Dirt 3 seemingly as good as my monster desktop. But, also like my gaming PC, the Edge is expensive.

The Core i5 Razer Edge costs $999 while the Core i7 Razer Edge Pro costs $1299. Plus, each one of the accessories are sold separately. Just the Gamepad Controller is $249. A fully decked-out Razer Edge Pro with Gamepad Controller rings up for $1,698. Ouch.

The Microsoft Surface Pro has so far won over some Windows loyalists. They like the full computing power combined with the svelte form factor. The Surface Pro, with its Core i5 CPU, can power through most daily tasks and even handle some games, but, quite frankly, the husky Razer Edge is fully capable of beating it up and stealing its lunch money.

Razer, one of the most well-known manufacturers of gaming gear, is now re-launching its gaming peripheral line-up designed for Blizzard’s StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm expansion. The collection of gear is designed to give StarCraft II players the edge that they need in order to dominate in their matches. Razer is bringing back its StarCraft II product line because of the positive response it received during its initial launch. This re-launch will only be available for a limited amount of time.

There are 4 things that gamers are able to purchase from Razer’s collection. There’s the Razer Spectre Staracraft II Gaming Mouse, the Razer Marauder Starcraft II Gaming Keyboard, the Razer Banshee Starcraft II Gaming Headset, and the Razer Starcraft II Zerg Edition Messenger Bag. The Razer Spectre, Marauder, and Banshee all have an APM (Actions-Per-Minute) lighting system that responds to the gamer’s movements and speed. The lighting system features a multicolor LED that can be customized to any color the gamer wants.

The Razer Spectre is a lightweight, 5-button, gaming mouse that gives RTS (real-time strategy) gamers the control that they need. It also features a 5600 dpi Razer Precision 3.5G laser sensor and a 1000 Hz Ultrapolling/1ms response time. It is priced at 59.99 in both the U.S. and Europe.

The Razer Marauder is a gaming keyboard which features a multi-colored backlit keyboard that has elevated keys which will improve rapid command input as well as increase your gaming performance. There is also an “on-the-fly” macro recording system, and the keys are laser-etched and conveniently spaced. The Marauder is priced at 99.99 in both the U.S. and Europe.

The Razer Banshee is a gaming headset that comes with a configuration utility that allows you to adjust your equalizer, pitch, and volume, providing you the best sound experience while you game. It also comes with a detachable microphone boom that will allow you to easily transport this device. The device is priced at 89.99 in both the U.S. and Europe.

Last, but not least, there is the Razer Zerg Edition messenger bag. The bag is a weather-proof, tear-resistant bag designed to protect all of your gaming gear. It has a compartment for your laptop, gaming peripherals, and also a mobile gaming device. It’s inner-lining is shock-absorbent in order to protect all of your expensive devices. The messenger bag sells for 79.99 in both the U.S. and Europe.

If you’re a diehard StarCraft II fan, or if you need peripherals that can enhance your gaming experience, you should act on this sale now before Razer discontinues it again. Razer is also holding a sweepstakes. Players will choose the race they align themselves with, whether it’d be Protoss, Zerg, or Terran, and 3 lucky players from each race will be awarded the Razer StarCraft II gaming headset, mouse, and keyboard, along with a StarCraft II strategy guide and clothes.

[via PR Newswire]

Razer is re-selling StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm gear for a limited time is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Razer, a company best known for its gaming peripherals and its lime green color schemes, has announced a partnership with eSports team Evil Geniuses in order to “reinforce” the company’s “support of eSports globally.” The partnership will see Razer serve as the gaming team’s official partner for gaming peripherals, with the entire team using Razer gear in all future tournaments.

The Evil Geniuses is one of the oldest professional gaming teams in North America, and they have one of the most prestigious rosters of in the region, so it makes sense that Razer teamed up with the eSports organization. However, Razer also plans to bring Evil Geniuses-branded peripherals and accessories to fans, and will eventually have them for sale on the Razer website.

If you’re not quite sure what the term eSports means, PBS just recently released a video that explores eSports and goes behind the scenes a bit. Essentially, it’s a term that describes competitive video gaming, and it’s short for “electronic sports.” Teams go up against each other playing a variety of games in different genres.

This isn’t the first time that Razer has partnered with an eSports team, though. They’ve made partnerships with Mousesports, Team Liquid, and Counter Logic Gaming in the past, but their partnership with Evil Geniuses is by far the company’s most important eSports partnership yet, and it “reinforces Razer’s commitment to the ever-growing e-Sports industry.”

Razer announces partnership with eSports team Evil Geniuses is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Ultra High Definition TV and — surprisingly — gaming took the spotlight at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Who’da thunk it? Certainly not me, Engadget’s resident gaming dude. But here we are, with NVIDIA’s first game console, Razer’s modular PC rig, Valve’s Steambox prototypes and Xi3’s first example of third-party, Valve-backed Steambox hardware and, and … maybe we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s look back to January 3rd, before NVIDIA’s press conference, before Razer’s Project Fiona unveiling and before Valve surprised us with hardware prototypes. Those were simpler times — times when Valve hadn’t yet launched its multi-front attack on what we’re still calling console gaming. It seemed unlikely that we’d see such a concerted effort to move PC games from the exclusionary world of desks and home offices into living rooms this early in the year. Yet, again, here we are.

Continue reading CES 2013: Gaming roundup

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