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The folks over at Razer do a whole lot more than just churn out top notch gaming peripherals, although that remains their bread and butter. This time around, we have word that Razer has just announced their Nabu SmartBand, where it has already been touted to be the first wearable device in the world that is capable of notifications, life tracking, band-to-band social connectivity as well as gamification. Hmmm, come to think of it, is “gamification” even a legit word? I suppose so. The Razer Nabu is a new revolutionary wearable technology which will be able to send you notifications from a smartphone, and it also has the smarts to track selected personal information. Apart from that, the Razer Nabu SmartBand functions as an open platform where third-party applications are able to exploit in order to create novel experiences for users.

The Razer Nabu will sport a couple of OLED notification displays, where there is a Public Icon Screen and a Private Message Screen. The Public icon screen will be located on the top of the wrist, where you will then be notified of any incoming calls, texts, emails and app updates through notification icons. As for the Private message screen, it will be placed on the inside of the wrist, providing detailed information of texts, emails, bio data and other updates which can only be viewed by the user.

Apart from that, owners of the Razer Nabu will be able to check out the plethora of advanced sensors that can track data so that such information is analyzed later on. The kind of data tracked include location information, bio data feedback (steps walked, distance traveled, stairs climbed, etc.), sleep data, and band-to-band communication among others. Expect the Razer Nabu SmartBand to launch at the end of the first quarter of the year, where it will sport the developer’s price of $49 a pop, although the final retail price to the masses remains to be seen.

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Building a computer isn’t particularly difficult. It does require some research on the right components and to check for compatibility and to see if it will fit inside the case you have, but other than that, it shouldn’t be too difficult to figure out. Unfortunately not everyone has the time or patience to do their homework, which is where Razer’s Project Christine comes in. Project Christine is Razer’s concept gaming PC rig in which they have designed it in such a way that even the most novice of PC builders will be able to swap out components for upgrades without stressing out about it.

As you can see in the image above, Project Christine is essentially a modular PC where each component has been separated and labelled accordingly, such as CPU, GPU, HDD, PSU, and etc. So for those who have little to no experience and want to swap out a component, they’ll just need to remove one part and replace it with a better unit, easy as pie! According to Razer, it seems that the entire setup features an active liquid cooling system and noise cancellation, meaning that for those who are sensitive to noise, such as the whir of fans of hard drives spinning, this should address those problems.

Unfortunately as it stands, Project Christine is only a concept at the moment, however Razer has proven that they are capable to taking concepts and turning them into reality, such as with Project Fiona which resulted in the Razer Edge gaming tablet that debuted at CES last year. What do you guys think of this? Yay or nay?

Razer’s Project Christine Makes Upgrading Computers A Piece Of Cake original content from Ubergizmo.

Building your own computer is generally reserved for the hardcore, the devoted, the geeky. But with Razer’s Project Christine, it’s as easy as playing with Legos. Really big, actively mineral cooled Legos. Also it looks like a badass rack of rockets or something, which is cool as shit.

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[CES 2014] 2014 is truly the year of Wearable Technologies (WT). When you see a company like RAZER, which is known for its high-profile gaming devices, enter a market like this, you can tell that the WT train is leaving the station and no-one wants to miss the next big thing. The gizmo pictured above is called Nabu, and this is RAZER’s competitor for both sports bands (Nike Fuel, Jawbone Up+…) and smartwaches (Qualcomm Toq, Galaxy Gear…). (more…)

RAZER’s Nabu Enters Wearable Space In Fanfare original content from Ubergizmo.

Though it tracks your steps and sleep, Razer’s Nabu band is more than just a body monitor. It also functions like a smartwatch by pairing to your phone and serving notifications from connected services.