While at CES 2025, I had the opportunity to experience a variety of amazing devices: I rode the new Segway electric motorcycle, experienced the first interactive The Last of Us exhibit, saw some awesome AR glasses from brands like Xreal, and even played games. a guitar without strings. But as I prepare to leave Las Vegas, one device has stuck in my mind more than the rest: Razer's Project Arielle concept gaming chair.
At a glance, Project Arielle looks like a regular mesh office chair, complete with a comfortable design with lumbar support and Razer's iconic RGB lighting. However, this chair has an extra motor in its base to heat or cool it as desired.
At the Razer showcase, I had the chance to experience Arielle firsthand, and while it looks like it would be one of the slickest launches we saw at CES, and we saw a lot of them, it was probably the best thing I saw. and the device I would most likely buy from the entire show (if I ever get around to it, I'll talk more about that below).
Arielle's functional demo was very easy to control. A small touch control panel on the side allows you to adjust the temperature, between 2°C and 30°C (35°F and 86°F), as well as the intensity of the bladeless fan system. And while the convention wasn't super quiet, I didn't notice the chair humming loudly at the highest fan power.
In addition to being a great way to cool off a bit in the hot Las Vegas convention center, I loved that the Arielle wasn't intended to be anything more than a comfort system. Razer doesn't present this as a haptic chair that can mimic gaming temperatures in virtual environments to increase your immersion; Instead, Arielle is here to make you feel toasty when you're at your desk in the cold winter months or to help keep you cool in the scorching heat of summer, features that sound ideal for my UK-based home office, which lacks air conditioning.
Unfortunately, as of this writing, Razer has made no plans to release Arielle to the public; ruining my dreams, I will be able to have one at home. For now, he insists that Arielle is simply a concept at this stage.
That said, as my host acknowledged, Razer's Frejya haptic cushion was “just a concept” at CES 2024, under the name Project Esther, before becoming a reality later that same year. I, for one, seriously hope that history repeats itself with Arielle.
I'm seriously considering making a detour through the convention center before flying home to see it again, and would love to make it a permanent fixture in my home. For now, we'll have to wait and see what Razer announces.
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