Razer @ CES 2012: A Dalliance with the Project Fiona Concept PC Gaming Tablet

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The VR-Zone team @ Las Vegas had the exclusive opportunity of a back room hands-on session with Best of CES 2012 winner 'Project Fiona' Concept Gaming Tablet and to interview Razer's enigmatic CEO Min-Liang Tan. Also on display were the Blade Gaming Laptop and other new peripherals like the Naga Hex and SWTOR licensed devices.

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Razer's Booth @ CES 2012 Las Vegas Convention Centre North Hall



'Project Fiona' Concept PC Gaming Tablet inside a transparent case - kept away from the hands of the unwashed masses



The dual nunchucks controllers caused quite a stir when it was unveiled to the public - but we shall testify later on that it works rather well



Many demostration units of the Razer Blade 17-inch "World's first true gaming laptop" were available for freeplay



All the niggling issues of the SwitchBlade UI has been ironed out, and the Blade will be shipping soon to American markets



The new Razer Naga Hex gaming mouse designed for MMORPG gamers - with a more optimized and ergonomic shape and less buttons to accidentally actuate than the original Naga



The Naga Hex still uses the dreadful Philips Twin-Eye hybrid sensor (Z-Axis issues) that Razer seems fond of using in their new 4G labelled products.



Star Wars: The Old Republic Keyboard - which has their innovative SwitchBlade UI keys where the numpad usually resides



SWTOR Mouse and Mousepad



....also uses the Philips Twin-Eye sensor - but like the Razer Mamba the cord can be detached to be turned into a wireless mouse



The new Synapse 2.0 cloud gaming profiles synchronization software

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Razer's larger than life and Singapore-born CEO Min-Liang Tan, with his company's latest salvo - the Project Fiona Concept Gaming Tablet



'Project Fiona' is a fully functional gaming tablet with a 10.1 inch 1280x800 touchscreen, flanked by nunchucks style controllers.



Rear View - Powered by an Intel 'Ivy Bridge' Core i7 processor and an undisclosed Nvidia GPU (we hope Kepler GK104), 'Project Fiona' also has magnetometers, accelerometers, 3-axis gyroscope, force feedback and runs the soon to be released Windows 8.



Min was keen to emphasize that the device was not just for Angry Birds like on conventional tablets, but has full fletched processing and graphics capabilities to handle modern DX11 PC Games



Solid Proof:



Min emphasized that Razer will continue to take risks and push the boundaries of what is possible within the laws of physics in their unrelenting quest to save PC Gaming, which is gradually moving backwards no thanks to 'shoddy console ports' and a conservative ecosystem. He also hopes to ship the polished derivative of the concept at a much more palatable <US$999 price point, making it more accessible the masses, some time later this year.

We also discussed at lengths about the design and business decisions behind the rather pricey and exclusive Blade gaming laptop, which we both agreed was a step into unchartered territory just like the Razer innovations and products of yesteryears like the original Boomslang that spawned a whole new generation of gaming mices.



Stay tuned for our upcoming no holds barred review of the Razer Blade 17-inch Gaming Laptop (he promised)!