Razer took to CES 2021 to announce Project Hazel, dubbed by the company as the “world’s smartest mask.” Surprisingly, it is far more than just a gimmick or fashion statement, although we’ll get it out of the way by saying, yes, it does have RGB lighting around the N95 ventilator.

The concept answers almost all of the problems we encounter with standard cloth or disposable masks. Your mouth is covered? Make it transparent. Too dark to see your expressions? Add internal LED lighting. Your speech is muffled? Throw in a microphone and interweave the ventilator with some speakers to amplify your voice. Your glasses steam up? Make it airtight with a silicon guard. Different sized head? Introduce custom sizes. It is about the most accessible mask we’ve seen yet.

Of course, a gaming company is going to come up with a distinctly gaming design, although which title is the inspiration is anyone’s guess. At PCGN, we think Project Hazel could potentially fit into anything from Cyberpunk 2077, Watch Dogs Legion, or Tom Clancy’s The Division to Metro Exodus, Star Wars, or even fit on a new Rainbow Six Siege operator.