{"id":499155,"date":"2026-01-07T15:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/499155\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:10:17","slug":"razers-project-ava-lets-you-summon-faker-as-an-ai-hologram-assistant-on-your-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/499155\/","title":{"rendered":"Razer\u2019s Project AVA lets you summon Faker as an AI hologram assistant on your desk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-6 md:text-body-5 font-body dark:text-neutral-white external:text-custom-content-text external:dark:text-custom-content-text\">Razer has unveiled a new AI-powered desk companion designed to bring virtual assistants, including League of Legends GOAT Faker, off the screen and into the physical world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-6 md:text-body-5 font-body dark:text-neutral-white external:text-custom-content-text external:dark:text-custom-content-text\">At the <a class=\"hover:text-vertical-primary underline decoration-2 underline-offset-4 decoration-vertical-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/gaming\/new-pocket-taco-game-boy-inspired-controller-helps-you-play-retro-games-on-your-phone-3301199\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Consumer Electronics Show<\/a>, Razer showcased Project AVA, a 3D holographic AI companion that appears as a small, animated figure displayed on a user\u2019s desk. The device is currently available to reserve online and uses xAI\u2019s Grok model to power its interactions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-6 md:text-body-5 font-body dark:text-neutral-white external:text-custom-content-text external:dark:text-custom-content-text\">Razer positions Project AVA as a productivity-focused assistant, as interest in more personalized AI companions continues to grow across the tech industry.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after ad<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-experiment=\"{&quot;widget&quot;:true}\" data-article-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/cdn-image\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/06\/FakerAIHologram.jpg\" data-note-img-alt=\"Faker Hologram\" class=\"flex w-full p-5 gap-x-5 min-h-[200px] border-l-[3px] border-vertical-primary bg-neutral-grey-4 dark:bg-neutral-grey twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"external:text-custom-content-text external:dark:text-custom-content-text\">Meet Razer Project AVA, your all-in-one AI companion: <a class=\"hover:text-vertical-primary underline decoration-2 underline-offset-4 decoration-vertical-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6R28ZLTVdz\">https:\/\/t.co\/6R28ZLTVdz<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>From planning your day to analyzing spreadsheets and game starts, Razer Project AVA leverages advanced AI inferencing and reasoning that dynamically evolves based on your personal interactions. Select\u2026 <a class=\"hover:text-vertical-primary underline decoration-2 underline-offset-4 decoration-vertical-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3HdC8bAJwf\">pic.twitter.com\/3HdC8bAJwf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R \u039b Z \u039e R (@Razer) <a class=\"hover:text-vertical-primary underline decoration-2 underline-offset-4 decoration-vertical-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Razer\/status\/2008543615916666928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Razer brings AI companions into 3D space<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-6 md:text-body-5 font-body dark:text-neutral-white external:text-custom-content-text external:dark:text-custom-content-text\">Project AVA is described by Razer as a 3D desk companion that can perform tasks such as scheduling, live translation, spreadsheet analysis, and contextual assistance using vision and audio sensing. The company says the device is capable of understanding its surroundings to better respond to user needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-6 md:text-body-5 font-body dark:text-neutral-white external:text-custom-content-text external:dark:text-custom-content-text\">The holographic figures stand 5.5 inches tall and are displayed in a transparent enclosure designed to sit on a desk. Users can choose from five avatar options at launch. <\/p>\n<p>Article continues after ad<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after ad<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Razer project ava\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"408\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"cursor-zoom-in\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RazerProjectAva-1024x408.jpg\"\/>Razer<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-6 md:text-body-5 font-body dark:text-neutral-white external:text-custom-content-text external:dark:text-custom-content-text\">These include Ava, a stylized Razer logo, and four humanlike characters named Kira, Zane, Faker, and Sao \u2013 the <a class=\"hover:text-vertical-primary underline decoration-2 underline-offset-4 decoration-vertical-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/youtube\/viral-japanese-salarywoman-joins-youtube-after-being-compared-to-sydney-sweeney-3231560\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral Japanese salarywoman<\/a> who sparked Sydney Sweeney comparisons. Razer says the avatars are still in development and may change before launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-6 md:text-body-5 font-body dark:text-neutral-white external:text-custom-content-text external:dark:text-custom-content-text\">According to Razer, Project AVA currently runs on Grok but is expected to support additional AI platforms in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-6 md:text-body-5 font-body dark:text-neutral-white external:text-custom-content-text external:dark:text-custom-content-text\">The company has not announced pricing but confirmed that Project AVA is expected to ship in the second half of 2026. Customers can reserve a unit with a $20 deposit.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after ad<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-6 md:text-body-5 font-body dark:text-neutral-white external:text-custom-content-text external:dark:text-custom-content-text\">This isn\u2019t the only time that Faker and Grok may cross paths. Last year, <a class=\"hover:text-vertical-primary underline decoration-2 underline-offset-4 decoration-vertical-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/league-of-legends\/t1-accepts-elon-musks-challenge-for-top-lol-team-to-compete-against-grok-ai-3286754\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk challenged Faker\u2019s team<\/a> T1 to compete against Grok, and the world\u2019s top squad was quick to accept the offer.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Razer has unveiled a new AI-powered desk companion designed to bring virtual assistants, including League of Legends GOAT&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":499156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[691,738,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-499155","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-technology","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115854457349237182","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}