WEBVTT 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:07.680 Linus Tech tips coverage of CES 2014 is brought to you by nc.com your source for 00:00:05.319 --> 00:00:12.400 great technology selection and service along with Corsair memory and Western 00:00:09.920 --> 00:00:17.080 Digital it's part one of our razor Suite coverage this is the general overview of 00:00:15.679 --> 00:00:22.279 the new stuff that they're showing off so there's of course their line of 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:26.960 headphones and in ears so we have the creatively named in ears these ones 00:00:25.160 --> 00:00:31.240 actually go up your butt no no I'm just kidding they go in your ears if you put 00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:35.120 them up your butt not only will they not sound very good but they will be 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:40.480 seriously not green anymore which is a real problem so these are aimed more for 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:44.200 um not necessarily just Gamers but also music enthusiasts and that's where 00:00:42.360 --> 00:00:47.280 you'll get into the naming of some of these other products as well so they're 00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:50.800 going to have a DJ model that's not here so obviously that's not just aimed at 00:00:49.120 --> 00:00:54.559 Gamers unless you all happen to Moonlight as a DJ as well so the idea 00:00:52.879 --> 00:00:57.920 behind those is they're extremely comfortable they isolate noise so 00:00:56.320 --> 00:01:01.440 obviously there's some overlap between the needs of Gamers and the needs of DJs 00:00:59.960 --> 00:01:05.199 so it's a bit of a natural move for them but unfortunately we can't show you that 00:01:03.120 --> 00:01:10.320 right now but what we do have are the adaro stereos so these are a lightweight 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:13.960 um twos speaker system based on the name once again very very creative razor 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:18.080 thank you very much for that as always they're lightweight beautiful robust 00:01:15.720 --> 00:01:21.600 feeling and these guys are just masters of industrial design in spite of the 00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:25.439 fact that the headband is a little bit on the thin side for me the fact that it 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:28.960 has nice Supple cushioning and the fact that they're so lightweight means that 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:34.200 they're not uncomfortable next up we've got the Bluetooth which creatively 00:01:31.479 --> 00:01:37.960 named spove because it has Bluetooth so that that that is once again uh them 00:01:36.439 --> 00:01:41.640 just really going out on a limb trying to confuse their customers making it as 00:01:39.960 --> 00:01:46.560 difficult as possible to find exactly the right these are very similar 00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:50.040 looking to the adaro stereo but the key difference here is they are of course 00:01:47.799 --> 00:01:53.719 Bluetooth controlled and wireless so they feature an onboard battery once 00:01:51.960 --> 00:01:58.200 again beautiful industrial design and considering the fact that they're battery powered they're really not that 00:01:56.200 --> 00:02:01.719 much heavier than the regular stereo skew which is impressive that's one of 00:01:59.719 --> 00:02:05.560 the problems that I've personally had with Bluetooth headphones in the past uh 00:02:03.880 --> 00:02:08.759 most notably the parrot zeks which are incredibly cool and a great piece of 00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:12.560 technology but unfortunately are extremely heavy next up we've got 00:02:10.720 --> 00:02:17.800 something that I have been asked to say this okay so I have to be very clear it 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:21.920 is not a smart watch it is not a fitness band it is a smart band and I promise to 00:02:20.319 --> 00:02:25.680 say that as unironically as possible but I don't think I got away with it anyway 00:02:23.640 --> 00:02:28.680 this is the nabo and it's a fairly uniquely positioned product hence the 00:02:27.440 --> 00:02:32.920 reason that they're saying it's not a smart watch and it's not a fitness band 00:02:30.920 --> 00:02:36.760 what it is is it is a bit of a communication device it could be a 00:02:35.040 --> 00:02:40.879 gaming device in the future you could play you could play tag with it you 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:45.360 could use it to integrate with something like Facebook for example share contact 00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:50.360 information with people when you meet them because it does have an accelerometer as we might expect from 00:02:48.319 --> 00:02:53.959 something that's expected to act as you know a sleep monitor a fitness tracker 00:02:52.599 --> 00:02:57.519 and all those usual things you might expect from a fitness band but it's a 00:02:56.080 --> 00:03:01.680 little bit smarter than your typical fitness band hence the smart in the name 00:02:59.640 --> 00:03:05.120 and I'm not being ironic this time in that it has a couple of displays that 00:03:03.159 --> 00:03:08.400 allow you to see notifications much like you would with a smartwatch and of 00:03:06.920 --> 00:03:13.360 course you can read the time on it as well but again you know we don't want to get stuck in this this Smartwatch 00:03:11.440 --> 00:03:16.920 functionality thing so it has one on the top and the idea behind it is whether 00:03:15.200 --> 00:03:20.519 it's for gaming and you're trying to slip away from the table because you 00:03:18.200 --> 00:03:24.080 just got a message on comms or an email or a text or whatever else it's about 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:27.720 subtlety so you get one notification on the top which might be in the form of a 00:03:25.440 --> 00:03:30.680 little envelope for an email for example then you have an additional screen on 00:03:29.239 --> 00:03:34.760 the bottom so you'd flip your wrist around and you'd be able to read your 00:03:32.480 --> 00:03:38.480 text get your message and then finish your food quickly and get away to your 00:03:36.519 --> 00:03:42.760 gaming PC where it's time to join a League of Legends match or whatever else 00:03:40.280 --> 00:03:46.760 the case may be so it's going to come in two different sizes Each of which 00:03:44.519 --> 00:03:51.000 includes a spacer so the idea is that even though this very obviously 00:03:48.840 --> 00:03:54.159 engineering sample one that I'm wearing uh which is you know hideous and 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:57.920 obviously too big for me so even though this one's too big don't worry guys 00:03:56.239 --> 00:04:02.000 there will be different sizes and it's not expected to be a one- siiz fit all 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:05.599 now the reason again that it's not being positioned as a smartwatch is that not 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:10.640 everyone wants a smartwatch some people want a watch as a fashion accessory and 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:14.360 this is meant to coexist with a watch as opposed to replace it even though once 00:04:12.840 --> 00:04:19.000 again it has the functionality of being able to tell time if you so desired now 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:23.919 we don't have an MSRP for it yet but we're expecting a $49.99 developer kit 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:27.479 to be available at sometime in the near future here so I think especially at 00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:32.440 that price point it's going to be worthwhile for folks to get their hands on it and why would they need a 00:04:30.199 --> 00:04:36.840 developer kit you might ask well because there's already a rudimentary app that 00:04:34.520 --> 00:04:40.080 allows you to see things like your uh you can see the device you can see your 00:04:38.320 --> 00:04:43.759 notifications your Fitness and all that stuff but ah yes an app marketplace 00:04:41.919 --> 00:04:48.000 where there's Twitter and Facebook as some suggested apps but Razer is leaving 00:04:45.800 --> 00:04:53.320 things very open to other folks to develop new functionality for their 00:04:51.000 --> 00:04:56.800 Smart Band so thank you very much for checking out this video in razor Suite 00:04:55.240 --> 00:05:01.720 remember our trip 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