Razer’s next tricks: Smart laptop cooling pad & a haptic seat cushion [Video]

Laptop cooling pads are dumb. At least, Razer seems to think so. This past weekend, the company announced what it’s calling an “intelligent” cooling solution, one meant to keep powerful laptops running at their peak.

Unveiled during the company’s RazerCon 2024 digital show, the Razer Laptop Cooling Pad features dynamic fan control, a pressure chamber to trap cool air, and a system of swappable frames to support different laptop sizes ranging from 14- to 18-inches. If that sounds premium, it is: This universal laptop accessory runs $150, or roughly five-times the price of most rival products.

But for this cost, Razer promises a superior experience. The center chamber is touted as more efficient at trapping cool air, which is then circulated by a high-speed 140mm fan at up to 2600 RPM. The result: A reduction of up to 18 percent in CPU and GPU temperatures. During the company’s demonstration to media, two identical 15-inch 3080 Ti MSI laptops were tortured with Prime95 and …