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Razerguy and MS Hardware guy discuss the partnership between Microsoft and Razer to co-develop and co-brand advanced gaming peripherals, life at the Game Conference and dining opportunities in Leipzig Germany.
- Posted on: August 30, 2006
- Author: Razerguy
- Comments: 10
Razer Blueprints Revealed
Over my last 3 trips to Games Convention in Leipzig and my trips to CeBIT in Hannover the Blueprints gang have attended, interviewed me, helped us with our booth, evaluated new products, brought us gifts and in general made a nuisance of themselves (j/k).
This trip I turned the tables on them and surprised them by whipping out my Handycam and shoving it in their unsuspecting faces. Always being on the receiving end of the camera gets old and I relish the experience of seeing others cringe as I ask the tough questions like “so what did you have for breakfast?
I thought it was about time to meet three-quarters of the original team (Andy was AWOL). While they are and have always been Razer supporters it is clear that they are objective and certainly have minds of their own when it comes to our products. They are brutally honest and aren’t shy when it comes to criticism. For example, just last week they told me that my hair looked like shit.
Check out the video below
They are university students who love gaming. They reside in and around Cologne Germany with Alex, or Dark Peanut, living about 2 hours away in Karlsruhe, wherever that is???
Over the past 4, or is it 5 years now?, they have developed and grown the Razer Blueprints site to great proportions. It has become the gold standard for inside scoop, fixes, tweaks and forums for all Razer products. Without this dynamic quartet I doubt if Razer would half as successful as we are today. I say that with the knowledge of just how important this community is and how loyal fans can be.
Our undying thanks go out to the Blueprints team and for everyone who loyally posts and contributes to their site. Love us or hate us we respect you all.
Peace and good gaming
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- Posted on: August 25, 2006
- Author: Razerguy
- Comments: 206
HABU vs. Copperhead
The word is out and yesterday I received a record, inbox choking 1223 emails from gamers around the world asking for more information about the joint-product introduction of the HABU mouse.
I wanted to use my blog as a fast method to clarify some early misconceptions.
First, the HABU mouse was designed from the ground up for low sensitivity, fast hand movement players. The ID is based on the original IE 3.0 with several design tweaks and (we think) improvements.
If you liked the original IE 3.0, you’ll like the Habu even better with pretty much the same shape with better tracking. The recent re-release of the IE 3.0 has caused some confusion out there so here it is – the re-released IE 3.0 is essentially the same mouse as it was in 1999 with the same sensor while the Habu has pretty much the same shape (with some Razer ergo tweaks and improvements) and our kick-ass updated laser sensor.
The HABU does NOT replace the Copperhead. While the laser sensor is basically the same, there have been several engineering tweaks designed to aid the performance for low sensitivity or glide play style settings. If you’re a flicker, you’re better off with the Copperhead.
You can’t be all mice to all people and we’re building different mice with different shapes to fit different play styles for all you gamers out there. The Habu and Copperhead are the cutting edge gaming mice out there – if you love the Copperhead and the playstyle associated with it, don’t get the Habu and vice versa.
Neither Microsoft or Razer planned to make this mouse … it was mandated by gamers who specifically wrote both companies and begged us to make it. This product is for you!
The design structure, along with the advanced technical specifications of the HABU is developed to gain the maximum movement, comfort, precision, speed and control possible.
If you are trying to decide which mouse is right for your game you might want to use the following as a guide
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Features
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Habu
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Copperhead
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| Palm grip |
X
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| Fingertip grip |
X
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| Flick Play Style |
X
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| Glide Play Style |
X
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| Right handed |
X
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X
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| Left handed |
X
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| Light weight mouse |
X
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| Heavier weight mouse |
X
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| 32kb Onboard Memory | X |
X
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For herpetologists everywhere the HABU is a pit viper snake is a poisonous snake found in Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, southeast China. For the past 8 years Razer has named all of their mouse products after predatory snakes, beginning with the Boomslang.
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