How are you going to improve your Elo if you can't stop shaking or sweating while sitting in your gaming seat? Razer's latest desktop innovation is Project Arielle, a mesh gaming chair with built-in temperature control and, of course, beautiful lighting.
The Ariel project is built on the basis Fujin ProRazer's breathable mesh chair that uses a bladeless fan system to heat or cool the entire chassis. The touchpad on the side of the seat offers three fan speed settings and allows you to switch between cool and warm airflow. The edges of the seat and backrest are covered with a thin strip of RGB lighting that dynamically changes color between blue and red as the set temperature changes. The bladeless fan is housed in a cylinder that hangs at the base of the backrest like a small short tail, and from the same area runs a cable connected to the large power supply.
Razer claims Project Arielle can reduce perceived temperature by 2-5 degrees C in dry environments, and its self-regulating, energy-saving heater delivers warm air up to 30 degrees C (86 degrees F).
In operation, Project Arielle is remarkably efficient and silent. I had a chance experience — not just sitting — in a chair at CES 2025, and it performed even better than expected. With the warm air mode on, I felt a breeze of heated air swirl around my head, neck, and upper back, and the temperature change was noticeable even in a hot room. The cool environment brought instant relief, with the air flow particularly noticeable along my back, neck and under my arms. The fan ran silently in a demo room filled with about a dozen people and several laptops and computers. I strained to hear the fan in this environment, but even then it was barely noticeable as a quiet hum.
For someone who always feels cold, especially when sitting, Project Arielle is an incredibly attractive chair. Instead of pulling on sweatshirts and blankets to warm my frozen bones, I'd be happy to just turn on the heating function and bask in the warm air. Cute lights certainly don't hurt either.
Project Arielle is just a concept at the moment, but Razer has a pretty good track record when it comes to turning its experiments into actual products. Just take a look at the Project Esther Tactile Gaming Pillow. and nine months later it went on sale as the Razer Freyja.
Will Project Ariel help you increase your rank or save seconds on your completion speed? Maybe, maybe not. But it will definitely keep you cozy while you try.