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Decoder · January 10, 2026 · 45m
Razer's AI Companion: CES 2026 Live Interview
Live CES interview with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan about Project Ava, an AI companion with a physical presence as an anime hologram — and whether AI companions are the future of consumer tech.
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A physical AI companion that is always present in a room changes the home environment fundamentally. It is not an app you open but an entity you live with.
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Patel pushes Tan on the Tamagotchi problem: every virtual companion in history has suffered hedonic adaptation. Users are fascinated for weeks, then bored.