{"id":394653,"date":"2026-01-07T20:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/394653\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:43:07","slug":"meet-the-grok-powered-anime-hologram-for-pc-gamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/394653\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Grok-Powered Anime Hologram For PC Gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Razer, the company best known for its RGB-infused keyboards, cat-ear headsets, and over-priced gaming chairs, has just revealed that its \u201cAI gaming copilot\u201d Project Ava will be used in its latest invention: an AI anime waifu that sits on your desk, named \u201cKira.\u201d She\u2019ll be powered by Elon Musk\u2019s Grok.
The 2026 Consumer Electronics Show kicked off in Las Vegas this week and, unsurprisingly, AI-powered tech is everywhere. Razer announced its AI gaming assistant, Project Ava,<\/a> at last year\u2019s show, alongside a prerecorded video of the copilot program suggesting tips to help a player navigate a boss fight in Black Myth: Wukong.
Razer\u2019s Project Ava has now returned in physical form. The newly unveiled \u201cAI Desk Companion\u201d version comes equipped with a built-in webcam (which Razer states is for its \u201chuman-like vision\u201d and \u201cfull contextual awareness\u201d), a series of customizable RGB LEDs, a USB-C port, and, most notably, a \u201cswappable\u201d 5.5-inch-tall 3D holographic avatar.<\/p>\n

Razer Holographic AI Voice Assistant Kira (Project Ava) CES 2026 Demo #Razer<\/a> #CES2026<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ah54Us7QMJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shacknews (@shacknews) January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

According to the press release, Project Ava\u2019s holographic companion currently comes in five varieties. These include the default, amorphous green blob Ava, the aforementioned cat-ear wearing anime waifu Kira, and a buff \u201cgaming wingman\u201d called Zane.
The other two holograms are actually 3D recreations of real people: the South Korean eSports legend Lee \u201cFaker\u201d Sang-hyeok and the J-Pop idol Saori \u201cSao\u201d Araki, the latter of whom exploded in popularity last year following her viral \u201cOffice Lady\u201d meme.<\/p>\n

As detailed in a report by Inverse<\/a>, the physical version of Project Ava will be powered by xAI\u2019s Grok, which recently started posting CSAM online<\/a>. If you\u2019re curious how it will perform as Grok races to seed social media with deepfake porn<\/a>, several outlets, including both Gizmodo<\/a> and The Verge<\/a>, were less than complimentary about its implementation.<\/p>\n

Gizmodo\u2019s James Pero stated that his experience with Project Ava was \u201cas wonky as chatting with any other AI chatbot out there,\u201d and The Verge\u2019s Antonio G. Di Benedetto noted that the anime AI assistant Kira \u201ckept incessantly filling gaps in communication with annoying chatter.\u201d
If you\u2019re still keen to get your hands on one of these regardless, the FAQ<\/a> on Razer\u2019s Project Ava website states that it\u2019s \u201cexpected to be available in the second half of 2026\u201d and that folks in the United States can already reserve one of the units by putting down a $20 deposit. The company still hasn\u2019t revealed how much the full Grok-powered holograms will cost.<\/p>\n