Last year Razer showed off Project Ava as a digital assistant<\/a> that lived inside your computer to help adjust settings or provide gaming tips. But now at CES 2026, the company\u2019s AI companion platform has gotten a major glow-up while moving into some new digs.<\/p>\n Now, in lieu of being constrained entirely to your PC\u2019s screen, Razer has given Project Ava<\/a> a real home in the form of a small tube that can display a 5.5-inch animated hologram of the AI\u2019s avatar. You\u2019ll still need to connect it to your computer via USB-C to provide Ava with the power and data it needs. However, all of your companion\u2019s other components are built into its abode, including dual far-field mics so you can talk to it, a down-firing full-range speaker so it can talk and an HD camera with an ambient light sensor so the AI can see and react to its surroundings.<\/p>\n But perhaps the biggest upgrade to the project is that instead of just Ava, who Razer describes as \u201ca calm, reliable source of energy to help you keep things clear, efficient, and always on point,\u201d there are three or four new personas (depending on how we\u2019re counting) joining the roster. Kira looks like a TikTok e-girl decked out in a frilly outfit complete with Razer neon green accents, while Zane is her edgy masculine alternative who kind of reminds me of the Giga Chad meme<\/a>, but with extra snake tattoos. Then there\u2019s Sao, who appears to be directly inspired by iconic Japanese salary woman Saori Araki<\/a>. Finally, there\u2019s an avatar made in the likeness of Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok), the most successful and well-known League of Legends player of all time and one of Razer’s sponsored esports athletes.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dZHtPigGry585bVXhu16ZA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYwMA--\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/project-ava-connected.jpg\"\/)