Discover the latest updates, guides, and sourced analysis on Razer AVA and holographic assistants.
Visible memories, background learning and chat history: what you can see and delete in Replika or Character.AI, what the GDPR says and what to ask before buying a hologram.
The official page and reservation terms no longer say H2 2026, but Early Access in early 2027. What changed, what did not, and what happens to your $20 deposit.
Compare apps, desktop avatars and physical devices by current access, memory and voice, with a seven-day trial before buying hardware.
We separate Razer AVA's confirmed $20 deposit from its unofficial price, then compare Everthine A1 (formerly Lepro Ami) and Gatebox by availability and published price.
Razer's official site no longer mentions Kira or Zane. We break down the rename to Sumi and Niko, why we think it happened, and what happened to Faker and Sao.
We compare Razer AVA and Everthine A1 in depth: screen, memory, privacy, price and who gets to Europe first after IFA Berlin and PAX West 2026.
CATEGORY GUIDE · SEP 4, 2026 · upd. OCT 19
What is (and isn't) an AI hologram in 2026: we compare, with verified data, the real availability of Razer AVA, Everthine A1 and Gatebox, and why Samsung's "AI Companion" doesn't count.
LAUNCH · AUG 15, 2026 · upd. OCT 19
Razer announced no euro price or European release date for AVA at IFA Berlin 2026 (Sept 4–8). The signals that do exist for Europe: localized page, Razer Europe GmbH, and the new avatar platform.
GUIDE · AUG 1, 2026 · upd. OCT 19
The $20 deposit, the official step-by-step process, the cancellation policy, and what your options are if you live outside the US while international reservations remain closed.
AI REGULATION · JUL 15, 2026 · upd. OCT 19
China's AI companion regulation took effect July 15, 2026. ByteDance and Alibaba disabled companion features overnight. We break down what it signals for Razer AVA and Western markets.
TECHNOLOGY · JUL 1, 2026 · upd. OCT 23
Razer says AVA will split its AI between your PC and the cloud. What it has confirmed about the Inference Control Plane and what it hasn't: local models, GPU requirements and offline use.
COMPARISON · JUN 15, 2026 · upd. OCT 19
A guide to alternatives by format, availability, price and privacy. Everthine A1 is the current name for the product previously presented as Lepro Ami.
TECHNOLOGY · JUN 15, 2026 · upd. OCT 23
Razer's local AI toolkit goes omni-modal: now supports image, video, audio, and ARM64 architectures. Over 11,000 images generated in five days with AVA Mini.
RELEASE DATE · JUN 01, 2026 · upd. OCT 22
Razer has moved the launch from H2 2026 to early 2027, under Early Access. No exact date, final retail price or global availability plan is confirmed. Here is the current reservation status.
BETA PROGRAM · MAY 15, 2026 · upd. OCT 22
The Razer AVA beta program has been open since March, and Razer said invitations would start rolling out in Q2 2026. Here's how registration works in Razer Cortex and what signing the NDA actually means.
AGENTIC AI · MAY 05, 2026 · upd. OCT 24
At GDC 2026, Razer unveiled Project AVA (Razer AVA) agentic AI: multi-step tasks, coordination between different users' AVAs and the Inference Control Plane. What is confirmed and what is not.
COMMUNITY · MAY 05, 2026 · upd. OCT 23
AVA Mini was Razer's April Fools joke. The pet doesn't exist, but the avatar generator built from your pet's photo was real: over 11,000 images made with Razer AIKit.
PRODUCTIVITY · MAR 07, 2026 · upd. OCT 19
Screen analysis, brainstorming, day planning, translation and opening apps: the work uses Razer confirms for Razer AVA, and what's still unknown.
HARDWARE / AI · FEB 01, 2026 · upd. OCT 23
Razer unveils a concept that redefines what we understand by "personal assistant". Project Motoko is an AI vision headset designed to integrate into daily life, with dual cameras and OpenAI/Grok compatibility.
DEVELOPMENT · JAN 25, 2026 · upd. OCT 23
What Razer showed AI developers at CES 2026, and why it doesn't mean AVA runs locally or lets you create your own avatars.
INTERVIEW · JAN 23, 2026 · upd. OCT 23
Min-Liang Tan explained why Razer picked Grok and that it sees AVA as an open, multi-model platform, but didn't confirm which models it will have.
LATAM · JAN 21, 2026 · upd. OCT 22
Razer has not announced a price or date for Latin America. What is confirmed (Early Access in early 2027, Windows only) and what is still unknown.
GUIDE · JAN 15, 2026 · upd. OCT 22
The official page shows three avatars. How Razer describes them, what became of the five shown at CES 2026, and which one suits you.
HARDWARE · JAN 12, 2026 · upd. OCT 22
Razer only asks for Windows and a direct USB-C connection. What it has confirmed, what it has not published and what you can check on your PC.
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