{"id":77,"date":"2006-08-23T19:01:05","date_gmt":"2006-08-23T11:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whoisandrewwee.com\/77\/singapore-based-razer-scores-coup-lands-deal-with-microsoft-corp\/"},"modified":"2007-01-18T00:05:49","modified_gmt":"2007-01-17T16:05:49","slug":"singapore-based-razer-scores-coup-lands-deal-with-microsoft-corp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/business-20\/singapore-based-razer-scores-coup-lands-deal-with-microsoft-corp\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Game Gear Manufacturer Razer scores coup, lands deal with Microsoft Corp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img title=\"Razer Habu\" alt=\"Razer Habu\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whoisandrewwee.com\/images\/razer.jpg\" align=\"right\" \/>Counterstrike, Painkiller, Battlefield 2, Half-Life, Quake, Guild Wars fans <strong>rejoice<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>High-end gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer USA Ltd just announced today at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, a joint effort with Microsoft Hardware to design and develop next-generation computer gaming peripherals.<\/p>\n<p>This is a major coup for Razer, long a cult hit for professional gamers who choose Razer&#8217;s high-end gaming peripherals. Razer has taken the leading in sponsoring several professional gaming tournaments in the Republic.<br \/>\nThey&#8217;ve jointly introduced <strong>a new gaming mouse, the Microsoft Habu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cWe are thrilled to partner with Microsoft to combine form and function in order to deliver the best gaming products possible,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d said Robert \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cRazerguy\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d Krakoff, president of Razer. \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cThe Hardware Group stands out when it comes to comfort and design \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and when we combine that with our years of experience in gaming power and precision, we will truly elevate the quality and overall gaming experience for our customers.\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cBy partnering with Razer, we are building on our own legacy of developing innovative hardware solutions while taking advantage of Razer\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s expertise in providing smart technology that elevates the PC gaming experience,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d said Bill Jukes, product marketing manager for Microsoft Hardware at Microsoft. \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cWe believe that Microsoft Habu specifically addresses the demands of today\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s PC gamers, and its versatility, comfort and performance will benefit gamers of every genre.\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, check out Razerguy&#8217;s blog: <a title=\"Razerguy on Form meets Function\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.razerzone.com\/2006\/08\/23\/form-meets-function\/\" target=\"_blank\">Razerguy on Form Meets Function<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To look at the viral marketing elements of their campaign, check out <a title=\"www.notfornoobs.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.notfornoobs.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.notfornoobs.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Counterstrike, Painkiller, Battlefield 2, Half-Life, Quake, Guild Wars fans rejoice! High-end gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer USA Ltd just announced today at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, a joint effort with Microsoft Hardware to design and develop next-generation computer gaming peripherals. This is a major coup for Razer, long a cult hit for professional gamers who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20,22,32],"tags":[104,107,103,110,109,1766,105,106,108,1792,1771],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}