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We all have to wear a mask.

You know this, I know this, some people are still confused, but if my monthly trip out of the house is anything to go on, we seem to be getting the hang of it.

Masks have, however, posed a few problems.

For those who need to read lips to communicate, they’ve provided a barrier that makes this impossible. If you struggle to project your voice, you could find yourself shouting at people on the phone or during conversations to make yourself heard.

Razer saw this and decided to design a solution in the form of the world’s most tech-enabled smart mask.

They aren’t the first attempting to make mask-wearing easier.

The MaskFone featured at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, which allows you to make and receive phone calls through your mask, but it pales in comparison to Razer’s Project Hazel.

Per The Verge, the Project Hazel mask is still in the concept phase. The company is working with a team of medical experts and scientists who are helping to develop the mask.

Once it’s fully designed it will be sent off for approval from the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Image: Razer

The mask promises to be a surgical N95, with two circular zones, or ventilators, that flank your mouth used for ventilation, that will filter both incoming and outgoing air.

These ventilators, which have an electronic filter component, are detachable and rechargeable.

Microphones and amplifiers embedded in the ventilators will project your voice through the mask, so you won’t have to worry about sounding muffled.

Razer says that despite the tech inside, the mask is comfortable. It’s also transparent which will allow for lip-reading.

Take a look:

The Verge does point out that all of this information comes directly from the company, and that they haven’t had a chance to try the mask out for themselves.

In this sense, the true test of the mask will play out when it’s approved and hits the market.

No release dates or prices are currently available.

If it works, maybe it will win over some of the anti-maskers that still roam the streets.

[source:verge]