Razer's new iPhone 13 MagSafe cooler is impressively absurd

Razer's new iPhone xiii MagSafe cooler is impressively absurd

(Prototype credit: Razer)

Accept you ever been deep into a lengthy mobile gaming session when your iPhone 13 has got so hot you wished you could strap a literal fan to the back to prevent it from overheating? Well, your (very specific) prayers have been answered in the grade of the Razer Libation Blush.

This mobile accessory sticks a 7-blade fan to the back of your iPhone via MagSafe in an endeavor to forestall it from getting too hot and experiencing operation problems due to overheating. Nosotros tin ostend this isn't an out-of-season Apr Fools joke.

It's a bizarre accessory, given in our iPhone xiii gaming experience we've not encountered any huge rises in temperature, likely cheers to the ability and efficiency of the A15 Bionic chip.

Razer Cooler Chroma concept art — (Prototype credit: Razer)

Furthermore, while the MagSafe magnets are used to ready the fan on to a uniform iPhone, the Razer Cooler Chroma needs constant power via a USB-C cable connection to a power outlet, which sort of blunts the whole mobile attribute of mobile gaming.

Owners of an older model of iPhone or an Android device haven't been left out in the cold, as Razer offers an even more garish model that attaches via ii fairly intrusive-looking plastic clamps. No matter which version yous opt for, the Razer Cooler Blush will prepare you dorsum $60, and unsurprisingly both sports controllable RGB lighting — they are Razer products after all.

Razer Cooler Chroma with universal clamp — (Image credit: Razer)

While there's a sure novelty to this mobile accessory, we're less convinced that it'southward in whatsoever style necessary. While performance drops due to overheating can be a problem when mobile gaming, specially on less powerful devices, how much a fan strapped to the exterior of your phone will remedy the situation is unclear.

The permanently tethered requirement also seriously diminishes the usefulness of the Razer Cooler Chroma. Not to mention the inconvenience of having a comparably sizeable fan strapped to the back of your mobile device is likely to lead to a pretty uncomfortable gaming experience overall.

To paraphrase the words of Jurassic Park's Dr Ian Malcolm: "Razer were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

Rory is a staff author at Tom's Guide based in the UK. He covers a broad range of topics including tech news, deals, gaming, streaming and more. When he'southward not writing hot takes on the latest gaming hardware and streaming shows, he tin can be found watching a deadline unhealthy amount of movies and being thoroughly disappointed by his terrible football team.