Meet the tiny AI hologram ready to be your esports coach and life planner

• Razer showcased an upgraded Project AVA animated holographic AI assistant at CES this year
• Project AVA has a selection of avatars with their own simulated personalities that can engage in conversation, see your screen, and track your gaze
• Razer is widening Project Ava's role beyond gaming coach to everyday tasks like scheduling and organizing your life

AI assistants right now mostly take the form of a wall of text or a disembodied voice, but Razer thinks people would prefer to talk to a small, animated hologram with a matching personality sitting on their desk.

It brought its Project AVA to CES this year to showcase exactly that. AVA first debuted at CES last year as an esports coach inside a gaming rig, but the glowing, 5-inch holographic avatar can now live on your desk, conversing with you and offering help on everything from your daily schedule ...