Source: SFGate
“Razer, a large consumer technology company, is getting punished for an incorrect marketing promise that could only have come during the pandemic. The hardware-maker will have to pay more than $1.1 million dollars to settle allegations that it falsely marketed its $100 Zephyr masks as N95-grade during the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Trade Commission announced the deal on Monday; the payments include more than $1 million for customer refunds and a $100,000 fine to the United States government. Razer didn’t admit wrongdoing by accepting the terms of the order. Razer … its business on products for video game players, like laptops, mouses and keyboards. But in late 2021, the company revealed a new offering: its excessively flashy Zephyr mask. A far cry from a disposable KN95 mask, which fit in a pocket and proliferated widely from 2020 to 2022, the Razer Zephyr had battery-powered fans, colored lights and a transparent window above the lips.” (05/06/24)
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/razer-payment-overhyped-covid-masks-19434332.php