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SmartRazor has heated blades technology for super shaving comfort and performance. Razors are Reinvented. The Game Changer in Shaving.

SmartRazor has heated blades technology for super shaving comfort and performance. Razors are Reinvented. The Game Changer in Shaving. Read more
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About this project

My brother Pete and I have brought innovation to the shave business for many years, but for the last decade our focus has been on searching for the "Perfect Shave". And we found it! Actually, we made it...

Our pursuit for the perfect shave resulted in creating the new SmartRazor® with heated blades technology. The warm blades slice through hair effortlessly with virtually no tug and pull, like a warn knife through butter. It is scientifically proven through comprehensive laboratory testing that SmartRazor's warm blades slice through hair up to 200% easier than other brand's non-heated blades.

The warm blades provide for very comfortable, smooth shaves for men and women, like a spa-shave every day. Our grandfathers knew hot shaves were the best, now with SmartRazor, you can have the modern version of a warm soothing barbershop shave right at home just with the push of a button!

Help Us Evolve Shaving

The R&D is finished and patents are filed. SmartRazor® has working prototypes. But we need your help to fund the production of SmartRazor® which we plan to deliver in late 2017. More than a disrupter, SmartRazor® is truly the Game Changer in the multi-billion dollar Shave / Razor industry. SmartRazor's innovation is so unique that we prioritized protecting it. To date, there are 60 patents issued and pending in the USA and 42 other countries for our SmartRazor technologies.

Dollar Shave Club has disrupted and upgraded the marketing and delivery of razors. Now, SmartRazor® upgrades razors themselves! SmartRazor® finally brings Razors into the 21st century. SmartRazor® is the next generation of razors and is the first and only razor to have heated blades technology. The first and only razor to have a multi-function microprocessor on board. The first and only razor that is Smart! 

SmartRazor® innovations bring a new level of shaving comfort and performance never dreamed before. With SmartRazor® you actually look forward to shaving as now it really feels good to shave. The morning dreaded task of shaving is transformed to your enjoyable and comforting personal grooming moment. We will be producing the next generation of new SmartRazors which is quite an upgrade from the status quo. You can be a part of the first major reinvent of razors in hundreds of years. 

SmartRazors shave hair dramatically easier than non-heated blades. SmartRazor's® new heated blades technology brings heat to the cutting edge of the blades so they glide through your hair effortlessly with virtually no tug or pull for incredible comfort and shaving performance. Powered by battery and with a mini computer on board, SmartRazor® is the most advanced shaving razor on the planet.

Human hair about to be cut with heated blade at Datapoint Labs
Human hair about to be cut with heated blade at Datapoint Labs

 

Force to cut hair with a leading brand's non-heated blade (avg. .084 newtons). Each line represents an individual hair.
Force to cut hair with a leading brand's non-heated blade (avg. .084 newtons). Each line represents an individual hair.

 

Force to cut hair with SmartRazor's heated blade (avg. .028 newtons). Each line represents an individual hair.
Force to cut hair with SmartRazor's heated blade (avg. .028 newtons). Each line represents an individual hair.

 

Heated Blades force displacement lab testing graph. Test data from Datapoint Labs shows SmartRazor heated blades cut hair up to 200% easier than non-heated blades.
Heated Blades force displacement lab testing graph. Test data from Datapoint Labs shows SmartRazor heated blades cut hair up to 200% easier than non-heated blades.

For centuries everyone has been seeking the "Perfect Shave", SmartRazor® is the Perfect Shave! The Future of Shaving is Here! SmartRazor® is Razor Evolution in real time! Finally Razors Get Smart!

 

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Risks and challenges

The SmartRazor shown in the video is one of our working prototypes. The challenge is to transition from prototypes to full production units. We have put together a great team to do this with lead Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and Designers that are top in their fields. We also partnered with the largest Electronics and Components supplier and we are very happy to have them. They have been instrumental in setting up our manufacturing in one of their best factory partners in the USA. Also on the team is Panasonic - we are thrilled that they will be SmartRazor's power source and they have helped us greatly through these pre-production phases.

Once funded, our manufacturing team are saying approximately 9 months to be mass producing SmartRazors but it could go to 12 months depending on variables in the mold building, machinery needed and material and electronics supply chain. As with all product manufacturing projects, unforeseen delays and issues with the process of production may happen. However we have manufactured other products and inventions for many years so we have experience in production and working with engineers, designers, suppliers and factories. We are confident that we will meet the challenges to come and we know we will deliver the highest quality product by or in the last quarter of 2017. We are proud Americans and we are making our best efforts to keep the manufacturing here in the USA.

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    Smooth Shave Club

    A Big Thank You for your help from the entire SmartRazor crew! Includes founding membership to the 'Perfect Shave Club' and latest SmartRazor news. Get special discount code for 10% off your own SmartRazor and all SmartRazor products and accessories as soon as retail available for an entire year!

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    The Heat is On - Super Early Bird

    50% off suggested retail price on 1 complete SmartRazor kit. Includes, 1 SmartRazor unit, 2 Smart cartridges and accompanying Charging dock. Plus “Smooth Shave” perks above.

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    Shave with Friends

    Over 45% off suggested retail price on 2 complete SmartRazor kits. Includes, 2 SmartRazor units with 2 Smart cartridges each (4 Smart cartrages total) and 2 accompanying Charging docks. Plus “Smooth Shave” perks above.

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    Shave, Party of Six...

    This is the perfect gift multi-pack of 6 SmartRazor kits (each kit complete with the SmartRazor, the accompanying Charging docks, and two Smart cartridges) for corporate giveaways, for barber shop staff, or large families' gifts at the holidays. Each kit comes separately boxed. Give your employees, family members, or friends the gift of comfortable warm shaving all year round from SmartRazor, the world's most advanced razor. $499 for 6 SmartRazor Kits ($83 each kit). Includes "Smooth Shave" perks above.

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    There's Only One #1

    Be part of razor history! This reward marks the exact time when shaving as we know it changes forever, and for the better! Enjoy owning the very first SmartRazor (#1) production unit ever to come off the assembly line. This first unit will be permanently scribed and certified as SmartRazor #1. Along with this first production SmartRazor, you will receive real time pictures of it being manufactured and a certificate of authenticity signed by the SmartRazor Creators, Chief Engineer, and Patent Attorney. SmartRazor #1 will be set in a premium display case suitable for a personal Collector's showroom, or in a Museum of modern science.
    While we'd love to keep the 1st SmartRazor ever made, we’re offering it here to help meet our funding goal and thereby fulfilling our vision of putting SmartRazors in the hands of as many Smart Shavers as possible.
    Years from now if #1 ever goes up for auction you can bet we will be there bidding for it! This "There's Only One #1" reward includes the "Shave with Friends" reward above. This significant piece of razor evolution also comes with our sincere gratitude and an open invitation to meet Lou, Pete and the SmartRazor crew. We'll discuss the future of shaving with SmartRazor leading the charge over a great dinner at fine local restaurant near the SmartRazor home office.

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