RESPAWN by Razer is a ‘mental performance drink’ made for gamers that tastes pretty good

Don’t call it an energy drink, but RESPAWN is actually quite good and different from the rest. Every year in tech, it gets a little weirder whether it’s holograms, self-driving cars, watches that can make phone calls, or Razer — the famous PC gaming company — who is now making a non-energy drink. Yes, RESPAWN, which grew out of an April Fool’s joke in 2010 by Razer is now a real thing that you can buy. The drink though is being called a "mental performance drink" for a good reason, which is it has no sugar and just enough caffeine to give you a small boost, but not overload your brain or cause an energy crash later. Razer was kind enough to send me a box of the stuff, so here are my thoughts and what you need to know. No jitter, no sugar. RESPAWN is Razer’s attempt at making a drink to aid gameplay. With mild flavors, no sugar, and just the right amount of caffeine, it’s also quite good, just don’t call it an energy drink. Straight up RESPAWN is a powdered drink that comes in four different flavors with twenty servings per box. The flavors include Pomegranate Watermelon (red), Blue Raspberry (blue), Green Apple (green), and Tropical Pineapple (yellow). Ingredients-wise Razer is de-emphasizing the caffeine, which is a good idea since many people already consume too much. Each packet contains 95mg of the stuff sourced from green tea extract. That amount of caffeine is equal to one cup of regular coffee. For comparison, something like the popular 5 Hour Energy has 200mg while your typical 7-11 energy drink can hit up to 350mg. The other main ingredient is 48mg of choline bitartrate, which is a part of the b-complex vitamin family and quite popular in the […]

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