New SE razor, so new you can't buy it yet

[Hak.1963]

I only have one SE razor, an old Hydra-Magic.
I have been thinking of getting a Parker SE, but now I saw this one:

Hype Body- Tech I Want

A Shave So Close They’ll Think A Barber Did It

techiwant.com

It certainly looks cool
Can this be the one?
Or is it just a gadget?

 

[CapnPanther]

Looks interesting, but I'm always wary of razors that require proprietary blades.

 

[Tester28]

Nice...looks like a bottle opener.

 

[gvw755]

Looks interesting, but I'm always wary of razors that require proprietary blades.

The blade looks like it could be a regular injector blade. the 40% off price is still around $160 which puts it way out of my budget for an injector.

 

[AZBronco]

It looks like the modern art version of the Supply Single Edge 2.0--which also has three plates for levels of aggressiveness (and Hype has used the same naming convention for the plates of Sensitive, Comfort, and Ultra Close). Also, the Supply is on sale now for $59.

The Hype is definitely an Injector blade--the pictures have the same plastic injector blade holder as the Supply. My cursory look at these two almost make me wonder if the same people are behind this and they're trying to tap into the luxury shave crowd who are willing to spend $200 on a razor.

 

[rs_776]

It looks like the modern art version of the Supply Single Edge 2.0--which also has three plates for levels of aggressiveness (and Hype has used the same naming convention for the plates of Sensitive, Comfort, and Ultra Close). Also, the Supply is on sale now for $59.

The Hype is definitely an Injector blade--the pictures have the same plastic injector blade holder as the Supply. My cursory look at these two almost make me wonder if the same people are behind this and they're trying to tap into the luxury shave crowd who are willing to spend $200 on a razor.

Agreed! At a glance, I don't see how it offers any advantages over the Supply. The magnetic heads are a nice touch, but for that kind of money, I can deal with a thumbscrew. The stainless Supply is still more affordable than the aluminum Hyperbody.

 

[Ivo4u2]

Looks interesting, but I'm always wary of razors that require proprietary blades.

It uses injector blades assuming they use the existing injector blades used by many. Not as much Choice as de blades but there is choice

 

[Ivo4u2]

For me it looks like a supply v4 not that special

now if they would make one constantly adjustable and a pivot head preferably stainless head and Alluminium handle I would be very very interested in the first reviews.

 

[Whiterook]

I think they have priced themselves out of the market. It has nice styling though.

 

[xiletero]

It looks like the modern art version of the Supply Single Edge 2.0--which also has three plates for levels of aggressiveness (and Hype has used the same naming convention for the plates of Sensitive, Comfort, and Ultra Close). Also, the Supply is on sale now for $59.

The Hype is definitely an Injector blade--the pictures have the same plastic injector blade holder as the Supply. My cursory look at these two almost make me wonder if the same people are behind this and they're trying to tap into the luxury shave crowd who are willing to spend $200 on a razor.

Where can I find the Supply for $59?

 

[back_to_shaving]

I love the design. I can't find any info about the people behind it though.

 

[Keith_Weir]

I only have one SE razor, an old Hydra-Magic.
I have been thinking of getting a Parker SE, but now I saw this one:

Hype Body- Tech I Want

A Shave So Close They’ll Think A Barber Did It

techiwant.com

It certainly looks cool
Can this be the one?
Or is it just a gadget?

$1 TO reserve then only 99 when out, hmmmm

 

[Keith_Weir]

 

[Keith_Weir]

 

[never-stop-learning]

It looks like the modern art version of the Supply Single Edge 2.0--which also has three plates for levels of aggressiveness (and Hype has used the same naming convention for the plates of Sensitive, Comfort, and Ultra Close). Also, the Supply is on sale now for $59.

The Hype is definitely an Injector blade--the pictures have the same plastic injector blade holder as the Supply. My cursory look at these two almost make me wonder if the same people are behind this and they're trying to tap into the luxury shave crowd who are willing to spend $200 on a razor.

^^^^^This^^^^^

 

[bmwlaw]

A truly silly idea.... Magnets will not hold the parts firmly and consistently together

 

[gvw755]

Okay, after a long silence, I got word from HypeBody that they were going live on Kickstarter today at 7 AM PST. When I got home at 8:30 PST, they are postponing their Kickstarter campaign until Thursday. Not a great way to build interest in a new, overpriced, aluminum razor.

 

[Mr. Shavington]

Hype (verb): to make something seem more exciting or important than it is.

Interesting choice of name.

 

[Mr. Shavington]

…and I notice their promotional photo lays out the top plates to spell “SUCC”.

Are they intentionally leaving hints for us?

 

[gvw755]

Maybe they have future plans for an E - extreme, and a SS - super smooth plates in the future.

Personally, I like it better when they keep the plate codes simple like + and ++.