if they can sell that then I've got a penile erected flashlight for sale for those of you who cannot aim straight in the middle of the night with one eye open!

Silly goose. How else do you think you're going to shave your coin purse in a dark public pool locker room?

okay, i'll explain it to you, it's simple. accorinding to the website, this shaver is handcrafted in polished chrome and wrapped in a matte black, thermo-resin grip. now doesn't that make it worth 150 bucks?
no, i didn't think so either.

What if you're in the middle of shaving and a monster attacks the city knocking the power out?

At least this way you'll be able to finish your clean smooth shave so that you don't have to run about for the rest of the movie partially shaven! Duh!

The flashlight is so that you can light up dark things. Don't thank me - I'm sometimes confused by new tech too.

Guaranteed not to chop ya up when you're shaving the junk.

That's the only excuse I can come up with for 150 dollar razor. Hell its bad enough that I get raped for 30 bucks every time I go to buy razor blades.

This is the razor for the yuppie asshat who bought an iPhone.

The new Apple iShave! Guaranteed to skulpt your facial skin until you look like Steve Jobs! Black turtleneck not included.

@Kaiser-Machead:

coinpurse, nice

Comment of the week right here.

My wife said the other day that she wished her epilator had a flashlight build in. It wasn't dark and it wasn't a forest that she removed. But still, she wished she had a flashlight atached to the device.
I guess women can use such a "smart", manly razor. But 150$ is waaay to much.

@Guy-Fawkes:
But the iPhone is a razor... among other things.

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You all fail: haven't you heard of a serious condition called "money allergy"? Usually plagues people with more money than brains - the only cure is to separate the sufferer from the substance. Thank you Gillette for this miracle cure - many *cough* suckers *cough* sufferers will be $150 less itchier. Now, I'm off to develop my own relief to those who suffer.

When in doubt... add a light and tack on $125

One more thing... does it work with a Mac? Coz that would definitely make it worth it.

I'm saving my $ until they put a laser sight on these things for that extremely accurate shave!

might as well have chrome rims and chrome exhaust along with those HID fog lights!

So, what will it mean if they release a version that has track lighting?

@Kaiser-Machead: Oh you, use a little discretion. Shave it in the steam room like everyone else.

When you get a bit older (ahem, raises hand) it isn't always so easy to see stuff as when you were younger. I often run my hand over the chin and am amazed, or dismayed, to find stubble left unshorn.

But $150? that I definitely can't see.

Is it iTunes compatilble?

@Xavoc: Sure, when the zombies catch up to you and rub you're face, they'll think it's just a piece of leather furniture and move on. Any hint of stuble would just give you away.

@HeyBeav: For $150 that flashlight had really better enable you to see...Blind attackers in the shower in case of dropped soap.

@Superchargedgtp:
"but can it play Crysis?" I think is the phrase you're looking for.

I OWN ONE OF THESE.

It was a gift from some friends who know I shave my head every second day and thought it a good idea. I have to say that I never use the light function (one push of the button turns the razor on, and a second push turns the light on--so you don't need to use it). The only time I have played around with the light was shaving my face the first time I got it, and with light coming from up top of my mirror, the light on the razor was surprisingly useful to illuminate the shadows from my chin. That said, I tried it once and still felt that running my hand over my skin was a better way to discover stubble left behind than a light.

Oh, and for those of you who don't think the five blades or vibrations make a different, I challenge you to try it, but to forget about the marketing hype. The blades really do shave nicely--particularly on a scalp--and the vibrating allows the razor to clean itself quickly under water (best I can tell, that's it's main function, not Gillette's marketing gimmick about micro pulses). I still think a good double sided safety razor will shave better--the blade quality is better--but at 6:00 AM a Friday, when I am shaving my head for the third time in a week, I like the lack of thought it takes to use the Gillette over the "real razor".

hey it's ok, the standard manual one that does nothing is only $125! What a deal!

@JoeKing:
Pretty soon they'll develop a razor that has a Novocaine application strip (the orange pad) that numbs your face as you move the razor across it. The razor peels off your first several layers of epidermis and a soothing heat of 800*F+ cauterize the wound as it passes over. The the final aloe vera strip sooths your skin. And then you can press the button on the razor for a light mist of aftershave.

@JoeKing: Why not just get a fusion...$11.00 5blades and a precision trimmer plus the vibrations.

@Rabid Penguin:
I wouldn't mind the Novocaine part--try shaving your head 200+ times a year and let me know how you feel about it. As for the rest of the shave, I still prefer my badger hair brush, shaving soap, and quality aftershave.

@zimstyles:
I bought the 5-blade Fusion initially, after being a 3-blade Mach3 hold out for ever--I couldn't in my mind believe that two mode blades made any different. Once I tried it, I was sold, and some friends brought me back the Art of Shaving handle (that's what the above is, an Art of Shaving product, not a Gillette product) from a New York trip.

@JoeKing: yeah but wat i was saying is why spend the extra is there a noticeable difference?

@Guy-Fawkes: You're a tool. Lots of Giz readers have iPhones. Are you just trying to be a dick?

I still use a Sensor Excel.
I tried the Mach3... too close for my face, so that ruled out the rest of the variants. I wonder how long before I can't get blades any longer?

Grand Theft Auto IV has a fake commercial on the in-game TV that's about a shaver with a ridiculous number of blades. This looks almost exactly the same!

The light is for shaving places "where the sun don't shine", duh.

Vibrating, close cutting razor for shaving areas that are not well lighted....is it because I am female that I the only one who sees what this is for?

@Kaiser-Machead: Thank you for THAT mental pic.....

Maybe they're just trying to find a new way to burn batteries. P & G does own Gillette and Duracell...

Like JoeKing said: I don't see what's wrong with using your hand to feel for stubble.

Blade 1 - removes the first layer of stubble.
Blade 2 - removes the second layer of stubble.
Blade 3 - gets in even closer.
...
Blade 22 - polishes the bone.

@zimstyles:
Best as I can tell there is no difference in the quality of the shave from the 3 to 5-blades, but the 5-blades does seem to get the job done with less strokes--should be pretty obvious why. As for the vibrating or non-vibrating models, I have to say that I like the vibrating models for how easily they clean themselves when rinsed under water. Anyone who has used a 3/4/5-blade razor knows that they trap hair pretty easy and sometimes you have to spend a considerable amount of your shaving time just rinsing the things out. The vibrations seem to help with cleaning (which is what Gillette should be marketing it as), which means I can shave more efficiently.

For someone who shaves as often as I do, the 5-blade vibrating model made sense for me--a few minutes a day adds up to a lot of hours (days) across a lifetime. I do not, however, believe that the Art of Shaving handle, with the light, is necessary. The chrome and rubber certainly look better, and feel better in the hand, and I don't feel the need to hide my shaving supplies like I might with a bright orange razor... but it's NOT necessary. It was, however, a great gesture and a fun "gadget" of a gift from friends who know that I am gadget obsessed.

Its kinda dark in my shower where I shave but this wouldn't help since there is no mirror. I learned to shave without a mirror years ago- USAF basic training, 1978, so the braille method works for me just fine. This is a fail.

Coming up next- the wall mounted Octa razor- 8 blades that you rub your face, (or head) against for the smoothest shave ever!

what is this "shaving" you speak of?

I like stuff from The Art of Shaving - this thing I do not like because it vibrates and that does not carry over to a closer shave it's more annoying than anything and really is only useful for rinsing.

Also, this was featured in Playboy like 4 months ago way to go Giz.

For the same reason we buy headphones with LEDs on them you can't even see.

I actually own the "standard" version of this. The $8 razor that costs $12 for a pack of 4 blades. While I feel the blades are extraordinarily expensive, it does provide a very nice shave, and I got the razor for free... Somehow I got put on a mailing list and got it on my 18th birthday a year and some months ago from Gillette.

I pointed this out to my girlfriend in the store and had the same exact question, "Who the hell would use a light-up razor?" I'll stick to my 5-blade fusion, thank you. It's not even one of the electric ones. Just gets me a nice shave, especially since I find myself dry shaving more often than not. (In that scenario, 5 is better than 1 most assuredly)

@Curves:

I don't need a $150 light to shave. As *some* people know I can go totally bare with no special assistance

At any rate multiple mirrors to see yourself at many angles help more then any light.

@LindsayJoy: My god, I have totally forgotten what this post was even about after reading your comment.

@Curves: Sorry, no vibrating razors for me when near important sensitive areas. Steady hands with a safety razor or clippers with a guard.

To shave where the sun dont shine. Duh!

Yea, double edged saftey-razor for the win...my blades are maybe $ 0.25 apeice?

I stopped using my Fusion a while back. I shave with a straight razor now. [a923.ac-images.myspacecdn.com]

Same explanation as the previous versions: hype.

Next time they'll release one that doubles as