HP will make a major virtual reality push in June, when it will start shipping its Omen X VR backpack PC. The backpack PC has already been announced, but the company until now had not provided a ...

If you want the best VR experience, mobile VR headsets like the Gear VR and Google Cardboard won't do at all. High-quality VR with headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive require equally powerful ...

Companies like MSI and Zotac want you to cut the cables on your VR experience and get processing power strapped to your back. Nic Healey is a Senior Editor with CNET, based in the Australia office.

MSI’s Backpack PC, which debuted at Computex in Taiwan this week, aims to do away with one of the banes of virtual reality: being tethered to your PC by a display cable. This portable rig highlights a ...

Aloysius Low is a Senior Editor at CNET covering mobile and Asia. Based in Singapore, he loves playing Dota 2 when he can spare the time and is also the owner-minion of two adorable cats. MSI believes ...

It would seem that the category of ‘Backpack PC’ for VR is rapidly becoming a “thing”. With announcements from HP, MSI, and Zotac earlier this year, now followed by Alienware. A back-mounted PC for VR ...

HP is stepping up its Omen gaming line ahead of E3 next week with a slew of updates and additions. The company left no stone unturned this year, updating its 15- and 17-inch Omen laptops, introducing ...

Earlier this month, Micro-Star International teased the VR One during the Tokyo Game Show gaming convention. It is a PC that customers wear on their back, enabling full freedom of movement when ...

Kickstarter has a lot to answer for. Because of the crowd-funding site every fool thinks they've got the next million dollar idea. The backpack for your desktop PC tower is the latest entrepreneurial ...