The HP Omen X Compact is a gaming desktop with a powerful processor, one of the fastest consumer graphics cards on the market, and plenty of other goodies for high-performance gaming and virtual reality experiences. But the Omen X Compact is also a rather compact machine that measures 13.1″ x 9″ x 2.4″ and weighs […]
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HP Omen X Compact Desktop is also a VR-ready backpack PC
About a year after announcing plans to launch a VR-ready gaming PC that you can wear like a backpack, HP has unveiled an updated design, price, and launch date. The HP Omen X Compact Desktop is coming in July for $2,499 and up… and as the name suggests, it’s basically a gaming PC stuffed into […]
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HP’s VR-ready Omen X backpack PC coming in June
It’s been almost a year since HP unveiled a computer-in-a-backpack designed for virtual reality. Now the company says its Omen X backpack PC will be available for purchased in June. Why the long gap between announcement and release? Because HP has been making prototype hardware available to developers in order to gather feedback about things […]
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Zotac VR Go gaming backpack PC launches for $2000
Zotac is one of several companies that’s stuffing a gaming PC into a backpack in an effort to let you engage in virtual reality sessions without tripping over wires… since they can run from a headset to a PC on your back. The final design for the Zotac VR Go backpack PC was unveiled in […]
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MSI VR One gaming PC-in-a-backpack now available for $1999
PC makers have been showing off PC-in-a-backpack systems designed for virtual reality gaming for a few months. Now you can buy one. The MSI VR One is now available for purchase in the US, Europe, Japan, Australia, China, and Taiwan. Newegg is taking orders for $1999 and up and says the VR One should begin […]
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Zotac launches slimmer VR Go backpack PC, more powerful Magnus mini gaming desktop
Zotac is holding a 10th anniversary event in Hong Kong this week, where the company is holding a gaming tournament and launching several new products… including its most powerful mini PC to date, and an updated version of the VR-ready PC-in-a-backpack that Zotac introduced earlier this year. The Zotac Magnus EN1080 10 year anniversary edition is […]
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MSI’s VR One backpack PC slims down to 8 pounds, offers 90 minutes of gameplay
MSI was one of the first companies to stuff a gaming PC into a backpack in order to power a virtual reality experience that doesn’t involve tripping over wires connect your headset to a PC in the corner of the room. Now the company is showing off a refined version of its PC-in-a-backpack. The new […]
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Intel packs a VR-ready PC into a vest… that you wear… like a vest
Intel’s new Project Alloy may be a platform for a wireless virtual reality headset that packs all of the computer hardware into the headset itself. But good luck fitting everything you need for a truly high-end 3D gaming experience into a space that small. Still, a number of companies have been developing systems designed to […]
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Dell is also working on a backpack gaming PC for VR
HP’s doing it. MSI and Zotac are too. Now Dell is showing off backpacks stuffed with gaming computers designed to let you use a virtual reality headset without worrying about tripping over wires. Dell is showing two upcoming backpack PC concepts at the E3 gaming show this week. One is from a company called Zero […]
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I guess backpack PCs for VR gaming are a thing now (HP has one too)
HP unveiled a new line of gaming PCs under its Omen brand this week, and I didn’t pay much attention because for the most part the new HP Omen family is made up of high-power desktops and big, heavy laptops and the whole point of Liliputing is to focus on Lilliputian (small) computers. But then HP […]