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MSI’s new gaming PCs: 4.2 pound laptop, VR system-in-a-backpack

MSI plans to show off a new line of portable gaming machines at the Computex trade show in Taiwan next week. The lineup includes at least three new gaming laptops, a few desktops, and one rather odd system: a VR-capable gaming PC in a backpack. We’ll have more details soon, but here’s what we know […]

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Zotac Mobile VR stuffs a gaming PC in a backpack for virtual reality on the go

High-end virtual reality systems like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift need high-powered PCs to work, which makes them a bit less portable than a Google Cardboard-style system that just uses your phone’s screen and processor. But Zotac figures there’s a way to use premium VR kits on the go: stuff one of the company’s […]

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Voltaic launches solar-powered, laptop-charging backpack

Voltaic Systems has been making backpacks and laptop cases with built-in solar chargers since 2004. But so far most of the company’s backpacks have only generated enough electricity to charge small items such as phones, cameras, or tablets. Now Voltaic has introduced a new 10W backpack called the Array which can charge a laptop computer. […]