At SIGGRAPH 2016 in Anaheim last week I had the unique opportunity to try Hewlett-Packard ’s HP Omen X VR backpack. This is in addition to trying out the Zotac VR backpack at Computex in June and ...

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 ...

Scheduled for release in September starting at $3,300, the HP Z VR Backpack G1 Workstation is aimed at the commercial market, with high-performance components including an Intel Core i7 CPU and Nvidia ...

Dovetailing off its HP Omen X Compact Desktop gaming backpack, HP will soon offer a similar small form factor, VR-ready workstation plus backpack for the entertainment, retail sales, and ...

Back in May of last year we first saw the rise of the VR backpack with such manufacturers as Aorus, MSI, ZOTAC – and HP. Imagine our surprise when HP came here in July of 2017 again with another far ...

You've never seen a PC like HP's Omen X Compact Desktop. It's a powerful gaming rig, and it's small enough to do double duty as a pseudo console under your TV. But it also has a built-in battery. And ...

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 ...

To date, VR backpack PCs have been aimed at gamers who just don't want to trip over cords while they're fending off baddies. But what about pros who want to collaborate, or soldiers who want to train ...

Most PC-based virtual reality systems released to date are aimed at gamers. But HP figures that means there’s an untapped market for VR-ready PCs aimed at enterprise customers. So the company is ...

VR and AR are two of the biggest growth areas in computing today. So far, much of that growth has been focused on gaming, like the new Lenovo and Disney tie up for Star Wars AR content. The future ...

This is just the latest version of the HP VR backpack from the company. Previously HP had launched similar models for both gamers and businesses in 2017. The new HP VR backpack for business users ...

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