VR backpack PCs are real, and kind of awesome

At this point I'm pretty experienced with the HTC Vive VR headset, having used it at various trade shows and arcades and so on. But I'm still not quite used to an unavoidable yet unfortunate flaw with the product — the trailing cable that runs from your head to your PC, forcing you to be constantly aware of your feet so as not to trip.

There isn’t really anything HTC can do about this; wireless displays don’t have the performance yet to keep up with high-end VR rendering, so your headset needs to be connected to your PC while you’re walking around. There is, however, something PC companies can do about it: they can let you take the PC with you. And in recent weeks, we’ve seen three OEMs announce gaming PCs in a backpack form factor...

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