The problem with virtual reality right now—well, one of the problems—is the wires tethering you to your PC. It’s all too easy to get tangled up in a mess of cords, and even a gentle tug from a wire is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MSI built it as an alternative to traditional desktops, many of which cannot handle resource-intensive VR headsets. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you ...

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 ...

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 ...

When the combined armies of Zorg are firing photon weapons at you, 5 kilograms doesn’t seem like much. Even the cables and straps that are a necessary part of MSI’s Backpack PC fade into the ...

Computex 2016-- MSI's aptly named Backpack PC enables portable VR experiences and removes that pesky cable from the floor. It may not be an exercise in practicality, but it is a bold glimpse into the ...

One of the problems with the current crop of non-smartphone VR headsets is that they need to be connected to PCs via thick, heavy cables. These might hamper your movements when you're busy playing a ...

The first generation of virtual reality (VR) headsets was some of the most exciting technology released this year, and there are big differences between the major players. But one thing unites all the ...