Gadgetory

in order to run virtual reality first you have to get a powerful enough computer you got to buy an expensive VR headset you got a set of all the sensors or base stations and even then there's a serious chance you're going to end up tripping over all the cords anyway because you're tethered to a big desktop computer well HP is one of the companies working on a solution to that through a VR backpack it basically puts the entire computer on your back so you can carry it with you you're still tethered to the headset but the tether just goes right to the PC that you have on your back now we've previously seen this version only in photo mock-ups now we've had a chance to try it out in real life this wasn't actually plugged in and functioning but we get the chance to put the entire computer on our back and put on HTC vive headset at the same time weight is about 10 pounds it's very compact so it feels dense really the big shoulder straps and the battery pack that you wear around your waist felt bulkier than the computer itself this is still a prototype so we don't know if it's ever going to turn up at the product you can actually buy in stores but really fun to actually get a chance to strap on a VR backpack for the first time