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 ...

Chiropractors should be excited at what might emerge as a future trend in PCs. With the rise of VR, you may be strapping a computer to your back to explore virtual realms. Virtual Reality and ...

Companies like MSI and Zotac want you to cut the cables on your VR experience and get processing power strapped to your back. Nic Healey is a Senior Editor with CNET, based in the Australia office.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What's the biggest problem with PC-based virtual reality right now? Is it the price? The lack of deep gaming experiences? Or is it that darned cord that keeps you from properly leaping around like a ...