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The Z VR Backpack: oddball or opportunity?

In the workstation industry, as in most, the high-volume mainstream providers tend to stick with tried-and-true formulas in product development. The niche and boutique products tend to be left to second tier OEMs, VARs and Sis, eager to fill in the gaps left by the low-cost top-tier suppliers. But there are exceptions to that rule, and HP is often the ...

Robert Dow

In the workstation industry, as in most, the high-volume mainstream providers tend to stick with tried-and-true formulas in product development. The niche and boutique products tend to be left to second tier OEMs, VARs and Sis, eager to fill in the gaps left by the low-cost top-tier suppliers. But there are exceptions to that rule, and HP is often the one making the exceptions.  Consider the Z VR Backpack, not at all a product one would expect to see. Essentially a VR-capable workstation packaged to mount on a backpack and powered by battery, the wearable Z VR Backpack targets users
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