HP’s VR gaming backpack is light, thin, and still a prototype; It feels pretty good!
By Adi Robertson
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/8/19/12555550/hp-omen-x-virtual-reality-gaming-backpack-computer-hands-on
Alienware, Zotac, and MSI have all shown off self-contained backpacks that can be used with the HTC Vive, and companies like The Void have created their own “backtops” for location-based entertainment.
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more on virtual reality in this blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=vr
Electronic Sensors Printed Directly on the Skin
New electronic tattoos could help monitor health during normal daily activities.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/512061/electronic-sensors-printed-directly-on-the-skin/
Wearable Electronic Health Patches May Now Be Cheaper and Easier to Make
http://news.utexas.edu/2015/09/29/engineers-develop-new-method-for-making-wearable-electronics
http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/
Facebook’s Oculus virtual-reality division: Let’s not go crazy with the hype
http://www.cnet.com/news/facebooks-oculus-virtual-reality-division-lets-not-go-crazy-with-the-hype/
The VR industry is at the beginning of what could be the next major technology trend, with the potential to change the way people live, work and communicate.