HP Omen backpack computer prototype for virtual reality fans.
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Up close with HP’s new Omen gamer PCs and crazy VR laptop backpack

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Back in May, Hewlett-Packard announced it would bring its gaming computers under a single brand, HP Omen, in recognition of its heritage from the acquisition of Voodoo PC, which sold the original Omen computers. The prominent hardware maker united the Envy, Omen, and Pavilion PCs under a single line and started rolling out more products aimed at gamers.

Now, HP is showing off more of those new products. I had a chance to see them up close, including the weird prototype for a laptop backpack that makes it much easier to play virtual reality titles without tangling wires.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.