Virtual Reality (VR) has come a very long way in a few short years, and its meteoric rise has meant that the technology has advanced leaps and bounds. Apart from the gaming industry, VR is becoming an indispensable tool in other industries, like healthcare, construction, sports, and the auto industry, where Siddharth Kashyap discussed how VR is valuable as a training and design tool. But, while a truly realistic VR experience requires a tethered connection to a stationary PC or laptop, a new VR evolution, the VR backpack is set to become a game-changer offering total VR freedom.

Why VR Backpacks

VR backpacks include features and components found in the highest-end gaming PCs and laptops but redesigned into a smaller, lightweight wearable chassis where the only limits are how big of an area you can play in and the backpack’s battery life. They are built to be durable and specifically engineered with VR in mind: from specialized designs that optimize airflow away from the body to hot-swappable batteries for extended use and the position of the various ports.

Additionally, due to their powerful RTX Nvidia GPUs, VR backpacks also meet and even exceed the minimum industry standards for performance set by major VR manufacturers like HTC, Oculus, and Valve. With this in mind, companies like HP, and MSI, among others, have come up with what is essentially a powerful mini PC you can strap to your back, for a truly immersive VR experience.

HP VR Backpack G2

HP has had a few VR backpack offerings on the market in the last couple of years, from the HP Omen X to the business-orientated HP Z VR Backpack G1 Workstation, but their latest, the HP VR Backpack G2 crams the latest hardware and is touted by Gizmodo as the world’s most compact VR desktop. Updated with an 8th gen Intel Core i7 CPU, Nvidia RTX 2080 with 8GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory and 16GB of system memory, the result is a powerful PC for a wide range of applications.

From gaming to development, HP’s latest backpack delivers the closest thing to true VR freedom. This is why the HP VR Backpack G2 is built for both commercial as well as home use, making it a potentially useful tool for architects, museums, retailers, and virtually any business that can come up with a way to leverage it. The HP backpack can also be used as a valuable training tool or 3D development station. The only downside is the one-hour battery life, however, with hot-swappable batteries you never have to take more than a quick break to extend your VR session.

MSI VR One Backpack PC

Unlike the HP G2, MSI’s VR backpack looks like a futuristic powerpack right out of a sci-fi film. The VR One Backpack PC is a sleek and aerodynamic powerhouse, that weighs just 3.6Kg. Unlike HP’s latest offering, however, MSI’s guts are a generation older, with an overclocked 7th gen Core i7 and Nvidia 1070 GTX GPU. Having said that, it’s still powerful enough to handle the most intensive VR games, but you won’t be able to take advantage of the RTX’s real-time ray tracing, AI-based scalable performance, and programmable shading.

While MSI’s product is less of a dual-purpose design than the HP system, and it’s hot-swappable batteries are part of the main body, it can still be used as a desktop PC when needed. Where the VR One excels, though, is with its 90-minute battery life, and price around $1,600 – $1,700 that’s almost half that of HP’s. At $3,200 MSRP, the HP will be out of reach for most casual gamers, but its performance will appeal to hard-core gaming enthusiasts, developers and businesses that require the walkabout freedom afforded by a high-end VR backpack.

Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Satya Nadella has occupied the top position in Fortune’s Businessperson of the year 2019 list which was released by the American business magazine, Fortune. It has ranked the business leaders based on the challenges they have faced in running their organization. Nadella was not the only Indian who was present on the Fortune’s list, there were two more Indians i.e. Mastercard’s CEO, Ajay Banga who got the 8th spot and Arista head Jayshree Ullal who took 18th spot. They both were also among the top 20 Businessperson of the year 2019 besides Nadella.

Fortune’s list featured 20 business leaders in totality

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Fortune’s annual Businessperson of the Year list features 20 business leaders in all “who tackled audacious goals, overcame impossible odds, found creative solutions”. Among the leaders featured in the list, Nadella received the top spot.

Kind words dedicated to Nadella by Fortune

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“In a year dominated by political chaos and bluster, it was a rare brand of steady – even quiet – leadership that won the day in the business world. And no one epitomizes that brand of obsessively results-driven, team-based leadership more than our new No. 1 Businessperson of the Year,” Fortune said.

Fortune commented on Satya’s dedication and execution at Microsoft

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Fortune comments on his hard-work and dedication towards the company, Microsoft. He’s neither a founder like Bill Gates, nor a big-personality sales leader like the predecessor, Steve Ballmer, but it’s his sheer hard work that brought him to the CEO’s chair in 2014.

Fortune also mentions that Satya never worked on Finance

Fortune also told that Satya Nadella never took training on Finance which is an important training ground for other CEOs. He fought the competition within the Microsoft well since his joining in the year 1992.

Satya is the name behind Microsoft’s success

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Satya took over the position of Microsoft’s CEO in February 2014. That was the time when the company was not doing well. Their smartphone business wasn’t going good and consumers were not happy from their performance despite being innovative.

Satya made some noteworthy changes after joining the company

On joining the company, Satya has changed many things to bring the company’s growth back on track. Since then, the company is showing considerable growth by generating good revenue.

We wish all the best to Satya Nadella for bringing the significant change to Microsoft and congratulate him on gaining the top spot by standing out from the crowd.

Apple is an iconic brand we all know that. Almost everyone wishes to work with Apple. In this article, I will share with you some of the funny secrets that every apple store employee has always been hiding from you. If you wish to work with Apple, you need to know what it’s like to work here. Though you haven’t heard and thought of secrets like these would be coming out from apple employees. Therefore I want to let you know and you will laugh out loud after coming across and knowing about them. So, without taking much of your precious time,

I would like to get straight to the point and discuss some of the interesting and funny secrets shared by employees working at the Apple store.

1. They want to know your password

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It might happen sometimes that you encounter some problem with your apple device and you visit an Apple store to fix that. But when they ask you the correct Apple ID or password you don’t know about that and you ask them to figure it out. Many experts have said that if they could figure out your password and personal data, what’s the point in keeping that one for you if you don’t know yourself. So, make sure whenever you visit the store next time, you should know about your login information.

2. They don’t like if you use their Apple store for your business

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The second thing which Apple employees don’t like is seeing you using their gadgets for your personal use. I mean the demo devices that they keep at their store. You can’t use them for your personal purpose like calling, video calling or changing wallpapers on it. And if you mistakenly forgot to log out from your social media accounts, it will be a trouble for you.

Also read: Apple Card User can Grab iPhone for 24 Months Interest-Free Finance

3. They will catch you up easily whenever you lie

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The person who works at the Apple store and have much experience, then they can catch you easily whenever you lie to them. They are not fooled that they will believe whatever you tell them. to believe you when you lie to them about your Apple device that how your screen has been broken or it has fallen in the toilet. They know it all just by looking at it. So, it’s good to be upfront with them and tell the truth always before they know about you.

4. If you do not behave well, get ready for the consequences

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An apple employee could be your best friend or enemy but that depends upon your behaviour. If you behave with them in the right way, they will also treat you well. If you end up behaving like a jerk, then don’t expect them something good in return.

Also read: Apple AirPods with Noise Cancellation Launch About to Launch in October

5. They have seen your private photographs

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One of the biggest things that Apple store employees will never share with you and this is that they have seen all your private photographs. So, make sure whenever you give your Apple devices like phone or lappy, don’t forget to remove your private or naked photographs.

So, these were some of the shocking secrets that you did not know earlier. We have covered almost every secret so that you get aware whenever you visit the Apple store next time you know it all.

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