I am really curious how many of these are sold. I guess enough to justify the cost (or at least they expect it to at some point justify it). Just doesn't look very comfortable/fun to me. I realize I am not the target audience though.
Yeah I'm really interested in who buys this. I can't imaging wearing a computer on my back to play VR. But then again I can't imagine putting Christmas lights in and around my computer and those seem to sell like hotcakes so who knows.
Since AMD's "Cat Cores" et. al., over nearly 10 years, how many UCFF ('NUC') and mini-STX small form-factor OEM platforms has Zotac produced? Hundreds (if not thousands) ?
I can think of 2 that were AMD based: the E-350 'Bobcat' and the A6-1450 ''Temash." (I suspect they might be one or two that I missed.) Amazingly, the 8-watt Z-Box 320 Nano 4-core Temash slobber-knocked the Intel Bay Trail Fails 7 or more years ago (and they were never heard from again).
So. How many tens of billions of dollars did Intel spend 'subsidizing' the UCFF's and Atoms? Of all the Cat Cores and APUs, none has made their way to Zotac over the last 7 years? Really?
Good luck with that, Zotac. And, good luck with your latest 'creation' -- I hope you've got a really long cord ...
This is really going to be sold to a commercial business market. Think more of an 'experience' type application than in home use. Anytime the price is absurd, it's not being aimed at the consumer.
Enough to make an "VR experience" a viable thing? My wife and I tried it at Disney Springs in Florida. It's pretty neat what they are doing with the freedom that the backpacks provide.
This would come into its own if the VR headset supported "endless" tracking that you could use in a large open area, but I don't think any of the headsets do that yet. Otherwise, the tethering on things like the Vive is only a minor annoyance (probably equivalent to a backpack) and if your room doesn't limit the VR space, the range of the trackers does.
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ingwe - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
I am really curious how many of these are sold. I guess enough to justify the cost (or at least they expect it to at some point justify it). Just doesn't look very comfortable/fun to me. I realize I am not the target audience though.alphasquadron - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
Yeah I'm really interested in who buys this. I can't imaging wearing a computer on my back to play VR. But then again I can't imagine putting Christmas lights in and around my computer and those seem to sell like hotcakes so who knows.coburn_c - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
Not having a tether would be more comfortable, but it's also the only thing that keeps me from wandering into a wall.Smell This - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
**I am really curious how many of these are sold. **
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Really.
This smells like Chipzillah trying to create a subsidized market with Zotac.
JKflipflop98 - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
You realize that makes about as much sense as a screendoor on a submarine, right? People that are into conspiracy theories are hilarious.Smell This - Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - link
Since AMD's "Cat Cores" et. al., over nearly 10 years, how many UCFF ('NUC') and mini-STX small form-factor OEM platforms has Zotac produced? Hundreds (if not thousands) ?
I can think of 2 that were AMD based: the E-350 'Bobcat' and the A6-1450 ''Temash." (I suspect they might be one or two that I missed.) Amazingly, the 8-watt Z-Box 320 Nano 4-core Temash slobber-knocked the Intel Bay Trail Fails 7 or more years ago (and they were never heard from again).
So. How many tens of billions of dollars did Intel spend 'subsidizing' the UCFF's and Atoms? Of all the Cat Cores and APUs, none has made their way to Zotac over the last 7 years? Really?
Good luck with that, Zotac. And, good luck with your latest 'creation' -- I hope you've got a really long cord ...
Smell This - Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - link
http://old.zotac.com/us/products/mini-pcs/zbox/amd...Once, again ... Really?
Crazyeyeskillah - Monday, January 20, 2020 - link
This is really going to be sold to a commercial business market. Think more of an 'experience' type application than in home use. Anytime the price is absurd, it's not being aimed at the consumer.James5mith - Monday, January 20, 2020 - link
"I am really curious how many of these are sold."Enough to make an "VR experience" a viable thing? My wife and I tried it at Disney Springs in Florida. It's pretty neat what they are doing with the freedom that the backpacks provide.
https://www.thevoid.com/
stephenbrooks - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
This would come into its own if the VR headset supported "endless" tracking that you could use in a large open area, but I don't think any of the headsets do that yet. Otherwise, the tethering on things like the Vive is only a minor annoyance (probably equivalent to a backpack) and if your room doesn't limit the VR space, the range of the trackers does.TheJian - Saturday, January 18, 2020 - link
I'm even less interested in this than VR itself with scuba head gear...I have ZERO interest in that already. So negative interest in this? LOL.