Movidius is emerging as a star of the VR trend, thanks to its close ties to Google. Last week, the neural networking specialist unveiled the Fathom Neural Compute Stick, a USB stick housing its Myriad 2 chip in a small power package. The chip powers the computer vision capabilities of the DJI Phantom 4 drone, but Movidius has ambitions for markets with far greater volumes. It has announced a deal with Lenovo, which will see the Motorola owner use Movidius’ hardware inside VR-centric products which should propel the technology into the mass consumer space. Google and Movidius signed a deal back in January, which will see the smaller firm’s chips used in Android devices. While smartphones are likely to form…