Apple is looking the Imaginative and prescient Professional headset’s exterior battery pack a “Magic Battery,” based mostly on code references present in tvOS beta 5.
Beforehand known as “MagSafe Battery Pack” for its similarity to the iPhone battery pack of the identical identify, the Magic Battery supplies Apple’s blended actuality headset with two hours of tethered energy. New references to the identify have been noticed by impartial Apple code researcher aaronp613.
There’s a single woven braided energy cable that attaches to the left facet of the Imaginative and prescient Professional headset. The cable could be plugged right into a static energy supply or plugged right into a Magic Battery to be used on the go.
The Magic Battery is designed to slot in a pocket, and could be swapped out for extra energy on the go, however the machine ships with a single battery, so customers must purchase extra battery packs to increase battery life when away from an influence outlet.
Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional has been criticized for counting on a separate battery pack that’s worn on the waist. Most AR/VR headsets available on the market have an built-in battery, however Apple determined in testing that the added weight of an inner battery would make the Imaginative and prescient Professional too heavy and uncomfortable to put on.
Set to be launched in early 2024, the $3,499 Imaginative and prescient Professional contains extra high-end {hardware} than any headset at present available on the market, that includes two high-resolution 4K micro-OLED shows, 12 cameras and 5 sensors for monitoring hand gestures and mapping the exterior setting, two Apple silicon processors, and extra.
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