Report: Apple Vision Pro top strap helps headset weight situation, but Apple might not include it in the box

In right now’s Power On publication by Mark Gurman, he studies that Apple has opened up the Apple Vision Pro headset testing to extra workers inside the firm following the WWDC unveiling. One situation that has come up in expanded testing is the weight.

The Vision Pro headset is not mild, partly as a result of it is fabricated from aluminium and glass quite than plastic supplies. To fight this, Apple has developed a top strap that helps mitigate the stress of the weight on the person’s face. But Gurman says Apple is not presently contemplating that to be so important it will probably be included in the box.

Instead, the top strap is being thought-about as an elective additional buy. It is maybe telling that when Apple introduced the Vision Pro’s value at WWDC, it stated the headset would “start at $3499” leaving room for elective upgrades and extras.

The top strap is probably a type of further purchases. The Zeiss corrective lens can even seemingly be one other, vital for individuals who normally put on prescription glasses.

In the publication, Gurman writes that testing and person research of Vision Pro have expanded to hundreds of further individuals this month. While solely top senior workers can presently take the headset residence, “that is expected to change soon”. Gurman says that whereas the headset {hardware} is full, work on the software program facet continues.

There’s nonetheless loads of time after all, provided that the Vision Pro is not going sale till “early next year”, which may imply as late as May 2024.

Meanwhile, Apple has additionally reportedly shifted some workers to deal with work on the second-generation of Apple headsets, together with a second-generation Apple Vision Pro with upgraded specs and a brand new lower-end cheaper mannequin.