The cable that connects the Imaginative and prescient Professional battery pack to the headset for energy functions seems to be fastened in place, however it will possibly in actual fact be eliminated if obligatory.
Journalist Ray Wong was in a position to make use of a SIM card pin to “unlock” the cable, and after he did that, it was in a position to be faraway from the battery pack. There’s a small gap positioned subsequent to the cable, which is outwardly a locking mechanism.
The cable that attaches the battery pack to the headset seems to be just like a Lightning cable, however it has too many pins to be Lightning. As an alternative, it’s a proprietary cable that will not have the ability to be related to different equipment or used for an additional goal.
Apple doubtless made the cable detachable in order that it may be swapped out with out the necessity to change the whole battery pack ought to the cable get broken in a roundabout way.
The Imaginative and prescient Professional ships with one battery, and extra modules could be bought for $199 every. Every battery powers the Imaginative and prescient Professional for someplace round two to a few hours relying on content material. The battery additionally has a USB-C port that can be utilized with a USB-C cable for charging the battery, with passthrough charging supported.
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