Gurman: Apple headset attaches required battery pack via magnetic connector, separate USB-C port for data transfer – do phone

Within the newest version of Mark Gurman’s Power On Newsletter for Bloomberg, he gives some extra particulars on how the upcoming Apple AR/VR headset — anticipated to be unveiled at WWDC in June — works.

Gurman says the headset options two ports; a USB-C port for data transfer and a proprietary magnetic port to connect the battery pack. The exterior battery pack is required for the headset to perform, and apparently resembles the MagSafe Battery Pack in dimension and form. It is going to present about two hours of battery life.

By counting on an exterior battery pack, the headset itself might be lighter. This could enhance consolation of the wearer. The draw back in fact is that requires an ungainly wire trailing out of the headset throughout use, with the consumer presumably anticipated to maintain the battery pack in a pocket on their clothes.

With anticipated battery lifetime of about 2 hours per pack, hardcore Apple headset customers might want to carry a number of battery packs on their particular person and swap them out to have longer augmented actuality classes.

Gurman says the battery pack and the cable is one piece, and never separable. The spherical-tipped cable attaches a magnetic port on the headset, that locks into place with a rotational movement on insertion. This implies the cable can’t fall out throughout use.

As a refresher of the newest rumors, the headset itself is anticipated to be a premium system made from supplies together with glass and carbon fiber, characteristic two 4K shows (one for every eye), a few dozen sensors and cameras to allow high quality-grained hand gesture and eye monitoring, and be powered by an M2 chip.

The product is anticipated to retail round $3000. Trademark filings recommend it will likely be known as ‘Apple Actuality Professional’. Extra reasonably priced variations are reportedly already in growth for launch in future years. Apple is anticipated to announce the system on June 5, at Apple’s annual developer convention.