Apple 'Magic Battery' Will Power Vision Pro Headset

[MacRumors]

Apple is calling the Vision Pro headset's external battery pack a "Magic Battery," based on code references found in tvOS beta 5.

Previously referred to as "MagSafe Battery Pack" for its similarity to the iPhone battery pack of the same name, the Magic Battery provides Apple's mixed reality headset with two hours of tethered power. New references to the name were spotted by independent Apple code researcher aaronp613.

There is a single woven braided power cable that attaches to the left side of the Vision Pro headset. The cable can be plugged into a static power source or plugged into a Magic Battery for use on the go.

The Magic Battery is designed to fit in a pocket, and can be swapped out for additional power on the go, but the device ships with a single battery, so users will have to buy more battery packs to extend battery life when away from a power outlet.

Apple's Vision Pro has been criticized for relying on a separate battery pack that is worn at the waist. Most AR/VR headsets on the market have an integrated battery, but Apple decided in testing that the added weight of an internal battery would make the Vision Pro too heavy and uncomfortable to wear.

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Set to be released in early 2024, the $3,499 Vision Pro includes more high-end hardware than any headset currently on the market, featuring two high-resolution 4K micro-OLED displays, 12 cameras and five sensors for monitoring hand gestures and mapping the external environment, two Apple silicon processors, and more.

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[KooL BeAnZ]

Buying more Magic Batteries will make your money disappear instantly without the need for Magic

 

[Appleandy]

"Magic" my God they need to shake up their marketing department.

Only Apple would refer to a brick as "Magic" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

 

[tomtad]

Nothing magic about a battery that lasts 2 hours Tim!

But seriously this ‘magic’ term really needs to go away. It was first used for the touch sensitive Magic Mouse, which replaced the roll ball Mighty Mouse, and that kind of made sense. But to use it for things like keyboards and now a battery is just absurd.

 

[Cunir]

The problem with sticking a tethered battery on it is that loads of people are just going to wait for the next gen that doesn't have it.

I'd still love to try it though. I have an Oculus and this looks like a completely different level

 

[contacos]

Apple chill, it’s a Powerbank, something people have been using since even before Pokémon Go was a thing in 2016 (?). Nothing „Magical“ about that besides maybe the price of an additional „Magic Battery“

 

[bmot]

Magic, because if the technology hasn’t improved for decades at least let’s change the name to imply something has.

 

[coolfactor]

Nothing magic about a battery that lasts 2 hours Tim!

But seriously this ‘magic’ term really needs to go away. It was first used for the touch sensitive Magic Mouse, which replaced the roll ball Mighty Mouse, and that kind of made sense. But to use it for things like keyboards and now a battery is just absurd.

It doesn't need to go away. It just needs to be use conservatively for those products that add a magical touch to the experience.

 

[Strigoi]

Apple MagPack, you’re welcome.

 

[Appleandy]

It doesn't need to go away. It just needs to be use conservatively for those products that add a magical touch to the experience.

What product would you describe as having a "Magical touch"?

The horrendously unergonomic mouse and keyboard?

 

[tomtad]

It doesn't need to go away. It just needs to be use conservatively for those products that add a magical touch to the experience.

I would agree about the Magic Mouse and then I remembered this ‘magical touch’

 

[Appleandy]

Introducing the new Magic Brick!!

 

[klasma]

So the AVP runs on magic power. Where do I get the magic-power supply for charging the magic battery?

 

[jo-1]

nobody is entitled to buy it - I don't understand the relevance of commenting something you're not intending to buy.

I would gladly pay $ 5 k in case I could get a AVP today.

I will be first in line when it's available in Germany - at that technological level it's a steal for the money.

Hard for me to understand the negativeness - I payed for my MBP double the price and it's probably not even half the fun to use 🤣

 

[bluecoast]

Apple, when people continue to laugh at your product names, you know you have a problem.

Now kill the ‘Max’ suffix please.

 

[Paul Shields]

Might the battery be rechargeable via MagSafe hence the punning name? Could it even be a two way device able to charge and be recharged the same way so it could be sold as a power pack for other devices?

 

[tubomac]

I agree with Apple, the adjective "magic" is worth at least 20% of the sale price of the battery pack.

Although there is nothing "magic" in this product except the magic abilities Apple has to move money from your account to theirs.

 

[Will Co]

Might the battery be rechargeable via MagSafe hence the punning name? Could it even be a two way device able to charge and be recharged the same way so it could be sold as a power pack for other devices?

Yes - I'm with you. There might yet be something "magic" about the way it works. Some other undisclosed features...

 

[Pezimak]

'Magic Battery' 😂🤣😂🤣 what a ridiculous marketing spin. Bet it's a normal LiIon with an algorithm and it'll still degrade after 2 to 3 years use. No doubt Apple will happily sell spares for 300 or 400 dollars a go, complete with proprietary connectors of course.

 

[ricketysquire]

Magic Battery Pro Max Ultra (Red Edition)

 

[Pezimak]

Wonder if this is the 'Magic Battery' lead designer?

 

[Wildkraut]

Magic Battery Pro Max Ultra (Red Edition)

That sounds perverse 🤣
Good that Apple isn’t into the sex toys business.

 

[klasma]

That sounds perverse 🤣
Good that Apple isn’t into the sex toys business.

Magic Vibration Pro

 

[Appleandy]

Magic Vibration Pro

It'd be great for 3 years until they slow it down with an update😆

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Typical Tim Cook name. This is one of the rare occasions where I can honestly say... Steve Jobs would never have allowed this!