Vision Pro With Mystery USB-C Adapter Spotted in WWDC Video

[MacRumors]

At various points in Apple's Platforms State of the Unions video for developers, a Vision Pro headset with a USB-C adapter attached to the right side of the headset can be seen, leading to some speculation on social media as to what the adapter is for.

It appears that the adapter has a USB-C cable leading to a Mac Studio in one shot, although there is no definitive view to confirm this. In this scenario, it is possible the adapter could provide a direct connection to a Mac for visionOS app development in Xcode, but the adapter's purpose ultimately remains a mystery for now.

The Vision Pro's external battery pack attaches to the left side of the headset, so the USB-C adapter is connected on the other side.

Vision Pro isn't launching until early 2024, so we'll learn more details about the headset over the coming months. Apple will also be making Vision Pro developer kits available in July, which could help to paint a better picture.

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[jz0309]

remember Apple Watch had a diagnostic port?

 

[krspkbl]

LOL i bet even though you pay $3.5k for this it won't come with a battery pack (like you don't get a charger with an iphone). It's something you gotta buy separately and of course Apple will not pass up the opportunity to sell you a dongle.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Part of me is under a lot of hopium that it's an adapter to be able to use the Vision Pro with PCVR.

PLEASE APPLE I BEG YOU! THE ZUCK HAS COMPLETELY DOMINATED PCVR WE NEED BETTER HEADSETS!

 

[airwalk331]

Hopefully that will allow most people with a 3rd party battery to use the headset but who's holding their breath?

 

[dannyyankou]

Obviously to connect to Xcode on Mac. Come on, there’s a MacBook right beside it.

 

[Le0M]

Perhaps it could also be used to take advantage of Mac's computing power, for most intensive tasks.

 

[AppleTO]

It’s plugged into the MacBook Pro. You can see the USB-C connector under the front of the headset.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Is that a dongle?

Does anyone remember the separate battery pack for the GameBoy?

 

[MTD's Mac]

Other photos don't even show a port there, so maybe just something that will be on the developer kit version? That's my guess.

 

[vegetassj4]

woooohoooo...the Apple Vision Pro Dongle!

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[Mr. Dee]

Ian Zelbo's concept renders turned out to be the closest for the visor.

 

[G3Blue]

Call it was it is, a dongle!

I wonder if you can hook up a SuperDrive and burn fresh mixes on the go.

 

[addamas]

remember Apple Watch had a diagnostic port?

Ah yeah… and what Apple did when people wanted to make a band with additional battery in it?

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[GMShadow]

It's probably just something for the development units. Maybe they can't update firmware OTA yet.

 

[Feek]

LOL i bet even though you pay $3.5k for this it won't come with a battery pack (like you don't get a charger with an iphone). It's something you gotta buy separately

We'll see how this pans out. I'll be very surprised if it doesn't come with a battery.

 

[HiRez]

You could use it for Xcode, sure, but I'm assuming it's just so you can hook it up to a computer to get a) continuous, all-day power without a battery pack, and b) faster, direct connection to the video output(s) of the Mac to use in the AR space. Or is there a reason it's something different?

 

[topmounter]

LOL i bet even though you pay $3.5k for this it won't come with a battery pack (like you don't get a charger with an iphone). It's something you gotta buy separately and of course Apple will not pass up the opportunity to sell you a dongle.

Agreed, makes (Apple) sense.

 

[Hildy]

Europe will force them to change that to thunderbolt in V2… 😂

 

[sunapple]

Part of me is under a lot of hopium that it's an adapter to be able to use the Vision Pro with PCVR.

PLEASE APPLE I BEG YOU! THE ZUCK HAS COMPLETELY DOMINATED PCVR WE NEED BETTER HEADSETS!

Tim Cook: “You had me at ZUCK”

 

[pacalis]

I was skeptical, but now that it has a dongle I'm all in!

 

[klasma]

Part of me is under a lot of hopium that it's an adapter to be able to use the Vision Pro with PCVR.

PLEASE APPLE I BEG YOU! THE ZUCK HAS COMPLETELY DOMINATED PCVR WE NEED BETTER HEADSETS!

Also pigs will fly, hell will freeze over, the moon will turn to cheese, and P = NP.

 

[iStorm]

Ian Zelbo's concept renders turned out to be the closest for the visor.

That's because it was based on what some people have actually seen. The mockup wasn't just some random conceptual someone came up with.

This article shows the original drawing The Information put together after seeing internal Apple images of a late stage prototype. Ian Zelbo then took that and created the conceptual we've been seeing for the past year and a half.

 

[mike2q]

Is that a dongle?

Does anyone remember the separate battery pack for the GameBoy?

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Haha! This is exactly how 1986 would have done VR.

 

[vegetassj4]

Spotted in another video, the first accessory: Vision Pro Mobile