Apple Vision Pro Will Have A Clip Accessory To Hold The Battery Puck In Place, And Unsurprisingly, It Will Be Sold Separately

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The Apple Vision Pro will have a separate battery puck that powers the device through a single cable, and this design was chosen to reduce the weight of the AR headset. Unfortunately, in Apple’s quest to provide a less heavy head-mounted wearable, the company delivered a more cumbersome experience as the battery now has to be stored somewhere. If you do not have a pocket when the device is donned on your head, then you are fresh out of luck. However, one accessory maker has apparently solved this problem but will require you to pay an additional sum to tether the battery.

A clip will be used to keep the Apple Vision Pro battery secure, but instead of the company mass producing this accessory, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman states in his ‘Power On’ newsletter that Belkin will be manufacturing this add-on. Additional details of this accessory are detailed below.

“When Apple knows it needs a certain accessory but doesn’t want to create it in-house, the company has a tried-and-true method: hitting up Belkin. That supplier has made Apple accessories for decades and was acquired by a Foxconn Technology Group subsidiary in 2018. Foxconn, of course, is Apple’s main manufacturing partner.

So it’s no surprise that Belkin is making a key accessory for Apple’s latest device, the Vision Pro. The supplier is creating a clip for the headset’s external battery pack — helpful for users who want to take the Vision Pro on the go but don’t have a pocket or bag to put the battery in.

Belkin, I’m told, will begin selling the clip alongside the Vision Pro when the headset debuts next month. Apple stores will stock the item — and, so far, it appears to be one of the only authorized accessories that will be available as early as launch day. You can bet