Apple’s on-line retailer now lists a side-to-side prime strap for Imaginative and prescient Professional’s Solo Knit Band, made by Belkin.

Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional comes with two totally different head strap choices within the field. The default Solo Knit Band is product of a 3D knitted cloth that feels tender and comfy on the again of your head, however it lacks a prime strap to stability the headset’s weight. The elective Twin Loop Band, alternatively, does have a side-to-side prime strap, however its again strap is thinner and fewer comfy.

Belkin’s new $50 accent is about to supply the perfect of each worlds, a prime strap designed for the Solo Knit Band. It is not on sale but, however it’s listed on Apple’s retailer as “New”, suggesting will probably be quickly.

It is nonetheless not clear why Apple did not simply ship one thing like this with Imaginative and prescient Professional as a substitute of the completely separate Twin Loop Band. Particularly because it seemingly as soon as explored doing so.

Apple initially demoed Imaginative and prescient Professional with the Solo Knit Band and a side-to-side prime strap at WWDC 2023, together with to us, and it appeared in a single shot of Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional introduction video. Simply earlier than launch, Apple even filed a design patent for it. But it surely by no means shipped.

As to why such an important accent is coming from a third-party firm as a substitute of Apple itself, As Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman factors out: “When Apple is aware of an adjunct is required however doesn’t need to put its model on it, it turns to Belkin (owned by a Foxconn subsidiary)”.