CPAP masks firm ResMed is promoting an Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional strap, promising “the proper steadiness of softness and assist”.
ResMed says its strap, known as Kontor, is “crafted with a mix of ultra-premium supplies which can be mild on pores and skin and unique to ResMed” and was designed utilizing knowledge from “1000’s” of 3D face scans.
Additional, Kontor contains six modular counterweights that connect with velcro to factors on the straps, balancing the hefty weight of Imaginative and prescient Professional itself.
ResMed Kontor is priced at $120 and in the stores from Apple. It is available in two sizes, Small and Medium/Giant, similar to the identical dimension as your included Imaginative and prescient Professional head strap from the Apple face scan.
ResMed Kontor, with out the counterbalances hooked up.
Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional comes with two completely 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, but it surely lacks a high strap to steadiness the headset’s weight. The non-obligatory Twin Loop Band, then again, does have a side-to-side high strap, however its again strap is thinner and fewer comfy. Just a few months after launch, Apple switched in-store demos to make use of the Twin Loop Band.
Final month Belkin began promoting a high strap for the Solo Knit Band, in concept providing the most effective of each worlds. However this nonetheless does not supply a counterbalance to the headset’s weight, and the Solo Knit Band simply is not appropriate for sure hairstyles equivalent to ponytails.
Apple Now Sells A Imaginative and prescient Professional High Strap From Belkin
Apple’s on-line retailer now sells a $50 high strap for Imaginative and prescient Professional’s Solo Knit Band, made by Belkin.
In concept, ResMed Kontor gives the final word resolution for Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional consolation. It needs to be appropriate for a variety of hairstyles, supply assist by way of the highest strap, and supply steadiness for the headset’s weight by way of the counterbalance. It is doubtless Apple is testing all of the third-party straps to date for concepts on what to incorporate within the field of the following Imaginative and prescient Professional, anticipated to reach in late 2025 or early 2026.
