CPAP masks firm ResMed is promoting an Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional strap, promising “the right steadiness of softness and assist”.
ResMed says its strap, referred to as Kontor, is “crafted with a mix of ultra-premium supplies which might be mild on pores and skin and unique to ResMed” and was designed utilizing information 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 that can be purchased from Apple. It is available in two sizes, Small and Medium/Giant, comparable to the identical measurement as your included Imaginative and prescient Professional head strap from the Apple face scan.
ResMed Kontor, with out the counterbalances connected.
Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional comes with two totally different head strap choices within the field. The default Solo Knit Band is manufactured from a 3D knitted cloth that feels delicate and comfy on the again of your head, however it lacks a prime strap to steadiness the headset’s weight. The non-compulsory Twin Loop Band, then again, does have a side-to-side prime strap, however its again strap is thinner and fewer snug. A couple of months after launch, Apple switched in-store demos to make use of the Twin Loop Band.
Final month Belkin began promoting a prime 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 Prime Strap From Belkin
Apple’s on-line retailer now sells a $50 prime strap for Imaginative and prescient Professional’s Solo Knit Band, made by Belkin.
In concept, ResMed Kontor provides the last word answer for Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional consolation. It ought 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 probably Apple is testing all of the third-party straps thus far for concepts on what to incorporate within the field of the subsequent Imaginative and prescient Professional, anticipated to reach in late 2025 or early 2026.
