Apple’s rumoured ‘AirPods Studio’ headphones will reportedly include an ultra-wideband U1 chip, based on notable Twitter leaker ‘L0vetodream.’
It’s probably that the U1 chip within the headphones will likely be used to trace their location with the Discover My app. Nonetheless, the chip may produce other capabilities like directional detection of different U1 units close by.
Apple has beforehand famous that the chip will “allow short-range wi-fi location to assist new experiences, resembling next-generation digital automotive keys.” MacRumors notes that apart from directional AirDrop, a lot of the chip’s performance has but to be realized.
The U1 chip was included within the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Professional however not the 2020 iPad Professional or the second iPhone SE, which made Apple’s plans with the chip unclear.
Nonetheless, for the reason that chip is included within the Apple Watch Collection 6 and is prone to be within the Airpods Studio headphones, it seems that the chip will likely be an necessary a part of Apple’s ecosystem sooner or later.
L0vetodream notes that the U1 chip will probably have the ability to mechanically acknowledge the left and proper positioning of the headphones, which signifies that whatever the means customers put on the headset, the headphones will have the ability to acknowledge the orientation and change the audio channels accordingly.
Additional, the leaker means that Apple’s rumoured AirTags will likely be a key a part of the tech big’s U1 community to bridge completely different units collectively.
Leaked photographs and renders of the headphones leaked a couple of days in the past, which signifies {that a} launch could also be coming quickly, however nothing is confirmed. The headphones are rumoured to price $349 USD (about $459.49 CAD).
Supply: @L0vetodream, MacRumors
