This Imaginative and prescient Professional case is significantly better than the one Apple is promoting

When Apple unveiled the Imaginative and prescient Professional and confirmed somebody utilizing it on a aircraft, I’m certain lots of people puzzled how they have been supposed to move the headset safely to drag one thing like that off. I certain did — that tumbler seems to be costly, and I would not want to scratch or break it.

Apple did announce its personal case for the Vision Pro, and whereas it definitely does present safety for the headset, it’s definitely not probably the most compact case I’ve ever seen. Quite a few reviewers identified that they felt that they wanted a separate backpack to hold Apple’s case. Because it’s virtually a foot tall, I see the place they’re coming from.

Fortunately, Waterfield Designs got here to the rescue as soon as once more. The corporate’s AirPods Max case personally saved me from having to make use of the broadly hated Apple case for the over-the-ear headphones, and now they’re again to assist all of you Imaginative and prescient Professional homeowners journey extra simply along with your headset.

The Imaginative and prescient Professional Defend case is way smaller in dimensions than Apple’s providing. Right here’s the info:

• Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional Journey Case: 11.69 x 8.78 x 6.5 inches
• Waterfield Design Imaginative and prescient Professional Defend Case: 7.5 x 7.75 x 5.25 inches

Whereas Apple’s journey case is designed to retailer the headset with the top strap on, Waterfield designed theirs to take the top strap off. Whereas some would possibly say that is extra inconvenient, Apple made it actually easy to attach and take away the strap from the headset, so I’ll take the a lot smaller case footprint than all the time having the strap related.

Waterfield’s case, like Apple’s, can even retailer all your Imaginative and prescient Professional equipment, together with a charger, your Zeiss lenses, cables, two head straps, an additional battery, and the beloved sprucing material. It additionally options an outer pocket for AirPods and a hidden pocket for an AirTag.

Whereas Apple’s providing solely is available in one colour, Waterfield’s is available in various supplies and colours, so those that need some persona can have some choices.

Under is a breakdown of all the options of the Imaginative and prescient Professional Defend Case:

• Compact and custom-fitted, the case protects the Imaginative and prescient Professional headset (with the entrance cowl on and the top strap eliminated) and all out-of-the-box equipment in transit.
• A cushioned, structured accent pouch matches into the curve of the headset retaining it lodged in place and defending the rear of the headset with its padding.
• The accent pouch consists of two Ultrasuede® Zeiss lens pockets and house to carry the USB-C 30-watt charging adapter, charging twine, both or each head straps, and sprucing material.
• Closed-cell foam on all sides disperses exterior forces and resists compression.
• All-around scratch-free fleece lining provides one other layer of safety.
• A water-proof YKK zipper opens round three sides with twin {custom} zipper pulls.
• A cushioned zipper guard creates a protecting barrier between the zipper and case contents.
• A padded, zippered entrance pocket stows extra cords or an additional battery and features a hidden AirTag pocket.
• A prime nylon loop facilitates a fast seize, and ½-inch D-rings can connect to an non-obligatory strap.
• Rugged ballistic nylon, waxed canvas, or Forza high-performance textiles (vegan-friendly) kind the shell of the case, and customers can go for a entrance panel in luxurious full-grain leather-based.

If you wish to examine the case out, Waterfield Designs additionally launched a video going over all the particulars:

Waterfield’s Imaginative and prescient Professional Defend Case is available to preorder now. The vegan model of the case will price $159, whereas those that desire leather-based can pay $179. The vegan variations will begin transport on February fifteenth, and the leather-based variations will begin transport every week afterward February twenty second.

As somebody who bought their AirPods Max defend case to rid myself of the one which Apple shipped it with, I can say that the standard of supplies is implausible. When you’re in search of an alternative choice on your Imaginative and prescient Professional, I can’t advocate Waterfield sufficient.