Apple's new time-saving device called Presto, which allows iPhones to be updated to the latest software while still in the box, has gone from a leak to possible photo evidence.
A new photo from the tech news site iGeneration shows what Presto looks like – and the device is compared to everything from a says the toast to a metal cube.
According to iGeneration, the Presto is a small locker with two shelves per unit that can hold up to 6 iPhone cases. It allows iPhone buyers to save 20 minutes from having to install updates after purchase, so they can use their phones right out of the box.
The photo shows a sleek column of Presto devices stacked vertically, almost like a high-tech bread cart or bookshelf. The tower features boxed iPhones, with what appears to be three boxes per row.
Apple's Presto System. Source: iGeneration
The Presto system was first revealed in October by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman FOUND that Apple was planning a new system for its stores that would update iPhones before they were sold.
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Apple has created “a proprietary keyboard-like device” that can turn on the iPhone, update it, and then turn it off, Gurman wrote at the time.
Some users have mixed feelings about Presto, the cybersecurity specialist Michael Robert showing Lifewire that while Presto “solves the minor frustration of waiting for updates, I don't believe it addresses a widespread pain point that consumers really care about.”
Others are more enthusiastic about the system. George Nicholsonfounder of Juno Telecomstold the same publication that “waiting in-store for updates to complete can be a frustrating experience for customers.”
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Of gourmets Bloomberg Newsletter this week it was revealed that the Presto uses MagSafe and other wireless technologies to perform in-box updates.
According to Gurman, Apple began testing the Presto last year and plans to roll it out to US stores in April, with broader plans to have the device in all of its US retail stores “by early summer.” .