Apple’s new device called Presto, which saves time and allows iPhones to be updated with the latest software while still in the box, has gone from being a leak to possible photographic evidence.
A new image from tech news site iGeneration shows what Presto will look like, and the device has been compared to everything from a toaster to a metal closet.
According to iGeneration, Presto is a small stackable cabinet with two shelves per drive that can hold up to 6 iPhone boxes. It allows iPhone buyers to save 20 minutes of installing updates after purchase so they can use their phones right out of the box.
The photo shows an elegant column of Presto devices stacked vertically, almost like a baking cart or a high-tech bookcase. The tower contains iPhones in boxes, with what appears to be three boxes per row.
Apple’s Presto system. Source: iGeneration
The Presto system first leaked in October, when Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman revealed that Apple was designing a new system for its stores that would update iPhones before they were sold.
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Apple created “a proprietary pad-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, with cybersecurity specialist Michael Robert telling Lifewire that while Presto “solves the minor frustration of waiting for updates, I don’t think it solves a widespread pain point that consumers really care about” .
Others are more enthusiastic about the system. George Nicholson, founder of Juno Telecoms, told the same publication that “waiting in store for updates to complete can be a frustrating experience for customers.”
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Gurman’s Bloomberg newsletter this week explained that Presto uses MagSafe and other wireless technologies to make upcoming updates.
According to Gurman, Apple began testing Presto last year and plans to roll it out to U.S. stores in April, with broader plans to have the device in all of its U.S. retail stores “by early summer.”