The Dbrand Aperture cover for Apple Vision Pro. Dbrand's ridiculous, ugly, and surprisingly useful Aperture cover is designed to protect the Apple Vision Pro. While polarizing, Dbrand may be on to something. Apple Vision Pro looks sleek with its 3D glass front. But that glass is also terrifying. One accidental pull of the battery cable could send your $3,500 face computer onto the floor, shattering it and rendering it useless.
To replace that glass panel will set you back a cool $799, too. Not exactly cheap. We've been careful to treat ours with kid gloves. Which is saying something, especially with literal children running around. A quick search shows there are plenty of covers for Vision Pro, but they all look terrible. Due to all the sensors and cameras, they can't be covered — even with a clear piece of plastic. So designer Kyle Goodrich came up with an idea. Embrace the holes.
He came up with an idea for a Vision Pro cover that was minimalistic, didn't block any cameras or sensors, and certainly would turn heads. After going viral online, Dbrand reached out and offered to help make this product a reality. They've dubbed it Aperture and are calling it the ugliest product they've ever created. We agree. But it's still pretty great. Unboxing Aperture was surprisingly nice. It felt very upscale, which is in line with Dbrand's usual quality.
It has a soft-touch box where the cover is displayed nicely on a foam purchase. You also get an instruction card slotted at the top. If you opt for the combo kit that also includes the battery cover, it will be located below the cover. Just take everything out and slip it on your headset. It comes in both black — much more subtle — or orange. The black looks like something Venom would wear while the orange is more fun.
The orange goes with Apple's recent design language, like the orange accent on the Vision Pro strap or the Apple Watch Ultra buttons. When you look closely at it, you can see how neat it is. All the sensors and cameras are positioned perfectly within various holes. They blend in seamlessly and become part of the pattern. The battery pack cover doesn't just complete the look. It adds protection for the aluminum battery housing and integrates a clip.
Belkin also has a simple clip for the Vision Pro battery and it's very handy to have around. The downside is that it makes it a bit harder to put it into the case as most Vision Pro cases have slim holders for the battery. When keeping it around the house, we've left the battery cover on. When we travel, we do take it off, though it's not as easy to remove as we'd hoped. With Vision Pro, there's a lot of tradeoffs. Like the external battery pack attached to a cable.
It's the same with Dbrand Aperture. Yes, you get the added protection but at the same time you have to add more weight to the front of the headset. Fortunately, the weight is minimal. In our experience, it didn't make any difference in the usability of the device or longevity. Those that may be particularly sensitive to the weight or already find it too hefty will be more likely to be negatively impacted by its addition. You'll have to make that judgement call for yourself.
For us, this comes down to this feeling of overprotection for Apple Vision Pro. While we're exceptionally careful, this gives us a bit of extra piece of mind. Plus, we do think it looks kind of cool. By itself, it will set you back $49.00 or $69 if you include the battery cover. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Andrew O'Hara has spent the last eight years embedded in all aspects of the digital space from leading digital marketing teams to front-end web development and design. He started producing vid...
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