Ukuqala kwethu ukuthetha nge-chip ye-U1 ye-Apple yayikukuphehlelelwa kwe-iPhone 11, chip Ayifumaneki kuhlaziyo lwe-iPad Pro yalo nyaka, kodwa ewe entsha Uluhlu lwe-Apple Watch 6 ebiziswe ngokusesikweni ngenjikalanga yayizolo (ixesha laseSpain).
I-chip ye-U1 yinkqubo ye-ultra-wideband (ichaneke ngakumbi kuneBluetooth LE kunye noqhagamshelwano lwe-Wi-Fi) esivumela ukuba Khangela kwaye uchonge isixhobo apho sifakwe khona. Le tshiphu, esebenza naxa ifowuni ingenabhetri, ithumela imiqondiso yerediyo enokubonwa zezinye izixhobo ezinetshiphu efanayo.
Ngombulelo kule chip, sinokufumana i-iPhone yethu, ngoku kwakhona i-Apple Watch Series 6, ukuba siyilahlekele, siyilibele okanye ibiwe. Ukuchongwa kunye nendawo kuqhutyelwa ngezinye izixhobo kunye ne-chip efanayo, njengoko ndikhankanywe kumhlathi odlulileyo, kodwa ngaphandle kokuba bazi nangaliphi na ixesha apho isixhobo sikuyo, kuba lonke ulwazi lufihliwe kwaye ngumnini oye wavula indawo kuphela oyifumanayo.
Okwangoku iApple awufumani okuninzi kule chip Isebenzisa kuphela le teknoloji ukubonelela ngomsebenzi okhokelayo nge-AirDrop, ke kuya kufuneka silinde ixesha elide ukuze sikwazi ukuyithatha ngokupheleleyo.
Kuyathakazelisa ukuba i-Apple ayiquki i-chip ye-U1 kwisizukulwana esitsha se-iPad Pro 2020 (okanye kwi-iPhone SE 2020), kuba amathuba anikezelayo anokuba banzi kakhulu kunethiyori engekasetyenziswa kwaye ekwanjalo. Mhlawumbi baya kusebenza kunye ne-AirTags, iibhikhoni indawo Apple ukuba kusafuneka abone ukukhanya kwemini nangona inani elikhulu amarhe esalatha ukuqaliswa kwazo ngoSeptemba.
