Isikhathi sokuqala lapho sakhuluma nge-chip ye-U1 ye-Apple kwakungokwethulwa kwe-iPhone 11, chip leyo ayitholakali ekuvuselelweni kwe-iPad Pro kulo nyaka, kepha uma ku-new I-Apple WatchSeries 6 olwethulwe ngokusemthethweni izolo ntambama (isikhathi seSpain).
I-chip ye-U1 uhlelo lwe-ultra-wide band (olunembe kakhulu kunokuxhumeka kwe-Bluetooth LE ne-Wi-Fi) esivumela thina thola futhi ukhombe idivayisi lapho ifakwe khona. Le chip, esebenza noma ngabe idivayisi ayinalo ibhethri, ithumela amasiginali omsakazo angabonakala ngamanye amadivayisi ane-chip efanayo.
Ngenxa yale chip, singathola i-iPhone yethu, manje futhi eyi-Apple Watch Series 6, uma siyilahlile, siyikhohliwe noma yebiwe. Ukuhlonza kanye nendawo kwenziwa ngamanye amadivayisi ane-chip efanayo, njengoba ngiphawulile esigabeni esandulele, kodwa ngaphandle kwabo bazi nganoma yisiphi isikhathi lapho kutholakala khona idivayisi, ngoba lonke ulwazi lubhalwe ngemfihlo futhi lutholwa kuphela ngumnikazi osebenzise indawo.
Okwamanje u-Apple akatholi lukhulu kule chip Isivele isebenzisa lobu buchwepheshe ukunikeza umsebenzi oqondisayo nge-AirDrop, ngakho-ke kuzofanele silinde isikhashana ukuze sithole okuningi kukho.
Kuyamangaza ukuthi i-Apple ayizange ifake i-chip ye-U1 kusizukulwane esisha se-iPad Pro 2020 (hhayi kwi-iPhone SE 2020 noma), ngoba amathuba ewanikezayo angaba banzi kakhulu kunalawo ezinto ezingasetshenziswa futhi lokho futhi izosebenza ngokubambisana ne-AirTags, Izindawo ze-Apple ezikhona okwamanje ezingakuboni ukukhanya naphezu kwenqwaba yamahlebezi akhomba ukwethulwa kwazo ngoSepthemba
