Apple has a new device in its stores that can charge iPhones and perform software updates while they are still in their packaging.

The device is called the Presto, and it looks like a cross between those toasters in hotel breakfast rooms and a message box in an inbox. The idea is that Apple Store employees can keep iPhones in stock up to date, saving the user from having to install a bunch of software updates before they can use their new phone. But does anyone other than Apple care?

"While the Presto machine solves the minor frustration of waiting for updates, I don't believe it addresses a widespread pain point that consumers really care about. Most iPhone users expect to be able to handle updates themselves and aren't going to change their behavior just because the phone ships a little more up-to-date," cybersecurity specialist Michael Robert told Lifewire via email.

The idea with Presto is to allow users to use their iPhones as soon as they buy them, saving them the 20 minutes or so it normally takes to update the phone the first time it boots. According to French iPhone news site iGen (which posted the photo you see here), it takes 20 seconds to properly insert a boxed iPhone into the device, and then 15-30 minutes to connect to Apple’s servers and download the latest update. The Presto can also power the iPhone via magnetic induction, or “wirelessly,” in the process.