Display housing for computing device
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1. A personal computing device, comprising:
- a housing having a translucent portion, the housing enclosing internally various components that provide computing operations for the personal computing device; and
a light source disposed inside the housing, said light source being configured to produce light inside said housing so as to illuminate at least a portion of said translucent portion, the illumination of the translucent portion affecting the appearance of the housing in a non trivial manner.
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A personal computing device is disclosed. The personal computing device includes a housing having a translucent portion. The housing encloses internally various components that provide computing operations for the personal computing device. The personal computing device also includes a light source disposed inside the housing. The light source is configured to produce light inside the housing so as to illuminate at least a portion of the translucent portion. The illumination of the translucent portion affecting the appearance of the housing in a non trivial manner.
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1. A personal computing device, comprising:
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a housing having a translucent portion, the housing enclosing internally various components that provide computing operations for the personal computing device; and
a light source disposed inside the housing, said light source being configured to produce light inside said housing so as to illuminate at least a portion of said translucent portion, the illumination of the translucent portion affecting the appearance of the housing in a non trivial manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A consumer electronic product, comprising:
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a housing including one or more walls that define the outer peripheral form of the consumer electronic product and that enclose and structurally support internally various functional components associated with operating the consumer electronic product, at least one of the walls having an illuminable portion; and
a light source disposed within the housing and configured to generate light inside the housing so as to illuminate at least a portion of the illuminable portion of the housing, when illuminated the illuminable portion affecting the appearance of the housing in a non trivial manner. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A portable computing device comprising an enclosure having an illuminable portion in optical communication with a light source disposed inside the enclosure, said enclosure and said light source working together to emit a characteristic glow at a peripheral portion of said enclosure.
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