An information handling system peripheral keyboard sized to rest on an information handling display has integrated anchor magnets disposed at opposing sides and aligned to attract to detent magnets integrated under the information handling system display to selectively hold the keyboard in a forward and a rearward position. A magnetic guide rail disposed between the detent magnets provide magnetic forces that guide the keyboard during a sliding motion between forward and rearward positions. For instance, each magnetic guide rail has a central row of magnets opposite the polarity of the keyboard anchor magnets surrounded by two rows of magnets having the polarity of the keyboard anchor magnets so that the magnetic guide rails bias the keyboard to slide in a parallel relationship to the front and rear sides of the display.

An information handling system touchscreen display detects touches at a touch detection surface as inputs to the information handling system to report as inputs to an embedded controller. An embedded controller detects placement of a keyboard on the touchscreen display in a forward position and in response commands an infrared position detector to activate to detect finger movement at a virtual touchpad disposed external to the information handling system housing. A microphone disposed proximate the virtual touchpad detects end user taps as inputs and a projector disposed proximate the virtual touchpad illuminates a boundary of the virtual touchpad. When the keyboard is moved from the forward position to a rearward position, a virtual touchpad may be presented on the display and the infrared position detector may be deactivated.

An electronic device can include a base portion, a display portion rotatably mounted to the base portion, and a deployable feature. The deployable feature can be deployed from a surface of the base portion by an actuation component coupled to the deployable feature. The deployable feature can support the electronic device, increase clearance above a support surface for one or more portions of the electronic device, and/or allow additional functionality for the electronic device.

An electronic device includes an enclosure and a keyboard positioned within the enclosure. The keyboard includes a substrate and a key mechanism. The key mechanism includes a keycap support mechanism, a keycap supported by the keycap support mechanism and movable relative to the substrate, a ferromagnetic component attached to the keycap support mechanism, and a selectively magnetizable magnet. The selectively magnetizable magnet system may include a magnetizable material and a coil configured to selectively magnetize and demagnetize the magnetizable material. The key mechanism may include a collapsible dome biasing the keycap toward the extended position.

An information handling system touchscreen display detects touches at a touch detection surface as inputs to the information handling system based in part upon periodical calibrations performed by a touch controller. An embedded controller detects placement of a keyboard on the touchscreen display and in response commands the touch controller to cease the periodic calibrations for at least the portion of the touchscreen display on which the keyboard is placed. For instance, the embedded controller interfaces with a Hall sensor disposed under the touchscreen display that detects a magnet integrated in the keyboard. At removal of the keyboard, the embedded controller commands the touch controller to perform a calibration to update touch detection.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display. The display includes a display surface and an opposed display back surface. A base is rotatably coupled to the display with a base hinge. The base includes an input surface and an opposed base bottom surface. The base hinge extends along an interface between the display and the base. A retractable standoff includes a standoff body having a standoff hinge to hingeably mount the standoff body to one of the display back surface or base bottom surface. The standoff hinge is moveable between a retracted position and extended position. The standoff body is flush with the display back surface or the base bottom surface when the retractable standoff is in the retracted position. The standoff body includes a standoff body outer edge to abut against another of the display back surface or the base bottom surface when the retractable standoff is in the extended position.

An electronic device including a first body, a supporting member, a second body, and an input assembly is provided. The first body is provided with a front end and a rear end opposite to each other. One terminal end of the supporting member is pivotally connected to the rear end of the first body. The second body is pivotally connected to the other terminal end of the supporting member. The input assembly is rotatably connected to the second body and is suitable for being carried by the first body. When a lower edge of the second body is located at the front end of the first body, the input assembly protrudes out from the front end of the first body.

An electronic device including a body, an input module, and an engaging mechanism is provided. The input module is movably disposed at the body and adapted to move along an axial direction. The engaging mechanism includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion. The first engaging portion is connected to the input module. The second engaging portion is movably connected to the body and is adapted to move with a traction of gravity. When the axial direction has a first angle with respect to a direction of gravity, the second engaging portion is away from the first engaging portion so that the input module is adapted to move along the axial direction. When the axial direction has a second angle with respect to the direction of gravity, the second engaging portion is engaged with the first engaging portion to limit the movement of the input module in the axial direction, and the first angle is greater than the second angle.

The present disclosure discloses a portable electronic device, comprising a first display panel, a second display panel and a keyboard. The second display panel is pivotally connected to the first display panel. The second display panel comprises a display screen and at least one guide magnet arranged below the display screen. The keyboard is detachably arranged above the display screen of the second display panel. The keyboard comprises at least one magnetic element. The keyboard can be controlled to move relative to the display screen along a moving direction by means of the magnetic attraction force between the at least one magnetic element and the at least one guide magnet, wherein the moving direction is perpendicular to a side edge of the second display panel pivotally connected to the first display panel.

Examples apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture and methods to adjust a keyboard position are disclosed. An example keyboard position adjustment system includes a keyboard orientation detector to determine a first keyboard position of a keyboard and/or a hand position detector to determine a hand position near the keyboard. The example system also includes an adjuster to move the keyboard to a second keyboard position based on the first keyboard position and/or the hand position.