A portable electronic device can act as a music player, gaming device and a smart phone combined. The device has multiple panels each with a display. The panels are connected in a manner to permit the device to be opened and closed such as by folding the panels. When folded the a device is compact and able to held in the palm of a hand, yet such a device can be extended into a larger form factor, such as the size of commonly available tablets. Furthermore, when in proximity to a large display device, such a device can act like a laptop or personal computer through a local connection such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or other communication protocol to the display.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes: a first housing; a second housing configured to be unfolded by a specified angle with respect to the first housing and to rotate about a folding axis; at least one hinge structure including a hinge providing the folding axis and disposed between the first housing and the second housing to rotatably connect the first housing and the second housing; a hinge cover accommodating at least a portion of the hinge structure therein and selectively exposed based on the rotation of the second housing; a first speaker module including a speaker accommodated in the first housing; and a second speaker module including a speaker accommodated in the second housing, wherein in the first state, the first speaker module is configured to discharge sound to the outside of the electronic device via a first area provided in the first housing, a second area provided in the hinge structure and contact with the first area, and a first through-hole extending through the hinge cover, is exposed to the outside in the first state, and is configured to be selectively closed based on the rotation of the second housing.

An electronic device having a flexible display screen and a processing method thereof, where bending the electronic device may cause the electronic device to switch between a smartphone mode and a wearable mode. In the wearable mode, the electronic device displays content on a part of the flexible display screen.

A foldable electronic device includes a first casing, a second casing, a hinge structure and a foldable display. The hinge structure connects the first casing and the second casing, and includes a plurality of supporting blocks, a plurality of first hinge blocks and a plurality of second hinge blocks. The supporting blocks are arranged side by side between the first casing and the second casing. The first hinge blocks and the second hinge blocks are respectively arranged at two sides of the supporting blocks. One of the first hinge blocks connects two of the supporting blocks adjacent to each other. One of the second hinge blocks connects two of the supporting blocks adjacent to each other. The foldable display includes a first bonding portion secured to the first casing, a second bonding portion secured to the second casing and a foldable portion aligned to the hinge structure.

An example electronic device cover includes a body component to attach to an electronic device. The body component articulates among a first, second, and third configuration. The body component includes a first section to attach to the electronic device. A second section attaches to the first section, bends with respect to the first section, and provides structural support to the electronic device in the second configuration. A third section attaches to the second section, and bends with respect to the second section. A fourth section attaches to the third section and includes a rotatable data port. An input device attaches to the fourth section and is operatively connected to the data port. The input device is to be held against and face the electronic device in the third configuration. The body component constrains the electronic device within a perimeter boundary of the fourth section in the first and third configurations.

A method of selectively illuminating part of an electronic device includes obtaining a posture status of a hinge supporting a display cover relative to a base of the electronic device and illuminating an optical module positioned on an outer surface of the electronic device based on the hinge position of the posture status.

An apparatus comprising means for: receiving an indication of a form factor of a device; selecting an audio component, in dependence on the receiving an indication of a form factor of the device and in dependence on an assigned location of a graphical user interface object associated with the audio component, wherein the graphical user interface object is assigned to at least a first display area when the device is in a first form factor and is assigned to the at least a first display area when the device is in a second form factor; controlling audio processing of audio associated with the selected audio component; and providing at least the processed audio for audio output by one or more loudspeakers.

Dust mitigation techniques are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first component coupled in a movable relationship with a second component. The first component or the second component includes a recess accessible through an aperture. The apparatus also includes a brush disposed at the aperture and comprising fibers configured to prevent intrusion of dust into the recess. The apparatus also includes a vibration device configured to deliver a vibrational stimulus to the brush, wherein the vibration device activates a dust collection mode in response to a first movement of the first component relative to the second component and activates a dust shedding mode in response to a second movement of the first component relative to the second component.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable housing configured to include a hinge structure, a first housing structure that has a first face that is connected to the hinge structure and is directed in a first direction, a second face that is directed in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a first lateral member that at least partly surrounds a space between the first face and the second face, and a second housing structure that has a third face that is connected to the hinge structure and is directed in a third direction, a fourth face that is directed in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, a second lateral member that at least partly surrounds a space between the third face and the fourth face, and that is folded about the hinge structure onto the first housing structure, a flexible display, a first magnet a second magnet and at least one electrical path.

Example implementations relate to motion based power states. For instance, in an example an electronic device includes input components, a motion detector separate from the input components, the motion detector to detect over a period of time an amount of motion of an object proximate to the electronic device, and a controller to compare the detected amount of motion of the object to a motion threshold, and alter a power state of an input component of the input components based on the comparison.