A computer device, for instance a palmtop personal organizer, has a dual-orientation display device with both portrait and landscape modes of viewing the display. The keyboard is automatically disabled when the portrait mode is selected by a user. The display has two digitized regions separated by a ...
A method and apparatus for manipulating data entries on a screen of a computer display is provided. Random data entries are allowed on pages of a dedicated application program in real time. A "capture now, organize later" functionality is implemented. The dedicated application program is used to cap ...
A hinge arrangement having first and second hinges is provided, each hinge being operable upon application of a different torque. The first hinge operates upon application of a first torque to pivot a structure through a first range of motion, beyond which the first hinge is opposed by a relatively ...
A handheld computing device has a planar display and a superimposed, transparent digitizer. The combination is arranged to simulate writing or drawing with pencil on paper: the writing end of a passive stylus is pressed on and moved across the digitizer surface and a line on the display is produced ...