Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Giovanni Mata Magana

Richard Gioscia

Philip Bryan

Mark C Solomon

Chrome Manley Cebe

Michael Christian Ryner

Norihiko Sakatsume

Alexander P Wroblewski

A charging device is provided. The charging device includes a support structure and contact elements provided in the support structure. The contact elements are positioned to mate or make electrical contact with a set of contact elements of a computing device.

Charging device for supporting a computing device at multiple positions

A magnetic connector for a computing device is disclosed. The magnetic connector can include a housing. The housing includes an asymmetric shape, a connector interface including at least one contact element to carry at least one of data or power, and a magnetic component provided on the connector interface. The housing and the magnetic component are oriented to key the connector interface into proper alignment when mated with an opposing connector that includes at least two magnetic components of opposite polarity.

Magnetic connector for a computing device

A computing device accessory is provided. The computing device accessory includes a first cover segment that has an inner surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface includes a recessed region to receive a base of a tablet computing device. The computing device accessory also includes a magnetic component provided with the first cover segment, where the magnetic component is positioned to actively retain the tablet computing device when the base of the tablet computing device is received in the recessed region.

Cover for a tablet computing device having retaining mechanisms

Power adapter

Tablet computer

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Giovanni Mata Magana