Waveguide with ports for near field communication

1. A computing device comprising:

a base comprising:

a base transceiver to:

encode data into a signal; and

transmit the signal;

a waveguide to transmit the signal from a first port of the waveguide to a second port of the waveguide and to a third port of the waveguide; and

a dock with an outer surface comprising a metalized coating and a flared opening to accommodate the third port of the waveguide.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a head comprising:

a head transceiver to:

receive the signal at the second port of the waveguide; and

decode the data from the signal.

3. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein:

inserting the head into the dock in a first position causes the head transceiver to receive the signal at the second port of the waveguide; and

inserting the head into the dock in a second position causes the head transceiver to receive the signal at the third port of the waveguide.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the waveguide is comprised of polystyrene.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the metalized coating comprises paint infused with nanoparticles.

6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the base transceiver transmits the signal at a frequency between about 50 GHz to about 70 GHz.

7. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the waveguide is attached to an outer portion of the dock.

8. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the waveguide is embedded into the dock.

9. A method comprising:

attaching a head of a computing device to a dock that in a base of the computing device;

encoding, by a base transceiver of the base, data into a signal;

receiving, at a first port of a waveguide, the signal from the base transceiver;

transmitting the signal, using the waveguide, from the first port of the waveguide to a second port of the waveguide;

decoding, by a head transceiver of the head, the data from the signal; and

sending the data to a component in the base;

wherein;

a metallic coating is deposited on an outer surface of the dock; and

the dock includes a flared opening to accommodate a third port.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the base transceiver transmits the signal at a frequency between about 30 GHz to about 300 GHz.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

detaching the head from the dock;

re-attaching the head to the dock in a second position;

encoding, by the head transceiver, second data into a second signal;

receiving, at the third port of the waveguide, the second signal from the head transceiver;

transmitting the second signal, using the waveguide, from the third port of the waveguide to the first port of the waveguide;

receiving, by the base transceiver, the second signal at the first port of the waveguide; and

decoding, by the base transceiver, the second data from the second signal.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein a shape of the third port comprises a frustum.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising inserting the third port into the flared opening.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the waveguide is comprised of a dielectric material.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of the waveguide has a metallic coating.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the metallic coating comprises paint infused with nanoparticles.

17. A computing device comprising:

a base comprising:

a base transceiver to:

encode data into a signal; and

transmit the signal; and

a waveguide to:

receive the signal transmitted from the base transceiver at a first port of the waveguide; and

guide the signal from the first port to a second port of the waveguide; and

a dock having a metallic coating deposited on an outer surface of the dock, wherein the dock includes a flared opening to accommodate a third port of the waveguide.

18. The computing device of claim 17 , further comprising:

a head comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable storage media; and

a head transceiver to:

receive the signal at the second port of the waveguide;

decode the data from the signal; and

send the data to a head component of the head.

19. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein:

the head transceiver is configured to:

receive second data from the head component;

encode the second data into a second signal; and

transmit the second signal at the second port of the waveguide;

the waveguide is configured to:

receive the second signal transmitted at the second port of the waveguide; and

guide the second signal from the second port of the waveguide to the first port of the waveguide; and

the base transceiver is configured to:

receive the second signal at the first port of the waveguide;

decode the second data from the second signal; and

send the second data to a base component.

20. The computing device of claim 17 , further comprising:

a head comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable storage media; and

a head transceiver to:

receive the signal at the third port of the waveguide;

decode the data from the signal; and

send the data to a head component of the head.