Peripheral housing for a computing device

1. A computing device, comprising:

a peripheral housing defining a through-aperture and an internal housing volume;

a display disposed within the through-aperture and moveably attached to the peripheral housing; and

a battery, a processor, and memory disposed entirely within the internal housing volume.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the through-aperture has a shape defined by the peripheral housing and the display has a peripheral shape corresponding to the shape of the through-aperture.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral housing has a substantially constant cross-section.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein:

the display has a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface;

the display is rotatably attached to the peripheral housing; and

the peripheral housing is proud of the display.

5. The computing device of claim 4 , wherein:

the peripheral housing and the display together define a carrying handle; and

the peripheral housing physically supports the computing device on a surface when the display is rotated relative to the peripheral housing.

6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the display is rotatably and selectively attached to the peripheral housing on a first surface and a second surface of the display.

7. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional shape of the peripheral housing is substantially circular.

8. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising an input component removably connected to the peripheral housing.

9. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of an exterior surface of the peripheral housing includes a second display.

10. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein a surface of the display is substantially transparent or reflective.

11. A computing device, comprising:

a peripheral housing defining through-aperture, the peripheral housing further defining an internal housing volume extending substantially around the through-aperture;

the computing device having computing components, the computing components being disposed exclusively within the internal housing volume; and

a display disposed within the through-aperture and attached to the peripheral housing.

12. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein:

the display has a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface, the first major surface defining a front surface of the device and the second major surface defining a rear surface of the device;

the display is moveably attached to the peripheral housing; and

the peripheral housing is proud of the display.

13. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein a first portion of the peripheral housing is rotatably attached to a second portion of the peripheral housing such that the first portion can rotate out of a plane of the peripheral housing.

14. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein a portion of the peripheral housing having a first length is adjustable to a second length.

15. The computing device of claim 11 , further comprising an input component removably positioned entirely within the peripheral housing such that at least a portion of the input component can be retracted from the peripheral housing.

16. A computing device, comprising:

a peripheral housing defining a through-aperture and an internal housing volume extending substantially around the through-aperture;

a display disposed within the through-aperture and attached to the peripheral housing having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface;

the display being at a location such that the peripheral housing is proud of the display;

the first major surface defining a front exterior surface of the device;

the second major surface defining a rear exterior surface of the device; and

a battery, a processor, and memory disposed within the internal housing volume.

17. The computing device of claim 16 , wherein the display is reflective or substantially transparent.

18. The computing device of claim 16 , wherein:

the peripheral housing includes an input component to receive an input from a user and to communicate the input to a processor of the computing device; and

the input component is removably positioned entirely within the internal volume defined by the peripheral housing.

19. The computing device of claim 16 , wherein:

the peripheral housing defines a top exterior surface of the device, a bottom exterior surface of the device, a left exterior surface of the device, and a right exterior surface of the device; and

the peripheral shape of the display and the shape of the through-aperture are substantially rectangular.