Abstract: An optical disc drive includes a housing configured for being installed within or coupled to the computer, either internally or externally. The optical disc drive further includes a plurality of compartments configured for holding a respective plurality of optical discs within the housing. The optical discs may be placed within the compartments in any one of a variety of manners. The optical disc drive includes electronic componentry contained within the housing and configured for reading data from the optical discs and/or writing data to the optical discs. The electronic componentry may include a plurality of channels for simultaneously reading data from the optical discs and/or writing data to the optical discs. The door of the disc drive may contain a mini-digital display for viewing disc contents, titles, annotations, and may have programmable function buttons. The list of files on the optical disc may be browsed via this digital display.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device (201) is provided. The device comprises (a) first (207) and second (209) displays; (b) a first processor adapted to run an operating system on the first display; and (c) a second processor capable of executing an operating system on the second display independently of the first processor.

Abstract: A hand-held image digitizer is provided, which comprises a chassis having first and second components, and a scanner disposed within the chassis, the scanner being adapted to digitize the image of a surface of a document placed within a scanning region inside of said chassis. The chassis is movable from a first configuration in which the scanning region is sealed off, to a second configuration in which the scanning region is open to receive a document.