Abstract: A casing of an electronic device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The casing comprises a metal shell, a painting layer and a micro-arc oxidation (MAO) layer. The MAO layer is formed between the metal shell and the painting layer.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a speaker-connector module and a handheld electronic device. The handheld electronic device includes a body and a speaker-connector module. The body has an opening. The speaker-connector module is assembled in the body and correspondingly disposed to the opening. The speaker-connector module includes a housing, a speaker and an electrical connector. The housing has a major sound passage, wherein the major sound passage has a major input end and a major output end. The speaker is assembled in the housing and has a sound outlet surface, wherein the major input end is communicated with the sound outlet surface. The electrical connector is disposed in the major sound passage and adjacent to the speaker, and the major input end is connected to the electrical connector.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a housing, a display module, a partition, a plurality of position posts, a plurality of first cushions and an actuator is provided. The housing has a first opening. The display module is located at the first opening of the housing and separated from the housing. The partition is located in and connected to the housing. The partition has a plurality of position holes. The position posts are connected with the display module and respectively located in the position hole. The first cushions are located in the position holes, and each of the fist cushions leans against the corresponding position post and the position hole. The actuator is disposed between the display module and the housing for forcing the display module to move relatively to the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a body, an electrical contact and a microphone is provided. The body has a front part and a plug aperture on the front part. The electrical contact is disposed in the plug aperture. The microphone is disposed inside the body and connected to the outside of the body through an acoustic path provided by the body. The electrical connector is adapted to a handheld electronic device, such as a mobile phone, wherein a housing of the handheld electronic device can be provided without an independent sound input aperture for the microphone, to simplify the structural design of the housing. Furthermore, at least a through hole may be formed outside the plug aperture to form multiple acoustic paths.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an input interface, a controller and a processor. The input interface includes a central touch sensing region and a peripheral touch sensing region. The central touch sensing region has a central touch pad disposed therein, and the peripheral sensing region surrounds the central touch sensing region and includes a plurality of peripheral touch pads disposed therein. The controller is configured for detecting a touch on the central touch pad and at least one of the peripheral touch pads and generating a central detecting signal and at least one peripheral detecting signal. The processor is electrically coupled to the controller. When receiving the central detecting signal and the at least one peripheral detecting signal, the processor performs a corresponding function according to the variation of signal strengths of the central detecting signal and the peripheral detecting signal.

Abstract: A portable electronic device including a main body, a physical key module, and a control module is provided. The physical key module assembled to the main body has a display surface, and the physical key module includes at least two overlapped icon units. The control module electrically connected to the physical key module activates one of the icon units according to an operating state of the main body, so that an icon of the activated icon unit is displayed on the display surface. A method for switching icons is also provided.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a lower housing, an upper housing, a touch panel, a display module, a partition, position posts, cushions, and an actuator is provided. The upper housing is above and separated from the lower housing. The touch panel is at an opening of the upper housing and connects with the upper housing. The display module is disposed in the upper housing and connected with the lower housing. The partition is between the display module and the lower housing and connected to the upper housing. The partition has position holes. The position posts are located in their corresponding position holes and connected with the display module. The cushions are located between the corresponding position post and the position hole. The actuator is disposed between the display module and the upper housing to force the upper housing to shift relative to the display module and the lower housing.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a first body, a pivot member, a second body and a third body. The pivot member is pivoted to the first body. The second body is slidably disposed on the pivot member. The third body is pivoted to the first body and stacked between the first body and the second body, such that the handheld electronic device is in a stacked state. When the second body slides along the pivot member to expose the third body, the pivot member is pivotally rotated relative to the first body automatically to drive the second body to tilt, the third body is pivotally rotated relative to the first body automatically to tilt, and a top surface of the second body and a top surface of the third body together form a continuous surface, such that the handheld electronic device is in an expanded state.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a first body, a second body, a third body, a gear set and a pivot member pivoted on the first body is provided. The second body having a first rack is slidably coupled with the first body. The third body having a second rack is slidably coupled with the pivot member. The gear set is disposed on the first body and coupled with the first rack and the second rack. When the third body shifts a first distance relative to the first body along a first operating direction and drives the gear set, the second body is driven to shift with respect to the first body along a second operating direction opposite to the first operating direction and exposed by the third body. After the second body is exposed by the third body, the third body is tilted with respect to the first body.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a body, an electrical contact and a microphone is provided. The body has a front part and a plug aperture on the front part. The electrical contact is disposed in the plug aperture. The microphone is disposed inside the body and connected to the outside of the body through an acoustic path provided by the body. The electrical connector is adapted to a handheld electronic device, such as a mobile phone, wherein a housing of the handheld electronic device can be provided without an independent sound input aperture for the microphone, to simplify the structural design of the housing. Furthermore, at least a through hole may be formed outside the plug aperture to form multiple acoustic paths.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a first body, a pivot member, a second body and a third body. The pivot member is pivoted to the first body. The second body is slidably disposed on the pivot member. The third body is pivoted to the first body and stacked between the first body and the second body, such that the handheld electronic device is in a stacked state. When the second body slides along the pivot member to expose the third body, the pivot member is pivotally rotated relative to the first body automatically to drive the second body to tilt, the third body is pivotally rotated relative to the first body automatically to tilt, and a top surface of the second body and a top surface of the third body together form a continuous surface, such that the handheld electronic device is in an expanded state.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a housing, a display module, a partition, a plurality of position posts, a plurality of first cushions and an actuator is provided. The housing has a first opening. The display module is located at the first opening of the housing and separated from the housing. The partition is located in and connected to the housing. The partition has a plurality of position holes. The position posts are connected with the display module and respectively located in the position hole. The first cushions are located in the position holes, and each of the fist cushions leans against the corresponding position post and the position hole. The actuator is disposed between the display module and the housing for forcing the display module to move relatively to the housing.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a lower housing, an upper housing, a touch panel, a display module, a partition, position posts, cushions, and an actuator is provided. The upper housing is above and separated from the lower housing. The touch panel is at an opening of the upper housing and connects with the upper housing. The display module is disposed in the upper housing and connected with the lower housing. The partition is between the display module and the lower housing and connected to the upper housing. The partition has position holes. The position posts are located in their corresponding position holes and connected with the display module. The cushions are located between the corresponding position post and the position hole. The actuator is disposed between the display module and the upper housing to force the upper housing to shift relative to the display module and the lower housing.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes first, second and third bodies, first and second pivot members pivot to the first body and a gear set. The second body having a pillar is slidably disposed on the first pivot member. The third body having a rack is slidably disposed on the second pivot member, the second body stacked between the first and third bodies. The gear set is disposed on the first body and coupled with the pillar and the rack. When the third body moves relatively to the first body along a first operation direction for driving the second body to move relatively to the first body along a second operation direction opposite to the first operation direction to be exposed by the third body, the first and second pivot members rotate relatively to the first body to drive the second and third bodies to tilt relatively to the first body.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a speaker-connector module and a handheld electronic device. The handheld electronic device includes a body and a speaker-connector module. The body has an opening. The speaker-connector module is assembled in the body and correspondingly disposed to the opening. The speaker-connector module includes a housing, a speaker and an electrical connector. The housing has a major sound passage, wherein the major sound passage has a major input end and a major output end. The speaker is assembled in the housing and has a sound outlet surface, wherein the major input end is communicated with the sound outlet surface. The electrical connector is disposed in the major sound passage and adjacent to the speaker, and the major input end is connected to the electrical connector.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an input interface, a controller and a processor. The input interface includes a first touch sensing region, a second touch sensing region and a third sensing region. The first touch sensing region has a plurality of touch pads arranged in a radial array. The second touch sensing region and the third touch sensing region are respectively adjacent to two sides of the first touch sensing region, and each includes a plurality of touch pads arranged in a matrix array. The controller is coupled to each of the touch pads for detecting a user input on the user interface and generating a plurality of sensing signals according to the user input. The processor is electrically coupled to the controller, and executes a corresponding function according to the plurality of sensing signals.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes first, second and third bodies, a rod, and an elevating mechanism disposed on the first body. The rod has a first end, a second end, and a pivot portion pivotably mounted to the first body. The second body is slidably disposed on the first body and coupled to the first end. The second body is stacked between the first body and the third body. The third body is slidably disposed on the elevating mechanism and coupled to the rod. When the third body moves relative to the first body, the second body is driven by the first rod to move relative to the first body in an opposite direction, such that the second body is exposed out of the third body and the third body is descended by the elevating mechanism to move toward the first body.

Abstract: A holder includes a base, a first carriage, a first elastic module, a second carriage, a second elastic module, and two clamping mechanisms. When a handheld electronic device is installed in the holder, the second carriage is driven towards the first carriage, and the second elastic module between the second carriage and the first carriage and the first elastic module between the first carriage and the base are both compressed. At this time, the first carriage drives the two clamping mechanisms to clamp the handheld electronic device so that the handheld electronic device is reliably fixed onto the second carriage.

Abstract: A locking assembly including a first locking part on a first object and a second locking part on a second object is provided. The first locking part includes a head portion. The second locking part has an assembling opening and an assembling space behind the assembling opening. An area of a projection of the assembling space on a plane where the assembling opening is located is greater than and lies over the area of the assembling opening. The head portion of the first locking part is adapted to enter the assembling space through the assembling opening along an assembling direction, and then adapted to reach a locking position in the assembling space by moving along an engaging direction parallel to the surface.

Abstract: A portable electronic device including a main body, a physical key module, and a control module is provided. The physical key module assembled to the main body has a display surface, and the physical key module includes at least two overlapped icon units. The control module electrically connected to the physical key module activates one of the icon units according to an operating state of the main body, so that an icon of the activated icon unit is displayed on the display surface. A method for switching icons is also provided.