Abstract: Provided herein is a system that includes a communication link between a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The communication link includes a first flat connector disposed in the first electronic device and a second flat connector disposed in the second electronic device. Each of the flat connectors includes a lens coupled to a fiber optic cable. Data is transferred through the communication link from the first flat connector to the second flat connector over an air gap between the first flat connector and the second flat connector.

Abstract: A power source selection approach of one embodiment includes a voltage monitor to monitor a system supply voltage and to assert a droop signal if the system supply voltage droops below a threshold voltage. A power source selector is responsive to assertion of the droop signal to configure at least one power source, such as, for example, a battery pack, to attempt to provide sufficient voltage such that a system supply voltage is raised above the threshold voltage.