ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MOVABLE HOUSING PARTS

A mobile electronic device comprises a housing with a first housing part, a second housing part and a third housing part that are mounted for a slidable movement relative to one another between a compact housing position, an intermediate housing position and an elongated housing position. In the compact position a large part of the operating face of the device is concealed. In the intermediate position an area of the operating face is concealed whilst another area of the operating face is not concealed. In the elongated position the operating face is not concealed. In the compact position the electronics of the device may assume a dormant state. When the housing parts are moved out of the compact position the electronics assume an active state.