Portable computing device holster

An articulating handle assembly, comprising:

• a handle having an attachment end and a distal, free, detached end, wherein the handle is of a size and shape conducive to being hand held, the handle including a hand grip extending from the distal, free, detached end towards the attachment end, wherein the portable computing device holster terminates at the distal, free, detached end of the handle;
• a portable computing device retention assembly comprising a first portable computing device grip, and a rear support panel carrying a second portable computing device grip, the second portable computing device grip being spatially arranged respective to the first portable computing device grip, the rear support panel having a rear surface, the first portable computing device grip and the second portable computing device grip being linearly moveable respective to one another by a sliding interface;
• an articulating motion assembly assembled to the attachment end of the handle and the portable computing device retention assembly, wherein the articulating motion assembly enables a rotational motion between the handle and the portable computing device retention assembly,
• wherein when the hand grip is oriented substantially vertically, the portable computing device retention assembly enables orientation of a viewing screen of the portable computing device to be in a substantially vertically orientation and facing the user,
• wherein the portable computing device retention assembly is designed enabling retention of the portable computing device, wherein the portable computing device can be any suitable portable computing device, each of any suitable portable computing device having different dimensions in each of a first dimension and a second dimension,
• wherein the first dimension is unlimited and the second dimension is limited by dimensions between the first portable computing device grip and the second portable computing device grip in a minimum, collapsed configuration and a maximum, expanded configuration.

An image acquisition assembly comprising:

• a handle having an attachment end and a distal, free, detached end, the handle being elongated having a substantially consistent cross section shape and size conducive to being hand held along an entire length extending from the distal, free, detached end towards the attachment end;
• an image acquisition device support element being carried by the attachment end of the handle;
• an articulating assembly integrated between the image acquisition device support element and the handle,
• an image acquisition device carried by the image acquisition device support element;
• and
• a touch screen carried by the handle, wherein the touch screen and the image acquisition device are separate elements, wherein the touch screen is in signal communication with the image acquisition device, wherein, a viewing plane of the touch screen is substantially parallel to an elongated axis of the handle.

An image acquisition assembly comprising:

• a handle having an attachment end and a distal free, detached end, wherein the handle is of a size and shape conducive to being hand held, the handle including a hand grip extending from the distal free, detached end towards the attachment end;
• an image acquisition device support element being carried by the attachment end of the handle;
• an articulating assembly integrated between the image acquisition device support element and the handle, the articulating assembly enables at least two different motions encountered by a camera, wherein at least one motion of the at least two different motions encountered by the camera is a rotational motion about an axis that is perpendicular to a plane defined by a viewing direction of the camera;
• and
• an image acquisition device carried by the image acquisition device support element,
• wherein the image acquisition device support element includes a clearance enabling an uninhibited view of a camera lens of the camera when the portable computing device is inserted into the image acquisition device support element.