Apparatus for illuminating a portable electronic or computing device

An illumination apparatus for illuminating an object associated with a portable handheld video game device having a port in electrical connection with at least one power source, comprising:

• a plug for plugging the apparatus into the port;
• a body connected to the plug;
• an illumination device connected to the body and adapted to be powered by the power source when the plug is plugged into the port for illuminating an object associated with the portable handheld video game device, the illumination device including a connection member;
• and
• an interchangeable illumination head removably attached to the connection member of the illumination device and adapted to be illuminated by said illumination device.

A method of illuminating an object associated with a portable handheld video game device having a port in electrical connection with at least one power source and a display screen with a width and a height, comprising:

• providing a flexible illumination apparatus comprising a plug for plugging the apparatus into the port, a flexible body connected to the plug, the body having a width substantially the same as at least one of the width and the height of the display screen, and an illumination device connected to the body;
• plugging the plug of the illumination apparatus into the port of the portable handheld video game device;
• lighting the illumination device with the power source to illuminate an object associated with the portable handheld video game device;
• and
• covering the display screen with the body of the illumination apparatus when the portable handheld video game device is not in use.

A method of illuminating an object associated with a portable handheld video game device having a port in electrical connection with at least one power source and a display screen with a width and a height, comprising:

• providing a flexible illumination apparatus comprising a plug for plugging the apparatus into the port, a flexible body connected to the plug, the body having a width substantially the same as at least one of the width and the height of the display screen, and an illumination device connected to the body;
• plugging the plug of the illumination apparatus into the port of the portable handheld video game device;
• lighting the illumination device with the power source to illuminate an object associated with the portable handheld video game device;
• and
• rolling the illumination apparatus upon itself when the portable handheld video game device is not in use.

An illumination apparatus for illuminating an object associated with a portable handheld video game device having a port in electrical connection with at least one power source and a display screen with a width and a height, comprising:

• a plug for plugging the apparatus into the port;
• a flexible body connected to the plug, the body having a width substantially the same as at least one of the width and the height of the display screen;
• an illumination device connected to the body to illuminate an object associated with the portable handheld video game device,
• wherein the flexible body is adapted to be positioned between at least a first position where the illumination device is positioned to illuminate an object associated with the portable handheld video game device and a second position where the body covers the display screen when the portable handheld video game device is not in use.

An illumination apparatus for illuminating an object associated with a portable handheld video game device having a port in electrical connection with at least one power source and a display screen with a width and a height, comprising:

• a plug for plugging the apparatus into the port;
• a flexible body connected to the plug, the body having a width substantially the same as at least one of the width and the height of the display screen;
• an illumination device connected to the body to illuminate an object associated with the portable handheld video game device,
• wherein the flexible body is adapted to be rolled upon itself when the portable handheld video game device is not in use.

An illumination apparatus for illuminating an object associated with a portable handheld video game device having a port in electrical connection with at least one power source, comprising:

• a base;
• a plug extending from the base for plugging the apparatus into the port;
• a body connected to the plug;
• an illumination device connected to the body to illuminate an object associated with the portable handheld video game device;
• and
• at least one power source carried by the base for powering the illumination device when the portable handheld video game device is not capable of delivering power through the port.