Electroluminescent apparatus for illuminating a portable elecronic or computing device

An electroluminescent illumination apparatus for illuminating an object associated with a portable electronic or computing device having a port in electrical connection with at least one power source, comprising:

• at least one electroluminescent (EL) member to illuminate an object associated with a portable electronic or computing device;
• a plug connected to at least one EL member for plugging the apparatus into the port of the portable electronic or computing device for powering at least one EL member by at lest one power source.

An adapter for a portable electronic or computing device having a first port in electrical connection with at least one power source, the first port including a top, bottom, left side, and right side, the adapter comprising:

• an adapter body including a first plug with a top, bottom, left side, and right side with a geometry corresponding to the geometry of the top, bottom, left side, and right side of the first port of the portable electronic or computing device and adapted to mate therewith, a second port having a top, bottom, left side, and right side with a geometry corresponding to the geometry of the top, bottom, left side, and right side of the first port of the portable electronic or computing device and adapted to receive a second plug of an electronic or computing appliance, wherein said second port is oppositely oriented with respect to the first port when said first plug is plugged into the first port of the portable electronic or computing device.

A method of using an adapter with a portable electronic or computing device having a first port in electrical connection with at least one power source, the first port including a top, bottom, left side, and right side, the method comprising:

• providing an adapter body including a first plug with a top, bottom, left side, and right side with a geometry corresponding to the geometry of the top, bottom, left side, and right side of the first port of the portable electronic or computing device and adapted to mate therewith, a second port having a top, bottom, left side, and right side with a geometry corresponding to the geometry of the top, bottom, left side, and right side of the first port of the portable electronic or computing device and adapted to receive a second plug of an electronic or computing appliance;
• plugging said first plug of said adapter body into the first port of the portable electronic or computing device so that said second port is oppositely oriented with respect to the first port.