Selective activation of wireless elements

A device comprising:

• a plurality of surface regions, each having:
• a wireless element disposed at or beneath the surface region;
• and
• one or more magnetic connectors, associated with the wireless element, disposed at or beneath the surface region;
• connectedness detection circuitry operable to determine, for each of the surface regions, whether the one or more magnetic connectors of the surface region is in a connected state or a disconnected state;
• and
• wireless element activation circuitry, coupled to the connectedness detection circuitry, operable to, for each of the surface regions, selectively activate the wireless element of the surface region when the connectedness detection circuitry has detected a connected state of the associated one or more magnetic connectors of the surface region.

A method comprising:

• at a device having one or more magnetic connectors and a wireless element associated with the one or more magnetic connectors:
• automatically detecting a connection event or a disconnection event at the one or more magnetic connectors;
• and
• responsive to the automatic detecting of the connection event or the disconnection event, activating or deactivating, respectively, the associated wireless element.