Systems and methods for providing buoyant electronic devices

A buoyant portable device, comprising:

• a frame;
• and
• a plurality of layers disposed in the frame, the plurality of layers comprising:
• a first layer spaced apart from a stack of densely packed second layers such that a hollow cavity filled with air resides between the first layer and the stack of densely packed second layers, the hollow cavity having a size and shape providing an overall density of the buoyant portable device that is below a density of a liquid that the buoyant portable device displaces when the buoyant portable device is disposed in the liquid;
• and
• the stack of densely packed second layers comprising at least an electronic layer residing adjacent to a cover/display layer, the cover/display layer configured to allow a user to interact with electronic components of the electronic layer and having an overall weight less than a combined weight of the frame and at least the first layer of the plurality of layers.