Wearable Electronic Device with Thermal Energy Transfer System and Corresponding Methods

A method of cooling a wearable electronic device, the method comprising:

• removing thermal energy from a first device housing of the wearable electronic device;
• transferring the thermal energy through a flexible heat pipe passing from the first device housing, through a strap coupling the first device housing to a second device housing, and into the second device housing;
• and
• dissipating the thermal energy through the second device housing.

A wearable electronic device, comprising:

• an anterior pendant comprising heat generating electronics situated therein;
• a posterior pendant comprising a heat spreader situated therein;
• a first neck strap coupling a first side of the anterior pendant to a first side of the posterior pendant;
• a second neck strap coupling a second side of the anterior pendant to a second side of the posterior pendant;
• and
• a flexible heat pipe thermally coupled to the heat generating electronics and the heat spreader, the flexible heat pipe transferring thermal energy from the heat generating electronics to the heat spreader for dissipation through the posterior pendant.