Active enclosure for computing device

A computing device, comprising:

• a housing, the housing having an outer surface at least a portion of which is capable of being illuminated by light transmitted through an inner surface of the housing, the housing being configured to enclose at least one internal component associated with an operation of the computing device;
• and
• a controllable light emitting device disposed inside the housing, the light emitting device being configured to produce an adjustable shaped light effect for colorizing or patternizing the portion of the housing capable of being illuminated by light in order to alter the ornamental appearance of the housing of the computing device, the light emitting device including
• an enclosed light source configured to generate the light,
• a light guide for redirecting the light from the enclosed light source regardless of where the light source is positioned within the housing, the light guide including a first end and a second end, the first end being positioned in close proximity to the light source and arranged to receive substantially all of the light from the light source, the second end being positioned in close proximity to the shaped object and arranged to transmit substantially all of the light from the light source through an exit opening of the second end of the light guide so as to illuminate an inner surface of the housing corresponding to the portion which is capable of being illuminated by light, the exit opening of the light guide having a shaped configuration, wherein the shaped configuration of the exit opening is projected onto the inner surface of the housing to produce the adjustable shaped light effect at the outer surface of the housing that substantially corresponds to the shaped configuration of the exit opening.