Flux fountain

A computing device comprising:

• a housing;
• one or more modules disposed within the housing and implemented at least partially in hardware to perform one or more operations;
• and
• one or more communication contacts disposed on the housing and configured to form a communicative coupling with an input device;
• and
• a magnetic coupling device that is configured to form a magnetic and physical coupling to a device, the magnetic coupling device including a plurality of magnets arranged, one to another, to implement a flux fountain that steers magnetic fields of at least one of the magnets using one or more other ones of the magnets.

A system comprising:

• an apparatus comprising a cover configured to cover at least a portion of a display device of a computing device and a connection portion attached to the cover;
• the computing device comprising a housing and one or more modules disposed within the housing and implemented at least partially in hardware to perform one or more operations;
• and
• a magnetic coupling device disposed on the apparatus or the computing device that includes a plurality of magnets arranged, one to another, to implement a flux fountain that steers magnetic fields of at least one of the magnets using one or more other ones of the magnets thereby forming a magnetic and physical connection between the apparatus and the computing device.