A handheld device cradle for holding a handheld device in a fixed position relative
to the cradle includes a movable IR coupling transceiver selectively connected
to a keyboard and selectively movable relative to the cradle to align with the
IR port of a handheld device mounted on the cradle. A reflective element of the
cradle apparatus is arranged to facilitate a satisfactory alignment of a handheld
device with the cradle IR transceiver regardless of the location of the IR port
on the handheld device. In an example, a full-sized keyboard is used to provide
input to a handheld device which is mounted within the exemplary cradle apparatus
to maintain IR port alignment between the cradle IR port and the handheld device
IR port.
