The integrated computing wireless communication device offers the added
flexibility of conventional mobile computing devices while offering
optional portability of the wireless communication device. The integrated
computing wireless communication device includes an information
input/output device connected to a wireless communication device at a
universal joint. The information input/output device includes a display
and at least one input device. The wireless communication device includes
a processor and at least one separate input device. The processor
receives the input and presents an output image on the display. The
information input/output device and the wireless communication device are
electrically connected by electrical contacts of the universal joint. The
universal joint includes a pivot for rotating the information
input/output device over a vertical axis and a swivel for rotating the
information input/output device over a horizontal axis. The universal
joint includes mechanical latch positions for latching the integrated
computing wireless communication device into a variety of positions for
inputting information into the device. The mechanical latch facilitates
single-hand operation of the integrated computing wireless communication
device by latching the device into angles of rotation of the pivot and
the swivel. The information input/output device and the wireless
communication device detach at the universal joint so that the wireless
communication device may be used independently of the information
input/output device. In an alternative embodiment, the information
input/output device might be replaced by a mobile computing device which,
when separated, may be used independently of the wireless communication
device.