A portable computing device comprising a hinge connecting a base and a lid, further comprising: a camera input analyzer configured to analyze image data captured by a world facing camera on the portable computing device when a lid of the portable computing device is in a closed position, the world facing camera on a first side of the lid, wherein the first side of the lid is an outside surface of the portable computing device, the portable computing device including a primary display on a second side of the lid, wherein the second side of the lid faces in the opposite direction than the first side; and a secondary display controller configured to: render content via a secondary display of the portable computing device in response to the analysis of the image data, the secondary display controller to render the content on the secondary display while the lid of the portable computing device is in the closed position and the primary display is turned off, wherein the secondary display is visible even if the lid is closed; characterized in that: the secondary display is separate from the primary display; and wherein the secondary display controller is further configured to activate the primary display in response to a user interaction with the secondary display while the lid is in the closed position. a camera input analyzer configured to analyze image data captured by a world facing camera on the portable computing device when a lid of the portable computing device is in a closed position, the world facing camera on a first side of the lid, wherein the first side of the lid is an outside surface of the portable computing device, the portable computing device including a primary display on a second side of the lid, wherein the second side of the lid faces in the opposite direction than the first side; and a secondary display controller configured to: render content via a secondary display of the portable computing device in response to the analysis of the image data, the secondary display controller to render the content on the secondary display while the lid of the portable computing device is in the closed position and the primary display is turned off, wherein the secondary display is visible even if the lid is closed; characterized in that: the secondary display is separate from the primary display; and wherein the secondary display controller is further configured to activate the primary display in response to a user interaction with the secondary display while the lid is in the closed position. render content via a secondary display of the portable computing device in response to the analysis of the image data, the secondary display controller to render the content on the secondary display while the lid of the portable computing device is in the closed position and the primary display is turned off, wherein the secondary display is visible even if the lid is closed; characterized in that: the secondary display is separate from the primary display; and wherein the secondary display controller is further configured to activate the primary display in response to a user interaction with the secondary display while the lid is in the closed position. the secondary display is separate from the primary display; and wherein the secondary display controller is further configured to activate the primary display in response to a user interaction with the secondary display while the lid is in the closed position.