An apparatus comprising: a casing; an apparatus concealing film mounted to the casing so as to cover a portion to be concealed of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus concealing film is capable of concealing the portion to be concealed of the apparatus in a concealment mode while manifesting the portion to be concealed in a non-concealment mode, characterized in that the apparatus concealing film comprises: a film-type information input device; a functional liquid crystal film which is placed under the information input device, also can be placed at a position where the functional liquid crystal film covers the portion to be concealed of the apparatus and can be electrically changed over between being transparent and being non-transparent; and a film-type non-metal glossy layer which is placed under the functional liquid crystal film and, also, exhibits transparency and a gloss due to reflection; wherein the information input device, the functional liquid crystal film, and the glossy layer are laminated in the mentioned order; a state detection unit adapted to detect the usage state of the apparatus; a functional-liquid-crystal-film voltage application unit adapted to apply a voltage to the functional liquid crystal film in the apparatus concealing film; and a control unit adapted to control the functional-liquid-crystal-film voltage application unit, such that the functional-liquid-crystal-film voltage application unit applies the voltage to the functional liquid crystal film when the state detection unit detects the usage state of the apparatus and, also, such that the functional-liquid-crystal-film voltage application unit does not apply the voltage to the functional liquid crystal film when the state detection unit does not detect the usage state of the apparatus. a casing; an apparatus concealing film mounted to the casing so as to cover a portion to be concealed of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus concealing film is capable of concealing the portion to be concealed of the apparatus in a concealment mode while manifesting the portion to be concealed in a non-concealment mode, the apparatus concealing film comprises: a film-type information input device; a functional liquid crystal film which is placed under the information input device, also can be placed at a position where the functional liquid crystal film covers the portion to be concealed of the apparatus and can be electrically changed over between being transparent and being non-transparent; and a film-type non-metal glossy layer which is placed under the functional liquid crystal film and, also, exhibits transparency and a gloss due to reflection; wherein the information input device, the functional liquid crystal film, and the glossy layer are laminated in the mentioned order; a film-type information input device; a functional liquid crystal film which is placed under the information input device, also can be placed at a position where the functional liquid crystal film covers the portion to be concealed of the apparatus and can be electrically changed over between being transparent and being non-transparent; and a film-type non-metal glossy layer which is placed under the functional liquid crystal film and, also, exhibits transparency and a gloss due to reflection; wherein the information input device, the functional liquid crystal film, and the glossy layer are laminated in the mentioned order; a state detection unit adapted to detect the usage state of the apparatus; a functional-liquid-crystal-film voltage application unit adapted to apply a voltage to the functional liquid crystal film in the apparatus concealing film; and a control unit adapted to control the functional-liquid-crystal-film voltage application unit, such that the functional-liquid-crystal-film voltage application unit applies the voltage to the functional liquid crystal film when the state detection unit detects the usage state of the apparatus and, also, such that the functional-liquid-crystal-film voltage application unit does not apply the voltage to the functional liquid crystal film when the state detection unit does not detect the usage state of the apparatus.