A multi-purpose band for use with a portable electronic device comprising: a base link, an interface link, and a coupling link, the base link being joined to the interface link by an interface support hinge, the coupling link being joined among the base link, and the interface link; the multi-purpose band being configured to be arranged in a band configuration, for wearing on a wrist or ankle of a user, and in a stand configuration for supporting the portable electronic device at a support angle, the support angle being defined between the base link and the interface link; the interface link defining an interface surface; the base link defining a base inner surface, the interface link defining an interface inner surface, and the coupling link defining a coupling inner surface; the base inner surface, the interface inner surface, and the coupling inner surface defining, when arranged in the band configuration, a passage that extends through the multi-purpose band, the passage being sized to facilitate wearing the multi-purpose band on the wrist or ankle; wherein each of the base link, the interface link, and the coupling link defines two edges, each of said two edges being joined, by a hinged connector, to an edge of another base link, interface link, stabilizer link or coupling link, and wherein the multi-purpose band is configured to be re-arranged from the band configuration to the stand configuration; and further including a charging feature disposed on the interface link proximate the interface surface, the charging feature configured to facilitate establishing a charging relationship between the charging feature and an electrical connector of the portable electronic device to facilitate an engagement between the charging feature and the electrical connector. a base link, an interface link, and a coupling link, the base link being joined to the interface link by an interface support hinge, the coupling link being joined among the base link, and the interface link; the multi-purpose band being configured to be arranged in a band configuration, for wearing on a wrist or ankle of a user, and in a stand configuration for supporting the portable electronic device at a support angle, the support angle being defined between the base link and the interface link; the interface link defining an interface surface; the base link defining a base inner surface, the interface link defining an interface inner surface, and the coupling link defining a coupling inner surface; the base inner surface, the interface inner surface, and the coupling inner surface defining, when arranged in the band configuration, a passage that extends through the multi-purpose band, the passage being sized to facilitate wearing the multi-purpose band on the wrist or ankle; wherein each of the base link, the interface link, and the coupling link defines two edges, each of said two edges being joined, by a hinged connector, to an edge of another base link, interface link, stabilizer link or coupling link, and wherein the multi-purpose band is configured to be re-arranged from the band configuration to the stand configuration; and further including a charging feature disposed on the interface link proximate the interface surface, the charging feature configured to facilitate establishing a charging relationship between the charging feature and an electrical connector of the portable electronic device to facilitate an engagement between the charging feature and the electrical connector.