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A moveable mirror assembly can be used in connection with a case for a portable electronic device. The assembly can include a mirror housing and a mirror positioned within the mirror housing to redirect light to a portable electronic device within the case. The assembly can also include a rotational

A moveable mirror assembly can be used in connection with a case for a portable electronic device. The assembly can include a mirror housing and a mirror positioned within the mirror housing to redirect light to a portable electronic device within the case. The assembly can also include a rotational member coupled with the mirror housing and the case.

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1. A case for a portable electronic device having a display screen on a front of the portable electronic device, the case comprising: a housing having a shape fitted at least in part to a shape of at least a portion of an exterior of the portable electronic device and arranged to receive and hold th

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A case for a portable electronic device having a display screen on a front of the portable electronic device, the case comprising: a housing having a shape fitted at least in part to a shape of at least a portion of an exterior of the portable electronic device and arranged to receive and hold the at least the portion of the portable electronic device, the housing comprising: a first opening on a front surface of the housing to correspond to a position of the display screen on the front of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing;a protrusion extending from a back surface of the housing and integrated with the housing, the protrusion having a protrusion top surface, the protrusion being arranged to extend away from a back of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing;at least one second opening in the protrusion top surface of the protrusion from the housing; andat least one optical element, disposed within the protrusion from the housing, to convey light between the at least one second opening in the protrusion top surface of the housing and the back of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing, the at least one optical element comprising at least one light-redirecting component arranged in the protrusion so as to redirect light entering the at least one second opening in the protrusion top surface of the protrusion, when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing, to a camera disposed on the back of the portable electronic device,wherein: the protrusion comprises one or more mounting elements, disposed inside the protrusion, to provide a mount that is angled with respect to the back of the portable electronic device and angled with respect to the protrusion top surface; andthe at least one light-redirecting component is mounted on the one or more mounting elements so as to be mounted angled with respect to the back of the portable electronic device and angled with respect to the protrusion top surface. 2. The case of claim 1, wherein one or more of the at least one light-redirecting component comprise one or more mirrors. 3. The case of claim 1, wherein the at least one second opening is an empty opening. 4. The case of claim 1, wherein: the back surface of the housing comprises a planar region that is closer to a bottom of the housing than is the protrusion and that extends across a width of the back surface of the housing. 5. The case of claim 4, wherein an interior side of the housing at the planar region is arranged to be flush with at least a portion of the back of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing. 6. The case of claim 5, wherein the planar region is arranged to be parallel to the back of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing. 7. The case of claim 4, wherein: the planar region is a first planar region;the protrusion extends across the width of the back surface of the housing;the protrusion comprises a second planar region disposed on a back surface of the protrusion, the second planar region being in a different plane than the first planar region; andthe housing further comprises a sloped surface between the first planar region and the second planar region. 8. The case of claim 1, wherein the at least one second opening is disposed at a lateral position in the protrusion top surface of the protrusion to correspond to a lateral position of the camera in the back of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing. 9. The case of claim 8, wherein: one or more of the at least one light-redirecting component are arranged at the lateral position; andthe at least one second opening comprises an opening that has substantially a same size as a surface of the camera on the back of the portable electronic device. 10. The case of claim 8, wherein the housing is shaped in part to fit to a top of the portable electronic device, a bottom of the portable electronic device, a right side of the portable electronic device, and a left side of the portable electronic device so as to receive and hold an entirety of the portable electronic device; andthe housing comprises a bezel around at least a portion of the first opening to wrap around at least the portion of the display screen when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing. 11. The case of claim 10, wherein the housing further comprises at least one third opening at one or more positions that correspond to control elements of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing. 12. A system comprising: the case of claim 1; anda portable electronic device disposed in the case. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the portable electronic device is a mobile phone. 14. The system of claim 12, wherein the portable electronic device is a tablet computer. 15. A case for a portable electronic device having a display screen on a front of the portable electronic device and a camera, the case comprising: a housing having a shape fitted at least in part to a shape of at least a portion of an exterior of the portable electronic device and arranged to receive and hold the portable electronic device, the housing comprising: a first opening in a front surface of the housing to correspond to a position of the display screen on the front of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing;a housing back surface comprising a first portion that is arranged to be located a first distance from a device back surface of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing and further comprising a second portion that is arranged to be located a second distance from the device back surface when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing, the second distance being greater than the first distance, the housing back surface being a continuous between the first portion and the second portion;a top surface; andat least one second opening in the top surface; andat least one optical element disposed within the second portion of the housing back surface of the housing and positioned to convey light between the at least one second opening in the top surface of the housing and the camera of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing, the at least one optical element comprising at least one light-redirecting component arranged in the second portion so as to redirect light entering the at least one second opening in the top surface,wherein: the housing further comprises one or more mounting elements, disposed inside the second portion, to provide a mount that is angled with respect to the device back surface of the portable electronic device and angled with respect to the top surface; andthe at least one light-redirecting component is mounted on the one or more mounting elements so as to be mounted angled with respect to the device back surface of the portable electronic device and angled with respect to the protrusion top surface. 16. A method of operating a portable electronic device disposed in a case, wherein the portable electronic device comprises a display screen on a front of the portable electronic device and a camera disposed on a back of the portable electronic device, wherein the case comprises a housing having a shape fitted at least in part to a shape of at least a portion of an exterior of the portable electronic device and arranged to receive and hold the at least the portion of the exterior of the portable electronic device, the housing comprising a first opening on a front surface of the housing to correspond to a position of the display screen on the front of the portable electronic device, the housing further comprising a protrusion extending from a back surface of the housing and integrated with the housing, the protrusion having a protrusion top surface, the protrusion being arranged to extend away from a back of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is disposed in the housing, the housing further comprising at least one second opening in the protrusion top surface of the protrusion from the housing, the case further comprising at least one optical element, disposed within the protrusion from the housing, to convey light between the at least one second opening in the protrusion top surface of the protrusion from the housing and the camera disposed on the back of the portable electronic device, the at least one optical element comprising at least one light-redirecting component arranged in the protrusion so as to redirect light entering the at least one second opening in the protrusion top surface of the protrusion to the camera, wherein the protrusion comprises one or more mounting elements, disposed inside the protrusion, to provide a mount that is angled with respect to the back of the portable electronic device and angled with respect to the protrusion top surface, and wherein the at least one light-redirecting component is mounted on the one or more mounting elements so as to be mounted angled with respect to the back of the portable electronic device and angled with respect to the protrusion top surface, the method comprising: holding the portable electronic device disposed in the case such that the display screen of the portable electronic device is facing in an up direction, the at least one second opening in the protrusion top surface of the protrusion is facing in a forward direction, and the camera on the back of the portable electronic device is facing in a down direction, wherein the forward direction is a direction from the protrusion top surface toward an object; andoperating the portable electronic device to capture an image, using the camera, of the object toward which the at least one second opening is facing while holding the portable electronic device such that the camera is facing in the down direction, such that light is conveyed to the camera from the at least one second opening by the at least one optical element of the case. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein operating the portable electronic device comprises operating one or more controls on the front of the portable electronic device. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein operating the one or more controls on the front of the portable electronic device comprises operating one or more controls via the display screen of the portable electronic device.