additional devices such as wireless motion sensors speakers and etc can also be secured to the user interface support apparatus 101 a to afford enhanced functionality to the user interface support apparatus 101 a in an alternative embodiment the board 100 may be of appropriate materials with a smooth surface so that the pointing device 130 can be used directly on the board 100 without need for the pointing device support structure 110 fig2 illustrates the user interface support apparatus 101 b in a storage mode according to one embodiment a portion of the pointing device support structure 110 secured to the board 100 is partially or wholly detachable and hence the pointing device support structure 110 and the pointing device area not shown of the board 100 may form a pocket the opening i e a mouth of the pocket formed by detaching the pointing device support structure 110 from the board 100 enables the user to insert the pointing device 130 into the pocket alternatively at least a portion of the pointing device support structure 110 is permanently secured to the board 100 and an unattached portion of the pointing device support structure 110 may be stretched to insert the pointing device 130 into the pocket after the pointing device 130 is inserted the detached portion of the pointing device support structure 110 can be re attached to the pointing device area thus enclosing the pointing device 130 omnidirectionally the pointing device support structure 110 is preferably of highly flexible or elastic materials so that it can flexibly cover the pointing device 130 and press the pointing device 130 against the board 100 and thereby secure the.