Playback device with capacitive sensors

A playback device comprising:

• an enclosure comprising:
• a first external surface comprising a speaker grille;
• a second external surface, a third external surface, and a fourth external surface, where:
• the second, third, and fourth external surfaces intersect the first external surface;
• the third external surface intersects the second and fourth external surfaces;
• and
• the enclosure is configured to be placed in at least two orientations, where:
• in a first orientation the enclosure rests on the fourth external surface and the second external surface forms a top surface of the playback device;
• and
• in a second orientation the enclosure rests on the third external surface and the second external surface forms a lateral surface of the playback device;
• an array of capacitive sensors underlying the second external surface of the playback device,
• wherein the array of capacitive sensors comprises subsets of capacitive sensors including a first subset of capacitive sensors underlying a first region of the second external surface, a second subset of capacitive sensors underlying a second region of the second external surface, and a third subset of capacitive sensors underlying a third region of the second external surface,
• wherein a particular side of the first region is adjacent to a first side of the second region,
• wherein a particular side of the third region is adjacent to a second side of the second region,
• wherein a respective length and height of each of first region and the third region are the same;
• an orientation sensor;
• a processor;
• and
• memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor for causing the processor to perform functions comprising:
• receiving orientation data from the orientation sensor indicating an orientation of the playback device;
• receiving data indicating detection of a user input, where the detected user input comprises a swipe from one of the subsets of capacitive sensors to at least another of the subsets of capacitive sensors;
• in response to receiving the data indicating detection of a user input comprising a swipe from one of the subsets of capacitive sensors to at least another of the subsets of capacitive sensors, causing the playback device to perform a playback device action, wherein:
• the playback device action performed when the orientation data indicates that the enclosure is in the first orientation is different from the playback device action performed when the orientation data indicates that the enclosure is in the second orientation.