Highly portable media device

A method, comprising:

• at a device that includes a housing, a moveable input control, and one or more sensors:
• while the device is providing content, detecting, with the one or more sensors, movement of the moveable input control relative to the housing;
• and
• in response to detecting the movement of the moveable input control relative to the housing:
• changing the content that is being provided by the device in accordance with the movement of the moveable input control relative to the housing, and
• providing force feedback that corresponds to the movement of the moveable input control relative to the housing.

A portable electronic device arranged to present content, comprising:

• a housing;
• a moveable input control carried by the housing, wherein a movement of the movable input control relative to the housing provides a force feedback;
• a sensor that detects the movement of the movable input control relative to the housing at least while the portable electronic device is presenting the content;
• and
• a processor coupled to the sensor that, in response to the sensor detecting the movement of the moveable input control relative to the housing, changes the presentation of the content in accordance with the movement of the moveable input control relative to the housing.

A portable media player having a housing that carries a processor, a sensor coupled to the processor, a movable input control and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the portable media player to carry out the steps that include:

• detecting movement of the movable input control relative to the housing while the portable media player is presenting media content;
• and
• in response to detecting the movement of the moveable input control relative to the housing with the sensor:
• providing force feedback during movement of the movable input control relative to the housing, and
• changing the media content.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor included in a computing device having a housing that carries a movable input control, the non-transitory computer readable medium and a sensor in electrical communication with the processor, cause the computing device to carry out steps that include:

• detecting movement of the movable input control relative to the housing with the sensor;
• and
• in response to detecting the movement of the moveable input control relative to the housing:
• changing an operational mode of the computing device in accordance with the detected movement, wherein the operational mode determines how content is presented by the computing device, and
• providing force feedback that corresponds to the movement of the moveable input control relative to the housing.