1. A portable media device, comprising: a housing, and an input device comprising a touchpad associated with the housing, the touchpad configured to receive rotational inputs and capable of a gimbal action relative to the housing, wherein the gimbal action of the touchpad is configured to enable the touchpad to float relative to the housing while being constrained thereto and to enable the touchpad to move perpendicular relative to a surface of the housing when an input surface of the touchpad is parallel to the surface of the housing, thereby enabling the touchpad to move in multiple degrees of freedom relative to the housing, wherein each of the multiple degrees of freedom is associated with a function of the device and wherein the gimbal action of the touchpad enables a user of the portable media device to make a selection.