You might not want to have to sift through more than 5GB of music with the M500's navigation joystick, but it did get the job done.

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It's controlled by a joystick on the window armrest, giving the pilot a clear view of three large computer displays.

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The single biggest problem is that, given all the joystick's fussiness, there isn't a physical "back" button in the console, a lesson BMW learned in revising the despised iDrive.

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But lest you think Svensson's brain has been bent by too many hours behind his joystick, consider this: Microsoft's share of the market has been growing steadily since 1995 as its games have improved considerably.

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It's the first model to feature an interface powered by the PS2's Graphics Synthesizer and Emotion Engine chips, too, and comes with a clamshell, joystick-equipped remote control that looks like you could use it to pilot a plane and solve complex equations while you watch.

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But it's mostly because I haven't been this impressed with a new interface since Nintendo put a joystick on a gamepad in 1996.

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Dubbed the Pianocade, it's a synthesizer and MIDI controller that, as you can see, is disguised as an arcade authentic joystick (albeit one with quite a few extra buttons).

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