Two points! First you can lock the ipad screen by pressing the power button. 
Also using a case would cover the screen completely preventing any sort of 
"screen presses". 
 
Sent from the iPad I wish I had

On May 7, 2010, at 10:55 AM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I don't think you need to worry about accidental screen presses.  The screen 
> reacts to your skin not pressure.  So having it in a big should be fine. 
> On May 7, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Pete Nalda wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> I thought I'd ask this here because of the recent iPad talk on this list.  
>> Topic related part of this is that I'm considering an iPad as a more 
>> Zoomable media Player/Content viewer/creator.  That said, can one have this 
>> thing in a bag or backpack playing back music or a podcast?  What about 
>> accidental screen presses?  I tried activating the screen lock switch at the 
>> store, but that's only for locking the screen from being rotated.  I thought 
>> the power button would freeze the controls, but that shuts off everything 
>> and puts it to sleep.  I thought with an iPad I could leave my ipod at home 
>> and just use the iPad to listen to music.  Is this not possible in transit?  
>> What about with a case?  I think a dedicated hold button would be really 
>> nice, but I'm guessing that would be asking too much as they'd have to 
>> redesign the hardware.  I'm really embarrassed to ask this stuff, as I'm 
>> applying at the Apple store and this should be something I'd know.  TIA.
>> 
>> Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates)
>> Pete Nalda
>> http://www.myspace.com/musikonalda
>> http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda
>> 
>> 
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