iPad adds Screen Rotation lock. Recumbent users scream "Finally!"

Finnish apple store says "Mute" ?? Is that old information?

i like pie!!!! happy pi day everyone!!!! nd as far as the rotate thingy goes... WTF R U PPL TALKING ABOUT???

Been using my rotation inhibitor on my jailbroken 3g for months, half the reason i love my jailbreak, texting laying down is a bitch!

hmm.. the iPhone already have a lock mechanism. Or mine is broken :P

Help me test if its just mine, or if its a feature.

1- Open Safari.
2- Hold your iPhone facing you, in a vertical position.
3- Turn it Clockwise (horizontal position). Safari should reajust.
4- Turn it Clockwise (back to vertical position).

The screen should be locked on the horizontal position, even tho its facing you vertically.

Works for every application for me, since day one.

It DID used to be labeled as a Mute-switch on the official Apple site, right? Or am I just remembering that wrong?

Thinking about it - I think I do prefer it as an orientation-lock over a mute-switch. A hardware mute-switch is really only a necessity for the phone. Being able to turn off the ringer quickly is crucial. Being able to mute the movie or game you're playing - not so critical. I like that they switched the switch. Having an orientation-lock will be a very useful option.

Yesterday evening, while watching NBC's "The Marriage Ref", I noticed
Maria Menounos(celebrity fact person) was resourcing what appeared to
be an Apple iPad for her internet search queries. The iPad was being
held up by, what looked to be a glass column of-sorts. How were the
peripherals able to connect to the iPad? Would this indicate some
deviation from the current iPhone OS? It looked like it was being
displayed as a desktop replacement, could this be true?

It would be lovely to be able to remap this button for other uses as well. Imagine being able to set it to turn WiFi on/off without having to go into Settings. Or even have one setting for a press and another for a hold. On my HTC Hermes, I have the PTT button set to a press turning on the flashlight and a hold rotating the screen. For the iPad, a press could lock the screen orientation, and a hold could be mapped to whatever you want.

I hope the function of the switch it can be changed in the settings. I think a rotation lock is nice but I like the mute function a bit more. Or Bluetooth on/off, or flight mode on/off. I guess Apple has more plans for that switch.

http://firstain.com/index.php/2010/03/12/50000-ipads-sold-in-just-two-hours/

We really want to buy the iPad, but not until there is a version with an integrated cam. I realize this is about portability, and not having an oversized kind of camera device. We skype a lot and I am sure that will be in the next generation or next version released. I wish Apple would have put it in this 1st generation version, so we could buy it now...