Apple - "locked" iPhone video playback mode for children?

always the jailbreak route. Here is a demo of an app (IncarcerApp?) that does that, locks it. I would love it as my 1.5 yr old does the same thing :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ysRou_kvOo&feature=related

One possible solution would be to use a locked Pelican Case - clear, much tougher to break and with a headphone jack pass through.

Apple finally announced this as a feature in iOS 6, you can disable the hardware buttons and even parts of the screen by using Guided Access.

"We were surprised at how many kids with autism have been using the phones, but there are controls in apps that you don't want them hitting." You can now select parts of apps to disable.

All phones back to the 3GS (but not earlier..) get this feature.