Haha, that would help though I've managed to drop it when I hold the device in portrait mode as well (rotation support + Tear + Google Reader ). I think it has to do with a loss of focus, cause I've also accidentally yanked the n800 when it was plugged into a charger off a stand when I was trying to remove another power cable leading to a lamp. That's how the charger pin got bent >.< . On a side note: I've noticed two things.. there's no car charger present in the n900 box (gotta buy your own or a DC to USB adapter I guess). And there's no carry lanyard like there is for cameras (though the n900 does come with a hole for one). That would be useful in preventing accidentally drops in landscape mode. Edit: It also seems to fall out of your pockets alot too, it's happened to me twice when I was getting out of a car from the passenger side.
@ysss where did you say your getting the matte screen protector? ( link if you can please, US version...)