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Bluetooth Bounty

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Tue Jun 15, 2004 - 6:15 PM EDT - By Michael Ducker

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We cannot wait any longer. We want Bluetooth on our Treo 600 and we're
willing to pay for it. Sure, we could wait for the "next generation" Treo,
which will have built in Bluetooth, but we don't want to have to upgrade our
Treos just to add Bluetooth functionality.

So, inspired by TreoCentral user manorton, we are going to put our money to
where our mouth is. Manorton has offered $100 for the creation of a
Bluetooth driver, and TreoCentral will add another $500 to that. For
everyone else, we have created a secure pledge form for people to add their
own "two cents" to this pot. Hopefully we can raise more than $1,000. Maybe
even $2,000.

Currently there has been $600 pledged for the creation of a working
Bluetooth driver for the Treo. Discuss here.

So Treo developers, the challenge is up to you. A working Bluetooth driver
is a driver that enables the use of a common Bluetooth SD card (Toshiba's,
PalmOne's, or Socket's) in the Treo. However, Bluetooth would be useless
without drivers written for certain applications. To win the bounty, this
driver must enable the Treo to at minimum wirelessly sync to a desktop and
exchange files through Bluetooth. On the advice of TreoCentral member
Conrad, we have removed the requirement for the use of headsets. Ideally a
driver would work with headsets, allow the Treo to be a bluetooth modem and
enable the use of Bluetooth GPS.

The discussion boards are free to use for development, and please if you
have any questions or are interested in developing this driver please email
Michael Ducker at treocentral.com.

These specifications are subject to change; TreoCentral.com will make the
final determination of if an application fulfills the requirements to win
the award. Any intellectual property developed stays the property of the
submitting developer, however, in order to accept the bounty, the winning
developer must give at least one legal copy/license key of the Bluetooth
driver to every individual who donated to the bounty.

The Bluetooth Bounty will expire on September 6, 2004. Any possible driver
must be completed before that date to win the bounty.