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To help visualise the next generation of seamless mobility, Motorola today launched MOTOFWRD, a nationwide competition challenging emerging innovators to depict, either through words or images, how tomorrow’s society will answer consumer demands to live life, wherever, whenever and however. Seamless mobility provides easy, uninterrupted access to the communication, information and entertainment you want anytime, regardless of the device, service, network or location.
"Through the MOTOFWRD competition we are inspiring rising innovators to inspire us," said Ed Zander, chairman and CEO, Motorola Inc. "The ability to dream, to imagine the possibilities is one of the greatest assets of today’s youth and this programme allows the next generation of scientists, inventors and designers to show us their best."
Whether using wearable wireless technology to listen to music or arming employees for on-the-go office productivity, Motorola’s vision of seamless mobility provides fluid connections between people, things and information – at home, at work, in the car and anywhere in-between. Leveraging this information, MOTOFWRD entrants will redefine wireless communications for the future.
"The emerging communication environment will be designed and defined by today’s young people who will mould and shape the available technologies in innovative ways," says Shiv Bakhshi, director for wireless research at IDC. "It has always been the prerogative of youth to challenge established orders and today’s youth, more than any technology company or regulator, is likely to drive the need for seamless mobility."
Entries will be judged by a panel of today’s most creative and forward thinking minds including futures director of the Future Laboratory, Martin Raymond, academic and member of the Global Future Forum, Liselotte Lyngsø, and editor-in-chief of top-selling gadget magazine, Stuff, Tom Dunmore. The judges have been commissioned to write white papers, offering their unique points of view on the ways society will communicate and interact in the future.
University students focusing on science, technology, engineering, writing, film and other arts and science disciplines can submit written or visual entries, including essays, white papers, short stories, short films, comic strips or digital art to express their view of seamless mobility and bring the next wave of connectivity to life.
CONTEST DETAILS
There will be one grand prize awarded, which includes a Bluetooth equipped car, a scholarship cheque for £5,000, a suite of the company’s most advanced seamless mobility products and a six-week summer internship at one of Motorola’s UK locations, depending on the winning student’s areas of interest. There is a stipend of £1,500 paid to the winner if they take up the internship.
Three runners up will receive Motorola seamless mobility product prize packages.
Submissions will be accepted from 02 November 2005. Closing date is February 17 2006 and the winners will be announced in March 2006.
MOTOFWRD is open to UK students, aged 18 or over, in full or part-time higher education in the United Kingdom. All MOTOFWRD rules and requirements can be found at www.motorola.com/uk/motofwrd
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MOTO F WORD!!!????? lol 
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anyone from uk takin part in it.... |
axxxr
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Yeh would nice to have fellow esato members participate and even better win this competition. 
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Motorola today announced the top 10 college finalists in its MOTOFWRD competition,Chosen by a panel of six industry experts including founder of dodgeball.com Dennis Crowley, founder of blackplanet.com Omar Wasow, futurist Dr. James Canton, youth culture expert DeeDee Gordon and sci-fi authors Cory Doctorow and Catherine Asaro, finalists include:
Hey, That Would be Nice! – Andrew Davidson, Purdue University
A young filmmaker, Davidson’s piece takes a voyeuristic tour of real life – seamless mobility style. His personal soundtrack follows him from bed to bath to car to work and more, and disaster on a picnic date is averted when his seamless system detects a forecast for rain in advance.
A Day in the Life of SM – Linda Deng, University of Southern California
Multi-tasking has never been so efficient. Deng’s seamlessly mobile world takes a businesswoman from morning to night, waking her early to avoid a traffic jam, rescheduling meetings as factors in her day change and even ordering lunch without a repeat of the previous day’s menu...all automatically and without interruption.
Mood Phone – John Finan, Duke University
Who knew technology could affect mood? Finan’s short story makes social interaction nearly painless for a young man affected by Asperger Syndrome, a mild form of autism, giving him a communication tool that senses others’ moods seamlessly.
Seamless Mobility Will... – James Goodrich, Northwestern University
Goodrich’s vision of seamless mobility facilitates economic development, advances health care, and allows people to communicate across language barriers. His essay also explores a promise of cheaper, more accessible devices, software for “rent,” allowing users to pay for functionality only when needed, and self-organizing, viral networks to give service to difficult-to-reach communities.
College Life 2010 – Brian Ho, Virginia Tech
It is a dream come true – your personal computer, PDA, GPS navigation platform, cell phone MP3 player and credit card all in one place. Ho’s concept brings all of the information to display in the user’s peripheral vision via specially-equipped glasses and a wristwatch.
One Life is Worth the Universe – Arvind Nagarajan, Yale University
Seamless mobility crosses oceans with Nagarajan’s short story of a foreign visitor’s medical emergency. A heart attack leaves the gentleman unconscious behind the wheel. His communication system stops a car, avoids a traffic accident, translates and immediately conveys his medical history to local emergency responders, and even contacts his wife in the opposite hemisphere.
Outspoken Architecture – Ryan Panchadsaram, University of California, Berkeley
Panchadsaram’s graphic piece redefines the notion of speaking your mind. His Outspoken Architecture prompts people to sound off via mobile video devices on everything – concerts, current events books and more. The information is shared with others around the world who search the topic or are alerted to the video posting when in the area of the event, venue or tangible space by their location-aware devices.
Creature Comforts and Crucialities – Cameron Quinn, Western Washington University
Being pulled over on the freeway is usually a sign of illegal activity, but not in Quinn’s world of seamless mobility. In his story, the vehicle with sirens is an ambulance and the driver is a 50-something man in the early stages of cardiac arrest. The heart monitor embedded in his watch alerted local medical officials just in time.
PARKYOURMOTO – Rebecca Shostak, University of California, Los Angeles
Some of the most brilliant ideas have been penciled on cocktail napkins. Shostak’s digital arts parking solution is another such gem, delivering a cell phone-based tracking system of available parking spots and fees for any city. No more circling the block for a spot or digging for quarters for the meter.
A Different and Better Day – Bart Stein, Brown University
Chalking the answer to a math problem on the front board is old news. Students in Stein’s short story work from interconnected “smart boards” at their desks – everything displayed on the teacher’s board is on the students’ and algebra problems can be solved by a student right from his seat for the class to view.
"We reviewed a wide range of ideas about the next generation of communications and seamless mobility for the MOTOFWRD college competition," said Crowley. "Each of these finalists demonstrates unique solutions for the future of technology and how it can change the way we experience the world around us."
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I wonder who will win, is there a PRIZE in store 
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On 2006-01-07 03:09:21, JN wrote:
is there a PRIZE in store
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Did'nt you read the first post?..well i guess not.
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There will be one grand prize awarded, which includes a Bluetooth equipped car, a scholarship cheque for £5,000, a suite of the company’s most advanced seamless mobility products and a six-week summer internship at one of Motorola’s UK locations, depending on the winning student’s areas of interest. There is a stipend of £1,500 paid to the winner if they take up the internship.
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@axxxr - Sorry I DID not read the infos ENTIRETY, as I am  Yup, there ARE PRIZES and with corresponding or some PRICES too !
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Mood-sensing Phone wins Top Prize for Innovation in Motorola “MOTOFWRD”Competition
MOTOFWRD grand prize winner from Duke University awarded $10,000 scholarship, new Bluetooth-enabled car, apprenticeship with Motorola’s Chief Technology Office.
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MOTOFWRD UK winner announced
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