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Description:

NOTE: You MUST be a member of the Apple iPhone Developer Program (i.e. you paid $99). This beta includes source code, and you will need to compile it. You also need at least 2 iPhone 3G or iPod Touch 2nd Generation that have iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 on them. Please confirm this when you apply for the beta.

ArcTouch, developers of custom software applications for the iPhone, has developed Beam It! This is the first generally available application that uses the new spontaneous peer to peer connectivity features of the iPhone OS 3.0.

Beam It! allows you to wirelessly "beam" your contact information to another iPhone or iPod Touch, and features automatic discovery of other handheld devices near you running Beam It!

The original Apple Newton and the Palm Pilot had the ability to beam contacts between devices. Now, with Apple's new iPhone OS 3.0 and Beam It!, we have brought back this fun and useful feature.

Beam It! automatically discovers other nearby iPhone and iPod Touch devices running Beam It!, and then uses Bluetooth to spontaneously create an ad-hoc peer to peer network to share contact information. The automatic discovery and connection is handled seamlessly by Bonjour, without any need to manually set configurations or pair devices.

Supported devices:

iPhone (3G), iPod Touch (2nd gen)

Here's what needs to be tested:

Beam your contact info to a friend.