At times like this I wish I were a code monkey. (N.B. that is a term of the utmost respect.) From GeekZone:
"New Zealand-based developers and companies will be able to showcase their new software applications based on the Microsoft Windows Mobile platform in a new Mobility Developers Contest sponsored by Geekzone, Handango, Microsoft New Zealand and Telecom d>zone.
The objective of the contest is to demonstrate the potential of mobile platforms, using the features available on a connected device (Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition or Smartphone) to tap into networked resources.
A panel of judges from Geekzone, Microsoft New Zealand and Telecom d>zone will evaluate the ability of applications to deliver information and services that people would want to use while on the move and to enable interaction with other users, either consumer or enterprise.
Examples of consumer applications include on-line multiplayer games, electronic greeting cards, instant messaging, online dating, etc, while enterprise applications may include CRM, ERP, mobile office, PIM, email, news and financial information, banking, route planning, traffic information, ticketing, shopping, advertising, etc.
Registration for the contest will be accepted from 12 September to 01 November 2005, and a functional copy of the application must be submitted to the judges for review by 05 November 2005.
Winners will be announced at Convergence Oceania ’05 organised by the New Zealand Wireless Forum at Sky City Auckland on 25 November 2005.
The winning developer will receive an Apache Pocket PC Phone Edition from Telecom New Zealand; a copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition from Microsoft New Zealand; publicity in Handango’s Windows Mobile Pocket PC newsletter (February 2006) if the application is listed in the Handango catalogue; and two months of banner advertising on the Geekzone website with a total of 100,000 impressions worldwide.
After the contest, all entries will be presented in an article on Geekzone listing the developer, application, features, benefits and links to the developer’s web site."