Magic trackpad freezes

After installing 10.7.3 when waking from sleep magic trackpad sometimes freezes. If I then I use a mouse the magic trackpad starts working.

Select  ▹ System Preferences ▹ Bluetooth. Select the device in the list on the left, then from the action menu (gear icon) below the list, select Update Services. Any change?

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    Hi! I have the same problem. Problem solved? Logs are clean. Works only on pressing touch, but only as a one-touch.
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    ---- CLIP ----
    MacBook Pro Keyboard Freeze problems troubleshooting log
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    * Restarted computer. Issue recurred moments after logging back in and beginning to type.
    * Restarting, zapping PRAM. Issue is gone for a little while but has recurred.
    * Found a single line at the time issue began again in the "All Messages" log shown by Console.app that reads as follows:
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    * Restarting again (via external USB mouse). Login window comes up and keyboard input is acknowledged. Very strange.
    * Keyboard input lost once again after using the keyboard for a short period of time.
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    ---- END CLIP ----
    I've yet to try resetting the SMC, or doing a clean install, but from the copious amounts of users who reported similar errors in the threads I linked at the start of this post, those options only sound marginally hopeful.
    Some of these issues (like the weird eject key suddenly firing on its own) have been present for a little under a week, but the freezing is brand new. The only system-wide change I've made in the last week was installed the MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5.1, which was successful (verified in System Profiler; my boot ROM version reads as MBP31.0070.B07).
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    P.S. AUGH! Just as I was typing that last sentence the keyboard froze again! So I'm actually finishing typing this post via a VNC session. So, so, so so frustrating!

    I wanted to post once again with additional information just in case someone else is also having similar problems. Unfortunately, I'm almost certain that this is probably bad firmware or bad hardware, not a software issue at this stage. Here's why.
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    Fri Apr 25 14:46:15 2008
    panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A8C8A): Kernel trap at 0x34ba3a1a, type 14=page fault, registers:
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    EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x04f1f800, ECX: 0x00000040, EDX: 0x0bbccd80
    CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x3492bbe8, ESI: 0x3492bca0, EDI: 0x3492bca0
    EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x34ba3a1a, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x0bbc0010
    Error code: 0x00000000
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    0x3492b9f8 : 0x12b0f7 (0x4581f4 0x3492ba2c 0x133230 0x0)
    0x3492ba48 : 0x1a8c8a (0x461720 0x34ba3a1a 0xe 0x460ed0)
    0x3492bb28 : 0x19ece5 (0x3492bb40 0x534500 0x3492bbe8 0x34ba3a1a)
    0x3492bb38 : 0x34ba3a1a (0xe 0xba90048 0x10 0x10)
    0x3492bbe8 : 0x34bae0c2 (0x0 0xbbccd80 0x0 0x40)
    0x3492bc08 : 0x34bac46b (0x4f1f800 0x3492bca0 0x40 0x0)
    0x3492bc68 : 0x34baed65 (0x4f1f800 0x3492bca0 0x40 0x40)
    0x3492bd38 : 0x34baefc3 (0x4f1f800 0x0 0x0 0x59c159)
    0x3492bd68 : 0x5955b3 (0x4f1f800 0x0 0x0 0x0)
    0x3492bdf8 : 0x823383 (0x4340000 0x43d2d00 0x0 0x0)
    0x3492be68 : 0x8248a8 (0x4340000 0x43c9000 0x0 0x0)
    0x3492bed8 : 0x8248e0 (0x4340000 0x0 0x0 0x135f38)
    0x3492bef8 : 0x8277cf (0x4340000 0x2 0x5396a0 0x42636ac)
    0x3492bf18 : 0x41f963 (0x4340000 0x437b180 0x1 0x19d4b1)
    0x3492bf68 : 0x41eac0 (0x437b180 0x4257e40 0x3492bf98 0x1369d8)
    0x3492bf98 : 0x41e7a2 (0x433c500 0x48c1440 0x4a81a00 0x4257e40)
    Backtrace continues...
    *Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):*
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTrackpad(1.6.3f3)@0x34b9d000->0x34bb5fff
    *dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(3.0.8)@0x590000*
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(1.5.2)@0x67b000
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI(3.0.7)@0x81d000->0x82afff
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4.1)@0x5bf000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(3.0.8)@0x590000
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(3.0.8)@0x590000->0x5b7fff
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    9C7010
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.2: Tue Mar 4 21:17:34 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.4.31~1/RELEASE_I386
    System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F4238BC8)
    SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
    *Model: MacBookPro3,1, BootROM MBP31.0070.B07*, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2 GHz, 2 GB
    Graphics: GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, spdisplayspciedevice, 128 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
    AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x168C, 0x87), 1.3.4
    Bluetooth: Version 2.1.0f14, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    PCI Card: pci168c,24, sppci_othernetwork, PCI Slot 5
    Serial ATA Device: FUJITSU MHY2120BH, 111.79 GB
    Parallel ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, Apple Inc., high_speed, 500 mA
    USB Device: Optical USB Mouse, Logitech, low_speed, 500 mA
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, Apple Computer, full_speed, 500 mA
    USB Device: IR Receiver, Apple Computer, Inc., low_speed, 500 mA
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, Apple, Inc., full_speed, 500 mA
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    4/25/08 Apr 25, 2:48:19 PM kernel USBF: 145.306 [0x442ea00] The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in. It will keep retrying. (Port 2 of hub @ location: 0x5d000000)
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