Using bluetooth headset causes OSX to freeze regularly

I'm having problems using my Bluetooth Plantronics P590 headset. It causes OSX to become unstable. I've been using it for 2 days, and had about 4 crashes (OSX locking up) during that time. When I use the headset, lots of times my bluetooth Mighty Mouse becomes jittery (annoying but not more than that, and solvable by turning the mouse off and on). However, sometimes it just completely freezes my machine (the screen turns grey and a message appears in several languages saying I need to restart my computer by holding the power button). The last log sent to Apple looks like this:
Tue May 20 09:09:06 2008
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x00137755): "stack_alloc: kernelmemoryallocate"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228.4.31/osfmk/kern/stack.c:137
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0xfdbd7ea8 : 0x12b0f7 (0x4581f4 0xfdbd7edc 0x133230 0x0)
0xfdbd7ef8 : 0x137755 (0x4593d0 0xfdbd7f2c 0x6000 0x3fff)
0xfdbd7f38 : 0x13ca3f (0x170e85d0 0x0 0x0 0x53b934)
0xfdbd7f68 : 0x13cab5 (0x13eb4d 0x0 0x5e 0xfdbd7f8c)
0xfdbd7f98 : 0x13e1b8 (0x13eb4d 0x0 0x5e 0xfdbd7fbc)
0xfdbd7fc8 : 0x19eadc (0x0 0x0 0x1a20b5 0x12af5998)
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0
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-F42388C8)
When using the headset in combination with Skype, there are outgoing audio troubles (see http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=137331). I do feel though that that is a Skype problem, because I can record audio fine using Audacity. I just thought I'd mention it here as it might be important.
So basically the problem seems to be that using the bluetooth headset compromises the stability of OSX. I am using two more bluetooth devices (Mighty Mouse + wireless Apple keyboard).
I am now using my USB headset again and things work as expected, lockups do not appear anymore so it really seems to be related to the bluetooth headset.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Same problem, I'm using a Kensington 33348 USB Bluetooth adapter and a Cardo S2 Headset. Have been using the Kensington for over 6 months with other devices now and then. Just paired the S2 headset today and have had two kernel panics when listening to music. Not Good. So I wonder if the problem is the Kensington, the Cardo, or OS X Bluetooth.
Log result 1
Fri Oct 17 17:10:17 2008
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A8CEC): Kernel trap at 0x00198016, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x0dd75000, CR3: 0x012bf000, CR4: 0x00002660
EAX: 0x0dd75000, EBX: 0x00000011, ECX: 0x00000004, EDX: 0x00000011
CR2: 0x0dd75000, EBP: 0x5c91be88, ESI: 0x0f7b5a20, EDI: 0x0dd75000
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x00198016, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x554e0010
Error code: 0x00000002
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5c91bc48 : 0x12b0fa (0x459234 0x5c91bc7c 0x133243 0x0)
0x5c91bc98 : 0x1a8cec (0x4627a0 0x198016 0xe 0x461f50)
0x5c91bd78 : 0x19eed5 (0x5c91bd90 0x55545000 0x5c91be88 0x198016)
0x5c91bd88 : 0x198016 (0xe 0x27a30048 0x5c910010 0x10)
0x5c91be88 : 0xc60734 (0x70fee00 0xf7b5a20 0x11 0x0)
0x5c91bed8 : 0xc6069f (0x70fee00 0xf7b5a20 0x11 0x0)
0x5c91bf08 : 0xc828db (0x70fee00 0xf7b5a20 0x11 0x0)
0x5c91bf38 : 0xc82907 (0x70f2a00 0x103f6a80 0x1 0x130b0)
0x5c91bf58 : 0xc82c4a (0x70f2a00 0x103f6a80 0x5c91bf78 0x1a236f)
0x5c91bf78 : 0x13eb1d (0x103f6a80 0x0 0x0 0xe67488a5)
0x5c91bfc8 : 0x19eccc (0x0 0x0 0x1a20b5 0x76c5790)
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(2.1f17)@0xc5b000->0xc91fff
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
9F33
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.5.0: Wed Sep 3 11:29:43 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.7.58~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F4208DC8)
Log Result 2
Fri Oct 17 17:27:11 2008
panic(cpu 3 caller 0x001A8CEC): Kernel trap at 0xfffd0011, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0xfffd0011, CR3: 0x012ef000, CR4: 0x00002660
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x133f8ba0, EDX: 0x55516038
CR2: 0xfffd0011, EBP: 0x6771ffc8, ESI: 0x00440016, EDI: 0xfffd0011
EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0xfffd0011, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Error code: 0x00000010
Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x6771fd98 : 0x12b0fa (0x459234 0x6771fdcc 0x133243 0x0)
0x6771fde8 : 0x1a8cec (0x4627a0 0xfffd0011 0xe 0x461f50)
0x6771fec8 : 0x19eed5 (0x6771fee0 0x7081800 0x6771ffc8 0xfffd0011)
0x6771fed8 : 0xfffd0011 (0xe 0x90048 0x7080010 0x10)
0x6771ffc8 : 0x19eccc (0x0 0x0 0x1a20b5 0xad80208)
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
9F33
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.5.0: Wed Sep 3 11:29:43 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.7.58~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F4208DC8)

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