Michael T. Ashby writes, Picture this - you show up for a meeting only to find out that the other party is going to be 30 minutes late. Argh! "Now what?" you think to yourself as you contemplate what you can occupy yourself for the next half hour. You're a pretty savvy Palm user, so instead of just sitting on your hands, you pull out your handheld to watch a movie.

PalmSource today welcomed the Wrist PDA with Palm OS from Fossil, the next generation Palm Powered wrist watch. Available under the ABACUS and FOSSIL brands, the Wrist PDA with Palm OS combines all of the benefits Palm OS has to offer with the portability and convenience of a wrist watch.

Palm OS Blogger Tam Hanna has found what may be some early versions of the unnannounced Tungsten E 2 handheld from palmOne. The images leaked out from the FCC, however not many specific details are known.

Engadget and PalmInfocenter met up on the floor of CES at the Digital Experience show. Engadget's Ryan Block took a few comparison shots of the palmOne Treo 650 and the upcoming "Q3 2005" BenQ Windows mobile smartphone. Read on for some visuals...

Garmin has announced the new iQue M5, the company’s first Microsoft Windows Mobile based Pocket PC enabled with GPS and Bluetooth wireless technology.  The iQue M5 features Garmin’s integrated suite of Que mapping and navigation applications that use satellite technology to give consumers a sense of direction much like the Palm OS version the iQue 3600. The device be available soon in the for a cool $750 USD.

Laridian has announced the release of a new version of its best-selling MyBible software for handheld devices or smartphones running Palm OS 5.0 or later. MyBible gives users fast and easy access to the entire Bible with features that let them search, take notes, highlight, and bookmark the Bible text. Version 4 adds the ability to read and search Bible reference books, such as commentaries and dictionaries. A new split-screen option lets users open as many as three different biblical translations and reference books at once to help users engaged in an intensive Bible study.

PalmSource will highlight the mobile gaming capabilities of Palm OS during the CES Game Power Showcase and Forum, Wed Jan 5th in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

During the month of January, Astraware will be donating 100% of the profits from original Bejeweled sold for the relief efforts. Read on for more details...

PalmInfocenter member Derek Kessler (aka PIC's Captain Hair) submitted a interesting article that delves into the recent hacks and modifications created to fix or circumvent some of Treo 650's current limitations. A great amount of help, graphics and editing was further provided by Kent at PocketFactory.com.

Due to a temporary server malfunction and traffic overload, the PalmInfocenter forums were down for a short while. The forums are now back online and fully restored. Thanks to everyone for their patience and support. Happy New Years to all and enjoy the forums responsibly :) -Ryan

An article on vnunet.com points out, Scientists have developed a holographic laser projector that is significantly more efficient than today's models and could be incorporated into handheld devices allowing you, for instance, to project snaps from a phonecam onto a wall. It could also be used to replace the screen on a notebook or PDA.