PMA (Photo Marketing Association’s annual show) runs from February 20th-23th, and as DPReview says:

The Photo Marketing Association Annual Show will be held this year at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando between the February 20th and 23rd. PMA is the photography industry’s most important annual event, it’s the place where the new year’s hottest digital photography products are announced.

Check out DPReview’s full PMA coverage here. I’m sure there will be some great, new digital cameras coming out at this show, so be sure to check DPReview’s site if you’re a digital camera geek.

The PMA show aside, I’ve recently been reading about some new digital cameras that either incorporate ground-breaking features, or have been awesomely re-designed or even one that defines a new digital-camera product category.

Leading the way in novel features, is Konica-Minolta’s Maxxum 7D that features the ‘world’s first digital SLR featuring a body-integral CCD-shift, Anti-Shake (camera-shake compensation) technology that combines enhanced picture quality, performance and improved handling characteristics.’ The 7D gets DPReview’s Highly-Recommended stamp of approval in their recent review, so it’s definitely worth considering if you’re new to the DSLR market, or if you are a Konica Minolta devotee.

The new (so new it’s not listed on Canon’s site yet) Canon EOS 350D raises the bar on entry-level DSLR cameras. DPReview has a preview of the camera here. Some of the awesome improvements include:

Eight megapixel CMOS sensor (not same as EOS 20D)
Second generation CMOS (same generation as rest of current range)
DIGIC II processor (better images, faster processing, less power)
Instant power-on time, faster shutter release, shorter blackout time
Continuous shooting speed increased (3.0 fps vs. 2.5 fps)
Buffer increased (14 JPEG frames vs. 4 JPEG frames)
Image processing time decreased (thanks to DIGIC II)
Compact Flash write speed increased
Smaller body (15 × 5 x 8 mm smaller)
Lighter weight (17% lighter including battery)

And defining a new digital camera market is Epson’s new R-D1. The RD-1 is a rangefinder camera, in a similar market as the analog Leica M-series cameras. If the R-D1 wasn’t three grand, I’d be interested in one. However, Epson will face some competition in this market soon, so stay tuned for lower prices and digital-rangefinder selection. Luminous-Landscape’s review of the RD-1 can be found here (btw, they love it).

I wrote about a new, smaller PocketPC phone a couple of days ago here. Since then, I have found another in-depth review on it and a place where you can actually buy one now for about $600.

It’s just a matter of time before they build-in WiFi and add a keyboard (a front-facing one like this or, better yet, a slide-out keyboard like LG’s F1900). With native WiFi support you could use Skype’s PocketPC client, while a keyboard would make messaging, web surfing and email much easier. As soon as a small PocketPC product comes out with these features, I’m on it.

Regarding carriers’ data packages, T-Mobile is pretty much your only choice for a reasonable data package, since they offer an unlimited GPRS-based Internet package for about $30/month. Cingular is NOT an option. Their data service plans are a joke… like $30 a month for 10 Mbs of download. Forgetaboutit. I’m not even going to link to Verizon since their phones suck and all have external antennas, and, of course, their data rates are too high (I think it’s about $80/month for unlimited access). Surprisingly, Sprint’s data plans are expensive too.

Some carriers need a reality check… if you build it and charge too much, they won’t come.