Since the device comes out of the wrist strap, maybe you should make a charging dock for it, if you're using a rechargeable battery.

Where did you get your LCD? I'm looking for a small 4 line by 10 character LCD (for my project, which is similar to yours, and my 2 line by 16 character display is just a bit too wide).

Thank you! My device will be somewhat like yours, but have a simple BASIC-like language on it. Actually, this device will probably be some kind of handheld, so my wider LCD would work. I could have it work with 6 buttons. 5 in the front: 2 soft keys, 2 directional keys (left and right arrow keys) and an OK button. On the side there will be a button that brings up a menu of functions (clock, stopwatch, programming, and system info).

Memory usage.

That too will be included in system info. When I get home, i will start programming this. Once I figure out how to orient the LCD correctly on the bread-board

Good luck with it!
I hope you'll still remember where which wire goes
And I hope the battery'll be worth it

Cool to hear. You should post more pics of it or maybe a video of it in action when ready for showcase

That really sounds awesome. I'm impatient to see it in a finished state.