This nifty head-mounted display reminds me of those old “Deep Space Nine” episodes where the bad guys would use these things to see Federation ships attack them. For us lowly terrestrials in the early 21st century, Shimadzu’s DataGlass 3/A was designed so that workers in wet or dusty environments could use the functionality of a PC on the jobsite.

Weighing 120 grams, the DataGlass delivers SVGA/VGA graphics consistent with a 10 or 14-inch monitor. You don’t even need to remove your glasses to use it or worry about it getting rained on.

Connection is made via USB cable so you can be talking on the headset to Ralph back inside the office, scanning bar codes in with your data entry gun and calling up the SKU of the item in front of you all at the same time. Of course, we see it more being used to talk/see your best friend while they’re standing in line at the movies.

The DataGlass is for sale in Japan for just a smidgen under 200,000 Yen (or about $1,630 US dollars.)

via SciFi