1. A head-wearable monocular display device comprising: a memory; a portable, miniature display configured to display multimedia content, wherein the multimedia content comprises an output audio signal and a corresponding video signal, the output audio signal being synchronized with the corresponding video signal; a speaker responsive to the output audio signal; a microphone configured to receive an audio signal including speech; a converter coupled to the microphone and configured to convert the received audio signal to a first digital representation of the audio signal, the first digital representation of the audio signal including language translation of the speech into a first language; and a controller configured to: (a) perform speech recognition of the first digital representation of the audio signal including recognizing the speech as translated into the first language; (b) compare the first digital representation of the audio signal to a lookup table stored in the memory; (c) convert the first digital representation of the audio signal to a control output based on the comparison, such that the control output is a function of the first language; and (d) output the control output to components of the device and enable interaction between the device and at least one external host computing device; and a wireless interface configured: (i) to interrogate and establish a wireless connection between the device and the at least one host computing device, (ii) to initiate a request for multimedia content by transmitting the control output in the form of a request to the at least one host computing device for multimedia content made available at a host display interface, wherein the control output is a function of the first language, and (iii) to receive multimedia content from the at least one host computing device in response to the request for multimedia content, wherein the head-wearable monocular display device is non-occlusive, and wherein the received multimedia content contains a second digital representation of the audio signal including a language translation of the speech included in the audio signal, the language translation translating the speech into a second language, the controller further configured to convert the second digital representation of the audio signal to a voice modulated audio signal including speech in the second language, the display and the speaker being responsive to the controller and rendering text representing a second digital representation of the audio signal synchronized with the voice modulated audio signal including speech in a second language.
1. A head-wearable monocular display device comprising: a memory; a portable, miniature display configured to display multimedia content, wherein the multimedia content comprises an output audio signal and a corresponding video signal, the output audio signal being synchronized with the corresponding video signal; a speaker responsive to the output audio signal; a microphone configured to receive an audio signal including speech; a converter coupled to the microphone and configured to convert the received audio signal to a first digital representation of the audio signal, the first digital representation of the audio signal including language translation of the speech into a first language; and a controller configured to: (a) perform speech recognition of the first digital representation of the audio signal including recognizing the speech as translated into the first language; (b) compare the first digital representation of the audio signal to a lookup table stored in the memory; (c) convert the first digital representation of the audio signal to a control output based on the comparison, such that the control output is a function of the first language; and (d) output the control output to components of the device and enable interaction between the device and at least one external host computing device; and a wireless interface configured: (i) to interrogate and establish a wireless connection between the device and the at least one host computing device, (ii) to initiate a request for multimedia content by transmitting the control output in the form of a request to the at least one host computing device for multimedia content made available at a host display interface, wherein the control output is a function of the first language, and (iii) to receive multimedia content from the at least one host computing device in response to the request for multimedia content, wherein the head-wearable monocular display device is non-occlusive, and wherein the received multimedia content contains a second digital representation of the audio signal including a language translation of the speech included in the audio signal, the language translation translating the speech into a second language, the controller further configured to convert the second digital representation of the audio signal to a voice modulated audio signal including speech in the second language, the display and the speaker being responsive to the controller and rendering text representing a second digital representation of the audio signal synchronized with the voice modulated audio signal including speech in a second language. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the control output is further a control command enabling control of the at least one host computing device, and the controller further configured to provide control instructions to the display, the microphone, and the speaker in a format for interacting in a visual and audio manner in response to the control commands, the format being associated with an avatar.