1. A lapel device comprising: a shoulder microphone form factor housing, wherein the housing is adapted to mount to a lapel area of a user a microdisplay arranged in the housing, for displaying visual information received from a local processor; a microphone arranged in the housing, for providing an audio input; one or more motion detectors providing one or more motion sensor inputs indicating at least a user motion; a wireless communications interface arranged in the housing, for establishing a communications link with a host processor, the host processor being located apart from the lapel device and executing a user command formed and issued by the local processor; the local processor arranged in the housing and operatively coupled to the microdisplay, the microphone, the one or more motion detectors, and the wireless interface, and further including: one or more receivers, for receiving the audio input and the one or more motion sensor inputs; a translator, for translating the one or more motion sensor inputs and/or the audio input into the user command; and a display controller, for forwarding further information to be displayed on the microdisplay in response to the host processor execution of the user command.