A new iteration of Google's slighted Glass wearable — this time featuring a thick, hinged design and more powerful internals — has been revealed in images released by America's Federal Communications Commission.

The details in the FCC release appear to confirm the device is the "Enterprise Edition" of Google Glass, which was reported by The Wall Street Journal to have been quietly distributed to hundreds of people working at Google's Glass at Work partners as long ago as July.

The new Google Glass, believed to be the work-focused Enterprise Edition.

Google is yet to officially recognise the device, and this is the first time images have been released to the public.

Featuring an Intel Atom processor, a larger prism to make for more display real estate and the addition of 5GHz Wi-Fi capability to make streaming video easier, the work-focused Enterprise Edition is also reportedly waterproof and hardened against the bumps and drops it might suffer in an industrial setting.