So, this interesting looking ear cuff is actually a telephone ear piece built with artificial intelligence. Meet NEOPON Earring Phone.
NEOPON Earring Phone with Artificial Intelligence
NEOPON earring phone was designed to free your ear while allowing for crystal clear communication. The earpiece attaches like an ear cuff, but around the outside and back of the ear. The front portion features a small hook with an earbud attached. This bud can be situated too direct audio directly into the ear without placing the bud directly into the ear canal.
This design is said to be very comfortable and more so healthy. As NEOPON points out, in-ear buds block your ear passage which could harbor germs and bacteria. High pressure paired with humidity and that bacteria build-up can lead to ear aches and itchy skin. In addition, sound waves directly hit your ear drum which can lead to ear drum damage and hearing impairments. NEOPON Earring Phone helps to alleviate the stress placed on your drums with their uniquely placed earbud.
Artificial intelligence built into the system provides you with a digital assistant. This assistant can learn and understand your voice through vocal recognition. You can ask NEOPON to send a text, email, or even play music. Furthermore, it can be coded to turn on the lights in your room, call a taxi, or even order a pizza. NEOPON Earring Phone had me at pizza!
NEOPON Earring Phone uses Bluetooth 4.1 to communicate with your cellphone. The rechargeable battery yields a talk time of 4 to 6 hours and 5 to 7 hours of music playback with a standby time of 130 hours. NEOPON will take about an hour  to charge which is a decent trade off with an average run time of 5.5 hours.
If interested, you can grab yours off of Indiegogo for $40. Orders will ship to backers in February 2017.
