metered ears

The metered ear system allows you to control the audio content that enters your brain through a pay-per-hear system. When a person talks to you their unique voice imprint is recognized by the hearing system. For extra security they might need to speak a short pass-phrase. Until the pass phrase is uttered you hear nothing. Your ears are shielded from all noise by high-grade custom-formed ultra dense foam earplugs.

Once the phrase is uttered you ear plugs open up and a timer starts. This allows you to keep track of how much “hear-time” your customer (or ex-boyfriend) has used. These funds are automatically charged to the talker’s credit card. If you don’t have a credit card you can by “listening cards” you enter a password on the and save a voice passcode and you can get people with “metered ears” to listen to you.

A green LED (very small and sleek) on the side of the ear displays the rate. For example: $0.05 this is the cost per second for listening. The price is dynamic. You can set it to a single value or you can allow it to auto-adjust based on the average demand for your ears at various times of day in various places (using a little GPS)

The result?

No one talks to you unless you get paid.

The world could be such a wonderful place.