An earpiece comprising: circuitry for wirelessly receiving audio signals from an electronic device; output circuitry for transducing the received audio signals into sound waves corresponding to the received audio signals; structure for conducting the sound waves corresponding to the received audio signals directly to the ear of a user; a microphone; input circuitry for transducing sound waves corresponding to verbal messages spoken by a user to audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages; circuitry for storing the audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages; circuitry for transducing the stored audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages to sound waves corresponding to the verbal messages; and circuitry for monitoring operating conditions of the earpiece and for selecting, responsive to the monitored operating conditions, the stored audio signals corresponding to one of the verbal messages, wherein in response to the monitored operating conditions indicating a loss of connectivity between the earpiece and the electronic device and in response to the earpiece being prompted: the circuitry for monitoring operating conditions of the earpiece and for selecting the stored audio signals selects a user-created verbal message configured to assist a finder of the earpiece to return the earpiece to the user, when lost, and the circuitry for transducing the stored audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages to sound waves corresponding to the verbal messages is activated using the selected user-created verbal message. circuitry for wirelessly receiving audio signals from an electronic device; output circuitry for transducing the received audio signals into sound waves corresponding to the received audio signals; structure for conducting the sound waves corresponding to the received audio signals directly to the ear of a user; a microphone; input circuitry for transducing sound waves corresponding to verbal messages spoken by a user to audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages; circuitry for storing the audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages; circuitry for transducing the stored audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages to sound waves corresponding to the verbal messages; and circuitry for monitoring operating conditions of the earpiece and for selecting, responsive to the monitored operating conditions, the stored audio signals corresponding to one of the verbal messages, wherein in response to the monitored operating conditions indicating a loss of connectivity between the earpiece and the electronic device and in response to the earpiece being prompted: the circuitry for monitoring operating conditions of the earpiece and for selecting the stored audio signals selects a user-created verbal message configured to assist a finder of the earpiece to return the earpiece to the user, when lost, and the circuitry for transducing the stored audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages to sound waves corresponding to the verbal messages is activated using the selected user-created verbal message. the circuitry for monitoring operating conditions of the earpiece and for selecting the stored audio signals selects a user-created verbal message configured to assist a finder of the earpiece to return the earpiece to the user, when lost, and the circuitry for transducing the stored audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages to sound waves corresponding to the verbal messages is activated using the selected user-created verbal message.