A portable communications device having a base that can be worn on the
user's wrist, a wireless earpiece that can be concealed when worn, and a
novel audio link that allows the earpiece to communicate with the base.
Each audio link is programmed to communicate with any base unit of the
present invention but with only one earpiece. The audio links and
earpieces can be packaged and sold together, and the base units can be
packaged and sold separately. The base includes a novel keypad having
keys that are positioned around the periphery of the base in a sequence
which matches that used on old rotary dial phones and which allows the
user to access the keys without having to look at them. The earpiece
includes the microphone into which the user talks. The microphone can
easily detect and transmit the user's voice, yet is mostly concealed from
passersby. Thus, the user can use the portable communications device
while conducting other activities but without making it obvious to
observers that he or she is using the device.