Timekettle M3 Language Translator Earbuds, Two-Way Translator Device with APP for 40 Languages and 13 Offline Translation Packs, Fast Reaction with Revolutionary Al Semantic Tech, Offline Version

Never tried a live translator before. The capability of these is great. The setup and pairing was very simple. I like the overall style of the earbuds and the case. I have conversations in Spanish every day, but I’m still learning and often the sentences are too fast for me to understand. I took them to Colombia and they did reasonably well. Once in a while the translation comes out a bit crazy, but it’s not the fault of the earbuds. Obviously background noise and clarity will have an impact on accuracy sometimes. I appreciate how the app has options to choose for which region of Spanish I’m using. The customer service is also great. I contacted them for help when I was unable to redeem the card included as credits for downloading the offline translation packs. They replied within the hour and fixed the issue immediately. I would say they can be fairly useful to a degree in the right environment, but a couple issues I had: if there is nothing being said, they will take random breathing or other noises and translate it to “yeah, .. yeah” repeating in your ear, sounding like a couple of robots attempting procreation. Inaccuracies are sometimes crazy enough to potentially cause a serious misunderstanding if you don’t realize it. Sometimes they just stop picking up any audio at all. Overall, they helped a bit, but I ended up putting them away.

I recommend buying the same brand but in black that comes with accessories, there are two types that they offer, this one really resulted in inconsistencies, I had to put them in their case and reconnect them several times in an hour because it would disconnect, it doesn't come with an accessory and it would fall out of my hands. ears many times lost the signal or even because there was some wind it stopped working. the volume too low. many say this is bad and others say it's perfect, I'll tell you. We both purchased the white Timekettle WT2 Edge/W3 translator and the black one with the Timekettle accessory package. Black is the good one, white is a waste of money, buy the one that is a little more expensive in black, that is the best, without a doubt it is the black one, the translation is correct quickly, you do not need to keep the cell phone with the screen open, You just plug it in and that's it. It has no signal interruptions and the headphones come with accessories so that they do not fall out of the ear. It is clear and can be heard clearly, sometimes I thought it was very loud and other people could notice it but that was not the case. It also lasts for many hours activated. I love it. Now compared to white, which is cheaper. It's really inferior. Says inconsistencies when translating. You have to plug it in every 10 minutes because it is difficult to put it in and take it out every time. It's really annoying, it doesn't come with in-ear accessories, you should buy it. It sounds slow... so you know, if you want something really good, buy the one that comes in the black Timekettle accessory package. Timekettle WT2 Edge/W3 Translator. I tried it at work and it worked great. You don't have to press it every time you want to talk, just turn it on and live happily. Buy it!!!

I've owned the previous M2 translator earbuds and I believe the M3 are a huge improvement. It really depends on what your own preferences are. If you like how Airpods fit in your ears, then the M2 would be more your style. If you like how Beats fit in your ears, then the M3 would be more your style. I like to exercise from time to time when I wear my earbuds, so the form fitting M3's are exactly what I needed. As pure audio earbuds, these sound fantastic. I own over 20 pairs of earbuds. The bass and clarity of these can compete with the best of them. Everyone was able to hear me clearly and vice versa for phone calls. It would have been nice if these had ANC, but again...that's a personal preference. If you like to hear ambient noise for safety reasons, these would be perfect. Maybe it will be an option they will add in the future. Now, let's talk about the translation feature. They were relatively easy to setup, especially if you're used to purchasing the offline translation packages using the proprietary currency called the "fish card". The Timekettle Fish Card is a virtual digital card used to top up your Timekettle account for downloading offline language packages. 5 Fish can redeem a bundle of offline language. I tested these by speaking phrases in Spanish into my phone and then waited for the app to read the phrase back to me in English. At first, I noticed that the first word of every sentence was being cut off. I went into the settings for my earbuds and changed the sensitivity to 30 and the pause time to 2 seconds. That seemed to be the sweet spot (YMMV) to get it to translate the first word of the phrase as well. I also downloaded and tested Spanish to English, Russian to English and Chinese to English. All of them seemed to work flawlessly without needing to access the internet. In summary, I've tried taking Spanish lessons in the past. It takes years to fully learn a new language. These in-ear translators allow you to instantly communicate in multiple languages without years in a classroom. There was a time I wired money to myself in Mexico and when I went to the bank to cash out, I couldn't because I didn't speak the language and nobody was available to translate. That will no longer be an issue thanks to TimeKettle and their wonderful products. I will also follow-up with an unboxing video in the near future.

Having actually tried this while traveling... it can't keep up for what I wanted it for (listen mode while not connected to the internet so I wouldn't be entirely in the dark when my new in-laws were talking to each other, my bride, and our children). At least not for Chinese -> English. I ran across a number of difficulties: 1) They keep disconnecting every few minutes (and I have a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, so not exactly a weak phone, and I have no issues with my other Bluetooth devices), and the app bails every time even one of the two earpieces disconnects. As it also translates to the screen, this behavior is stupid, at least when using Listen mode. 2) It can't deal with background noise. 3) It's not registering my in-laws end-of-sentence pause, nor noticing when one relative stops and another beings. This produces a very long delay in my comprehension (via the device) of what's being said. However, it turns out this is a setting, it's just a little hard to find. You may want to get in touch with their support team to adjust it. 4) English takes a little longer than Chinese, and it kept running out of buffer space (at least, I assume that's why it kept spitting out "Tadpole, Tadpole, Tadpole, Tadpole..." after a little while). This too is a hard-to-find setting; again, contact support. So it needs some work. It does function if you find the right settings and you're in a reasonably quiet environment.

Decent for regular earbuds use. Only got the translation features to work for active listening once. You have to be in a very very quiet place for this to work and it mostly uses your phone as a microphone. I ended up using Google translate in multiple European countries insteadof being able to use the timekettle app. The app was very glitchy and sometimes even in quite places it would not pickup the audio of the speaker. Even when I preselected the languages involved. I paid for the offline mode and it was the same issues. The headphones are too sensitive to touch. Anything brushing against them, including hair, will pause or play audio. Maybe the more expensive models from this brand work better for translation, but I was better off using other devices I had with me than the timekettle M3. The size isn't too bad. I'd give these a 6 out of 10 for comfort. I was constantly having to adjust them in my ear, which would also turn whatever audio was playing on and off. If you get these definitely buy a little holder for them. The magnet holding the two sides closed is only so strong.

Good product - i’ve used it in Vietnam and it has worked well. The only minor issue is that the ears of Vietnamese are a little small for the earbuds, but there are different size coverings that can be used. Very good customer support when you call their helpline number a real person answers the phone!!

First off, if you are using these for offline translation in areas with no cell service or wi-fi, look elsewhere. The offline mode simply does NOT work. It will capture the audio, but never translates it. Second, as other have reported, there is a delay before the connection picks up initially so it will often drop the first word in the sentence when translating. Forcing you to have to tap the icon that plays the sentence over again. Thirdly, what do these even do? Again, as others have said, the earbuds are just a bluetooth headset. So in a way, you are basically just paying for extremely overpriced earbuds that are locked to an app. There are apps in the Google Play store that function as well as this or better and do not require a dedicated headset. The Timekettle App is what you are really buying and its "ok" at best. Google Translate is FAR superior in nearly every way. I only kept these as a backup and because you get an overpriced bluetooth headset out of the deal. But Google Translate for Online and a cheaper hand-held basic translator device for offline is a far better way to go for most people.

We've bought this in preparation for an upcoming trip to Japan. The earbuds fit in my ear well. I have tested it with a few movies and anime to get a feel for it. [for clarity, I was sitting on my couch, with the volume at a normal level with the phone on in front of me] They speak a little faster than the device can properly translate, there is a lag, but I get the gist of what is going on so I do not feel like you need to have your phone shoved into a person's face to get a proper audio pick up to translate so that is nice. And if the person speaking knows to speak slowly I do not believe there will be an issue in the real world application The battery seems to be holding up well so far and I like the magnetic charging case that comes included (but I personally would prefer a matte black but thats just aesthetics) The overall program is pretty easy and using the included fish card to buy a few downloadable languages it straight forward and easy enough to cash in and choose your options. (though, seems like they could've just given all 6 languages instead of making me just choose 5, maybe there is a plan to add more in the future so having to pick will become more necessary) All in all, I am looking forward to using this overseas and its making my wife a lot more assured that this trip wont leave us completely isolated from everyone around us.