Wireless Language Translator Earbuds: Timekettle M2

Michael C: I bought the Timekettle M2 Language Translator Earbuds a while back. I’m writing the review now because of the positive response I had with customer service. First I’ve used them in local ethnic restaurants. They are really helpful and fun. I have also tested them with foreign speaking friends to practice. My goal is to use these in Europe when I visit family to have more in-depth conversations. They do take some practice but that is expected.
I changed cell phones recently and was having trouble reconnecting with the new phone. I sent an email to customer service and they responded very quickly. I sent the email on a Thursday and the response came on Saturday. I was given detailed written instructions by Maria H. at Timekettle Service Team in the email. Also what was great was a 48 sec video showing me what to do visually. That video was really helpful. The instructions worked and I was up and running again. Thank you Timekettle Service Team.

United States on Aug 14, 2023

Martin Barriga: Mi comentario tratare de ser muy objetivo, compre este articulo para tomar videollamadas y no me ha funcionado por su modo de operacion: El dispositivo va pasando lo que escucha a texto y luego que la persona hace una breve pausa, el dispositivo empieza a leer lo que capturo en texto lo que le agrega retraso.

Luego el dispositivo es un poco complicado de conectar a la aplicación, a veces conecta rápido y aveces tarda en conectarse. También me ha tocado que se desconecta o que simplemente deja de leer el texto, esto ultimo no se a que se debe.

Antes de comprar este producto le di muchas vueltas al asunto de esta compra por que tengo la necesidad de mis videollamadas en ingles, pero es un producto que no puedes probar y muchos comentarios eran malos aunque también había buenos. En general yo no les recomendaría comprar este producto, si pudiera preferiría pedir la devolución de mi dinero.

Mexico on Apr 30, 2023

Lisa C. Kordich: The set up is easy, the charging case will only accept the proper ear bud and appears to be controlled with magnets. Magnets also hold the charging case closed. This unit charges with a Type C USB connection and is quick to charge.

The unit can be used with three different modes: (1) Listening mode to touch speaker button and talk, but the back button has to be used to go back to speak the second language. (2) Touch mode allows two different languages to be spoken on the same screen and is great to use for the practice of another language. (3) Speaker mode, which allows for the native language to be spoken into the phone and the foreign language to be vocalized through the phone's speaker or vice versa. This is the best way to communicate with others if you do not want to give the other person one of the ear buds. That is the one I used most when trying to communicate with people in El Salvador. An added perk is that these can double to listen to music. The sound for music is crisp and delightful.

The customer support personnel were responsive to my emails. I have, since the first review I wrote, gave them another chance, not for translation between me and another...

United States on Mar 09, 2023

Jorge O Chapa G: No lo compren es un mal producto el software y el hardware nuca se pueden conectar entre si

Mexico on Mar 04, 2023

Jax: Sirve para grandes cortas

Para grandes conversaciones pues queda corto

Mexico on Feb 23, 2023

Aracely Reyes Mijangos: Son muy buenos y puedes hacer todo lo que indica en las especificaciones, pero si estás de viaje fuera es necesario que tengas internet para poder usarlos como traductor. A mi me sirvieron muchísimo.

Mexico on Sep 25, 2022

Charles B: So this is my third Time Kettle product (WT2 and WT2Edge before this M2). The biggest differences between the Edge and the M2 are form factor, music/phone ability, and simultaneous mode. The Edge is a bit smaller and comes with some attachments to keep it in the ear securely, the M2 is very similar with no attachments, but stays put pretty well. The Edge doesn’t have music listening while the M2 does. The Edge has a simultaneous mode that allows two people, each using one of the earpieces, to just talk and the system listens and translates. The M2 lacks this mode and relies on a brief touch for the person talking to start (also possible on Edge). I’ll focus on that, as it’s been quite relevant. I found that the Edge, when in very close conversations, would have trouble just listening to the individual wearing the device and would therefore sometimes get a bit goofy in the translation. For example, it was listening for Portuguese, but heard English close to it, assumed it was Portuguese, and tried to translate that (English) into English, with often hilarious results. Here’s where the M2 really shines. By requiring the touch, it never got confused. Another big benefit is...

United States on Apr 04, 2022