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)

We have used this translator for more than a year, it works very well, a few weeks ago it had problems with the connection and it did not translate, but most of the time of use it works great, there is a time of about 5 seconds that it takes to translate but I think that is normal because it is a cheap product from this company, I imagine that the high-end ones are better. In short, it works very well and is worth it, translating with more logic than Google Translate!

Updare 2: After a long period of not using these headphones, and using my old set, there were no instance of ringing in my ears at various volumes for my old headphones. I went back to these headphones, definitely causing prolonged constant ringing after short period of use (a single phone 5 min call at low volume). Would not recommend for daily use or even language translate. Find out early if you are affected and return within window.Update 1: I would not recommend these headphones anymore. I may be the only one that is affected, but after use of just these headphones, I get consistent prolonged ringing in my ears now. Recently i tested it on lowest volumn in one ear, next day the other ear, and the result is that ringing happens in the ear that it was used after short use. It doesn't matter if it is at the lowest volume, it only occurred after use of this particular brand. Im going to switch back to my original earbuds to see if it is truly this brand of earphones.Original review: Using these earbuds for calls and music now. The translation is a lot slower than anticipated and depending on your phone and the type of phone case, it may or may not translate well. Personal experience is that it doesn't pick up the speech fast enough and does not translate fast enough to process sentence to sentence, even with settings to short pauses, for both WiFi and offline modes. Disappointing to say the least.

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.

3 things to know1. "Touch mode" THIS MEANS as you're engaging with the other person you have to keep "touching" the ear piece to allow your turn to talk. This does not translate in real time as you're actually speaking or a continuous conversation. I noticed it lets me to speak my sentence first then it translate (couple seconds delay). ALSO , if i were to say something in English it then will translate into the other person earbud + my very own saying the same thing - so very reputative - VISE VERSA if they speak in example "Spanish" it will translate in english in mine.. yet repeat what they said in spanish in their own ear bud, I guess its a good way to learn the other language. Can anyone help if that's a setting that can be taken off?2. "speaker mode" would be more ideal if you were trying to get directions/or in an uber (earbuds would be in your ears where you then speak and translate will then translate verbally in speaker phone3. "listening mode" would be ideal if you're in a group settling with friends and you aren't quite sure what is the conversation topic but if you wanted to add your comments , I guess at that place you would switch to speaker mode- speak in ear piece then rely msg on speaker, this mode will also come in handy during meetings if you just want to know the conversation of topic or sitting in an international airport where they're speaking a foreign language to help guide your travels