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Timekettle

Timekettle W4 Plus

Name: Timekettle W4 Plus
Brand: Timekettle
SKU: B0HBB31TS2
Price: 399.00 USD

The Timekettle W4 Plus is an ideal companion for those who travel frequently, thanks to seamless translation capabilities.

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$399

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Key specs

Type

Translator-first

Audio-first67%Translator-first33%

Translator-first appears on 33% of the 9 ai translation earbuds we've cataloged (of 10).

Languages

52Below average

52100

below average for ai translation earbuds — based on 5 of 10 we've cataloged.

Offline translation

YesMost common

True75%False25%

True is the most common — on 75% of the 4 ai translation earbuds we've cataloged (of 10).

Conversation modes

Most common

Listen44%Face-to-face19%Media13%Shared earbuds13%

Listen is the most common — on 44% of the 16 ai translation earbuds we've cataloged (of 10).

Translation

Type: Translator-first
Languages: 52
Offline translation: Yes
Conversation modes: Listen, media, shared earbuds, speaker
Accents: 106
Offline languages: 8
Accuracy Claimed Pct: 90 %
App Platforms: IOS, Android
Engine: Babel OS 3.0 (Timekettle proprietary, LLM-driven; auto-selects optimal engine per language)
Languages: Albanian, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese (Cantonese), Catalan, Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino (Tagalog), Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese
Offline Languages List: English, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Russian
Works Without Phone: No

Features

Requires Subscription: No
Companion App: IOS + Android
Ai Transcription: Yes
Live Translation: In-app

Battery

Battery Life Earbuds: 3 h
Battery Life With Case: 12 h

Connectivity

Bluetooth Version: 5.3

Design

Color Options: Black, blue, gold
Ear Tip Sizes Included: Ear tips and optional ear wings
Earbud Form Factor: Semi-in-ear
Weight Per Earbud: 5.7 g

Microphone

Count: 2
Type: Dual microphone

Release

Date: 2026-09-06
Msrp Usd: 379 USD
Year: 2026

Sound

Driver Size: 12 mm

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