This smart device, in addition to interpersonal communication, allows you to translate meetings of a group of participants who speak in different languages and with different tones.

The world is small, and today's society needs to improve its level of communication, with personal and work interactivity. In this scenario, translation solutions proliferate with more or less success. One of these good solutions is the instant translation headphones developed by the company Timekettle, which recently added the WT2 Edge model to its range of translators and, thanks to its technical characteristics, has 95% accuracy in 40 languages and 93 tunes. For Spanish, more than 20 tones are available and it offers noise cancellation for clearer conversation.

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WT2 Edge is available on the market for around 350 euros, in white and black colors. The tests carried out with this device show that it is useful for students and in various work environments, as well as in conversations between intercultural friends, who in other situations would have to speak in a language that is foreign to both parties.

The operation is simple, since the languages to be spoken are selected in an application.

A noteworthy feature is that the translation is done without using mobile data for the main languages, although for other lesser languages it must be connected to a data source.

It supports conversation translation for up to 6 people with 1 to 5, 2 to 4, 3 to 3 and other combinations. It can also be used for video calls.

Characteristics of use

The device supports four modes: simultaneous (one of the headphones is shared with another speaker); touch mode (for noisy environments where you can speak, record and transmit the translation), speaker mode (used with a cell phone so the other person can hear the translation out loud or read it by typing on the screen); and the way to listen (speech... to translate).
The conversation takes place in different languages with a delay between 0.5 and 3 seconds between speech and translation.

Applied technologies

It uses the HybridComm system with Boost-Clean Speech Technology, which minimizes background noise while segmenting each sentence to ensure that only the vowel sounds are captured so that the translation makes sense. TurboFast SI technology is also integrated for simultaneous recording and playback via Bluetooth.

The team also uses UniSmart AITP, a solution that integrates engines that support more languages. The battery offers 3 hours with simultaneous translation and up to 12 hours if the noise reduction base is used to charge the headphones, it takes 90 minutes to be ready.

An AI platform has been created with its own translation engine and partnerships have been created with leading technology companies around the world (DeepL, Google, Microsoft, iFlytek, etc.). The brand's platform provides accurate and fast interpretation for specific industries and multiple languages.

The WT2 Edge uses advanced dual-beam microphones and directional sensing technology, augmented with intelligent noise reduction capabilities, to effectively isolate voice and filter out background noise such as traffic. This ensures that words are translated clearly and accurately.

The evaluation

WT2 Edge provides smooth real-time translation for effective communication where every word counts. There's no need to pause after each sentence anymore, because now you can enjoy a natural and smooth conversation experience.

This type of simultaneous two-way translation is 100% hands-free, supports bilingual translation for up to 6 people, and supports 40 languages online and 13 pairs offline.

Technologies developed by brands like HybridComm are designed to provide multilingual interpretation with a natural experience. According to the company itself: "We have gone beyond traditional translation products by using a completely different technical structure to advance our product in speech processing, simultaneous interpretation and AI translation."

In short, the system offers the benefits of naturalness and fluidity, efficient (error-free) and accurate.

The small and lightweight design makes the headphones easy to take anywhere and use anytime. When and where needed.

It is a translation device capable of providing optimal service through the implementation of an innovative technical framework that optimizes the product for speech processing, simultaneous interpretation and AI translation.