Timekettle Expands Possibilities on AI-Powered Language Translation with New W4 AI Interpreter Earbuds

Premiered at IFA 2025, the new Timekettle W4 AI Interpreter Earbuds are the first of its kind to integrate a bone-conduction voice sensor and AI LLM-powered translation. The company designed these new W4 devices for seamless, real-time multilingual communication, combining innovative dual-voice pickup with noise-filtering capabilities, and its Babel OS software enabling context-aware translation that corrects confusing homophones, delivering 98% accuracy and a near-zero (0.2 second) lag time.

The elusive dream of an hearable device that provides real time translation between any language continues to get closer due to consistent global R&D efforts. Timekettle, a company from Shenzhen, China, is approaching that goal in a determined way, with actual products and solutions that are available in the market. Now the company announced the release of its latest software upgrade with AI Semantic Segmentation, which Timekettle believes sets a new standard in real-time language translation using earbuds.

Merging Technologies, the innovative Swiss manufacturer of digital audio solutions, has announced a new software configuration for its Anubis compact AD/DA converter and audio network recording interface. Now, the Anubis receives a Personal Monitor Mixer configuration, or Venue Mission, for musicians and performance applications. Merging also recently launched an interpretation configuration for the Anubis, in collaboration with Sennheiser.