Timekettle Launches $129 LiveTalk Open-Ear AI Interpreter Earbuds for Everyday Translation

The 6.9g open-ear earbuds combine real-time translation across 54 languages and 108 accents with everyday audio, offline translation and extended battery life.

SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Timekettle, a technology company focused on AI-powered cross-language communication, today announced the launch of LiveTalk AI Interpreter Earbuds, a new pair of open-ear earbuds designed to make real-time multilingual communication a more natural part of daily life.

Priced at $129, LiveTalk is built for travelers, international students, globally connected consumers and users with light business needs who regularly move between languages. Rather than serving as a single-purpose translation device used only when a language barrier appears, LiveTalk is designed to remain useful between conversations — combining real-time AI interpreting with everyday listening in one lightweight device.

"Language barriers don't only happen in formal meetings — they happen while traveling, studying, making a phone call, watching foreign-language content or simply meeting someone new," said Leal Tian, Founder and CEO of Timekettle. "With LiveTalk, we wanted to make real-time interpreting something people can naturally use throughout the day, rather than a device they only reach for in specific moments."

Four Translation Modes for Everyday Scenarios

Powered by Timekettle's Babel OS 3.0, LiveTalk supports four translation modes designed around how people encounter other languages in everyday life:

• Face-to-Face Translation enables two-way real-time interpreting for situations such as travel, dining, hotel check-ins, social interactions and light business conversations. Speech is captured through the smartphone microphone and translated audio is delivered through the earbuds, while AI Translation Refinement helps make translated sentences more natural in context.
• Live Listening delivers translated audio through the earbuds while displaying translated text on the user's phone. Built-in AI Live Summary captures key discussion points from longer sessions, making the mode especially useful for lectures, guided tours, presentations and conferences.
• Voice Call Translation extends real-time interpreting to supported voice calls and online calling scenarios, while Multi-Media Translation translates foreign-language audio from videos, podcasts, online courses and other digital content.

LiveTalk also supports simultaneous connection to two Bluetooth devices in Voice Call and Multi-Media modes, allowing users to remain connected to both a smartphone and computer without repeatedly disconnecting and re-pairing.

Designed for Translation — and Everyday Listening

Each LiveTalk earbud weighs just 6.9 grams and uses an open-ear, ear-hook design intended to provide a lightweight, comfortable fit for longer listening and translation sessions.

The earbuds support more than four hours of continuous translation or up to eight hours of music playback on a single charge. With the charging case, total music playback reaches up to 35 hours, while a 10-minute quick charge provides up to 2.5 hours of additional use.

LiveTalk has also been engineered to deliver a richer everyday audio experience alongside its translation capabilities. Each earbud features an 11mm dynamic driver, titanium diaphragm and high-damping PU surround, with six preset EQ modes and customizable EQ available through the Timekettle App.

When translation is activated, LiveTalk automatically switches to a dedicated speech-optimized EQ profile that emphasizes frequencies important for vocal intelligibility while reducing unnecessary low-frequency interference, helping translated speech remain clear and easy to distinguish.

54 Languages, 108 Accents and Offline Translation

Powered by Babel OS 3.0, LiveTalk supports online real-time translation across 54 languages and 108 accents. For situations where internet access is unavailable, LiveTalk also supports 25 downloadable offline language pairs, extending translation to supported offline scenarios.

Pricing and Availability

The Timekettle LiveTalk AI Interpreter Earbuds are available beginning October 8, 2026, with an MSRP of $129. They are offered in three colors: Star Silver, Polar Black and Deep Sea Blue.

LiveTalk includes 200 minutes of translation. Additional plans include 300 minutes for $5.99 and an Unlimited plan for $9.99.

For more information, visit Timekettle.co.

About Timekettle

Timekettle is a technology company dedicated to making cross-language communication more natural and effortless. Through AI-powered interpreting technology and purpose-built devices, Timekettle helps people move beyond language barriers and connect more naturally across work, travel, learning and everyday life.

Guided by its brand vision "Connect Beyond Words," Timekettle believes technology should not simply translate languages, but help people better connect with one another.

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SOURCE Shenzhen Timekettle Technologies Co., Ltd.