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Timekettle W4 Pro is a pair of AI-powered interpreter earbuds. These are designed to translate other languages in real time. It provides bidirectional translation for conversations in a dozen languages. It also supports calls and video meeting translations.
It can also support multimedia audio and generate transcripts and subtitles on a smartphone.
The AI is generated from Timekettle’s Babel OS platform that is designed to capture speech, reduce background noise and deliver translations both online and offline.
Due to the earbuds being made in Shenzhen, China, it integrates proprietary hardware. However, TechInsights was able to get a hold of the earbuds and did a teardown on what’s inside.
The following is a partial look at what they found.
Price: $449
Released: January 2025
Availability: Worldwide
Target market: Professional, consumer
The earbuds board found inside the Timekettle W4 Pro earbuds. Source TechInsights
Left earbud main board
The left earbud main board on the Timekettle W4 Pro earbuds includes the following electronic components found by TechInsights:
- ZhuHai JieLi Technology’s Bluetooth 5.3/audio system-on-chip
- MEMS microphone
- LDO regulator
(Learn more about MEMS on Globalspec.com)
The main board of the charging case found inside the Timekettle W4 Pro earbuds. Source TechInsights
Charging case main board
Some of the electronic components on the main board of the charging case of the Timekettle W4 Pro earbuds include:
- Low Power Semiconductor’s Overvoltage protection
- ZhuHai JieLi Technology’s microcontroller
(Learn more about voltage reference chips on Globalspec.com)
Some of the components found inside the Timekettle W4 Pro earbuds. Source TechInsights
Major components
- $1.44 — Left earbud tray (Qty: 1)
- $1.44 — Left earbud tray (Qty: 1)
- $1.39 — Top case frame (Qty: 1)
- $1.39 — Top case frame (Qty: 1)
- $1.34 — Top cover (Qty: 1)
- $1.16 — Charging case battery subsystem — Ganzhou Xuhangcheng (Qty: 1)
- $0.78 — Left earbud battery subsystem — Unknown — Unknown (Qty: 1)
- $0.78 — Left earbud battery subsystem — Unknown — Unknown (Qty: 1)
- $0.74 — Bluetooth 5.3/audio SoC w/ memory — ZhuHai JieLi Technology (Qty: 1)
- $0.68 — Two-layer flex w/vias — Unknown (Qty: 1)
