![]() Inflection was good and the voices were all pleasant. This would not be the device to watch foreign films and expect to gain more understanding beyond visual context.įrom an audio translation perspective, I found Spanish, French, and Vietnamese to all be high quality. ![]() I also tried the listening mode while watching “Stranger Things” trying to translate conversations of the Russian prison guards to English with very little success. It’s unfortunate that the onscreen keyboard is not available in this mode as it seems it’s the primary feature you would use. However, those applications allow you to type the correct statement while the Timekettle product does not. To be fair, Google and Apple Translate also had difficulties transcribing that statement. It could be deadly if I were in Mexico asking the server for that picture if his wife’s name just happened to be Margarita. “I would like a pitcher of margarita.” would be transcribed as, “I would like a picture of margarita.” Hilarious and a little frustrating while in the comfort of my own home. Despite being in a quiet bedroom setting, the device had a difficult time transcribing and hence translating my statement. That said, I tried using One-Click Translation as I though I were at a Mexican restaurant. I’m wondering if I would feel the same while doing actual travel. I had the idea of using it at a local Mexican restaurant but I felt that it might be awkward or even insulting to try it with strangers. Unfortunately, I wasn’t given the opportunity to try the Fluentalk T1 in a foreign land. It does NOT provide connectivity to those emergency services. SOS – Provides telephone emergency services information for the country you may be traveling in.Common Expressions – Scenario based translations such as “Urgency, Restaurant, Hotel, Bank, etc.” The language is independent of what is selected for One-Click translation and is selectable at the top of the Common Expressions main screen.User Guide – Instructions on how to use the device and the various apps/features.Voice Memo – Voice memos that also offer transcription.Listen Mode – Allows you to record audio and.I did not have the opportunity to try this feature in real life. Chat Translation – Allows you to position the device between those talking with the respective microphones pointed towards the language of the speaker.When entering this app, the default view changes to landscape mode. You add more and select your default by using the hamburger icon in the top right side of the screen. When you select this app, it automatically goes to the default message you have selected. The default message is announced in English from Spanish. Ask For Directions – Allows you to create a custom message that could be used to engage with a foreign speaker.From here, you only have to push and hold the blue or red button while speaking the respective language in order initiate both a spoken and text translation. First you set the native (blue) and translation (red) language on the home screen for One-Click Translation. Once I turned on the device and allowed it to download and install system and language updates, I ran the device through its paces asking for Vietnamese translations of common English phrases.Īlthough I am essentially illiterate in my native tongue, I understand it fluently. I am not able to fully verify the quality of the translation based on dialect or regionality so I am going to assume that it is 95% accurate as stated. I’ll focus my attention on the Fluentalk T1 and only make reference to the smartphone apps where there is significant deviation in experience. The second question answers the first, “how well does this translate compared to the free apps?” The first question I asked myself was, “is there enough that the Fluentalk T1 offers that warrants carrying multiple devices?” It’s 2023, most, if not all, of the target market for this type of device is already carrying a smartphone.
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