Members unicorn Posted Tuesday at 10:07 PM Members Posted Tuesday at 10:07 PM My hubbie and I will be going on a Danube trip in May, including several countries in which my understanding of the local lingo is either zero (Hungarian) or close to nonexistent (Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, Romanian). I'm thinking of getting translating earbuds, but don't know anyone who's actually used them. Have you had the opportunity to use them? How well do they work? Quote
Members Latbear4blk Posted Tuesday at 10:13 PM Members Posted Tuesday at 10:13 PM I have not yet, although I am planning to buy the pods this week once I am in DC. However, I recommend you to research a little bit deeper, I think I read somewhere that because of the UE regulations, this service does not work in Europe. I am not 100% sure of this, and this issue was referring to iPods. unicorn 1 Quote
floridarob Posted yesterday at 12:52 AM Posted yesterday at 12:52 AM What's the benefit of this over Google Translate in voice? Quote
vinapu Posted yesterday at 02:59 AM Posted yesterday at 02:59 AM 2 hours ago, floridarob said: What's the benefit of this over Google Translate in voice? it's more fancy floridarob, Keithambrose and tm_nyc 2 1 Quote
BjornAgain Posted yesterday at 04:23 AM Posted yesterday at 04:23 AM 3 hours ago, floridarob said: What's the benefit of this over Google Translate in voice? More discreet, as everyone doesn't have to hear your conversation. Bought a pair last week, 639THB, just cleared customs so will find out more soon. floridarob and unicorn 2 Quote
floridarob Posted yesterday at 05:19 AM Posted yesterday at 05:19 AM 54 minutes ago, BjornAgain said: Bought a pair last week, 639THB, just cleared customs so will find out more soon. Like @vinapu said...Fancy, blowing all that cash on an experiment. vinapu 1 Quote
Moses Posted yesterday at 06:44 AM Posted yesterday at 06:44 AM 2 hours ago, BjornAgain said: More discreet, as everyone doesn't have to hear your conversation. For that is enough just simple earbuds. I suggest to use Gemini AI translation via Google on phone and wear headphones connected to phone. It is most precisely translation for now and costs nothing plus it works in conversations for both sides. These earbuds translating to you, but how you will reply? I tested Gemini on phone with Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Khmer, Lao and even Burmese languages with translation to English and back and it works like a charm, but you should have internet connection. bkkmfj2648, vinapu and floridarob 2 1 Quote
Moses Posted yesterday at 07:23 AM Posted yesterday at 07:23 AM And if you want to be discrete, then instead of additional earbuds you should buy set of earbuds tips. Use one earbud in your ear, give second one to boy with disposable tip on it and you both will have conversation relatively privately - Gemini translating not speech, but conversation, moreover, you may have phone on table and boy will easy read what you are saying, because interface of translator may flip boy's part of screen. bkkmfj2648 1 Quote
BjornAgain Posted yesterday at 09:32 AM Posted yesterday at 09:32 AM 4 hours ago, floridarob said: Like @vinapu said...Fancy, blowing all that cash on an experiment. 17USD, cheaper than a couple of boy drinks, plus there's a returns policy if they don't work. floridarob 1 Quote
vinapu Posted yesterday at 02:14 PM Posted yesterday at 02:14 PM so much trouble about simple talk Quote
Members Riobard Posted 23 hours ago Members Posted 23 hours ago Not that’s it relevant to me, but apart from whether they translate bukkake as bukkake, are they fluid proof for bukkake? Quote
BjornAgain Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago On 3/4/2026 at 11:23 AM, BjornAgain said: More discreet, as everyone doesn't have to hear your conversation. Bought a pair last week, 639THB, just cleared customs so will find out more soon. Works a treat. Tested it on Thai, Laos and French. I've yet to find a native Japanese person to test @Riobard 's question. The microphone is your mobile and requires a data connection. Uses it's own App, only issue, as always, was syncing up the Blutooth. Not really designed for long speeches, so normal conversionial sentences. Depending on background noise, point mobile at your foreigner or just leave on the table, they speak, you then hear the translation in your ears. You reply in English, text is translated into Thai (etc) on the phone screen, however; you also get the Thai audio of the translation, so you can memorise it and say it back. Gives the impression you speak Thai! They also act as a standard pair of buds for listening to music. The App also does picture translation, plus can translate active phone calls, write or translate voice notes or create subtitles from an streaming or constant audio source. The marketing blurb says it's using AI, which is a load of 💩, as if it was it'll speak my reply without me saying it. Model is HTC NE40. Would recommend. Quote
