Timekettle Introduces X1 Meeting Interpreter Hub

Timekettle, a simultaneous interpretation technology provider, has launched the Timekettle X1 Meeting Interpreter Hub, an upgraded addition to its X Series platform to make multilingual business meetings easier to run, join, and understand.

Built for companies, educators, event organizers, and global teams, the X1 Meeting expands Timekettle's original X1 Interpreter Hub from smaller group conversations into larger meeting environments. The new device supports real-time interpretation for meetings of up to 50 participants, up to five languages simultaneously, and up to 10 synced X1 Meeting hubs. The upgraded X Series hub supports 52 languages and 106 accents.

The X1 Meeting brings meeting interpretation, multilingual presentation support, live transcription, handheld translation, Bluetooth calling, and wireless interpretation earbuds into one portable hub. Participants do not need dedicated interpretation hardware to follow the conversation. They can join a multilingual session by scanning a QR code or clicking a meeting link from their own phone, tablet, or laptop. Once connected, they can follow the meeting through translated audio and live text on their own device and headphones.

"Global collaboration should not slow down because people speak different languages," said Leal Tian, founder and CEO of Timekettle, in a statement. "With X1 Meeting, we are taking the X Series into larger and more practical business environments, helping teams run multilingual meetings with the same ease as joining a video call."

For one-to-many communication, the X1 Meeting also includes multilingual presentation support for keynote speeches, seminars, product launches, academic lectures, and corporate training.

Presenters can connect a computer to a dedicated web page using the Meeting ID displayed on the hub. Translated subtitles then appear live on-screen in real time, with support for up to five languages displayed simultaneously, helping international audiences follow presentations without requiring complex interpretation infrastructure

Beyond meetings and events, the X1 Meeting also functions as an everyday communication tool for global professionals. It supports one-on-one bidirectional translation, phone and video translation, handheld instant translation, only-listen interpretation, and multilingual meeting translation. With Bluetooth connectivity, users can connect the X1 Meeting to smartphones or laptops for international calls, online meetings, interviews, and daily cross-language conversations.