Vietnamese startup launches LocaTalk: lets AirPods communicate in multiple languages

LocaTalk - a completely offline two-way translation app that uses your existing AirPods to transform into an international communication tool.

LocaTalk AI BETA launch ceremony - Photo: DNCC

Support 10 languages

LocaTalk allows bilingual translation between 10 popular languages, including: Vietnamese, English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Czech and Swedish. These are all common languages ​​in travel , trade and study.

The application is also expanding rapidly to support more than 50 other languages ​​in the near future. A notable point is the ability to accurately recognize Vietnamese accents in all three regions: North - Central - South.

This helps the Vietnamese community abroad to use their mother tongue to communicate more naturally, instead of having to switch to another language like English.

LocaTalk AI allows bilingual translation in multiple languages ​​- Photo: DNCC

Offline translation, no internet required, no button pressing required

LocaTalk works completely offline. The app can process language in real time without touching it, providing a truly "hands-free" experience.

This is especially useful in situations of movement, rapid communication, or when you need to keep the conversation flowing.

At the A80 exhibition in Hanoi , although the internet was often overloaded due to the large number of visitors, international visitors were still able to use the application to chat with sales staff and introducers.

This is considered a real test that shows the stability of the system even without network.

Visitors use LocaTalk AI to interact at exhibition booths - Photo: DNCC

Turn AirPods into a translation tool

Another difference of LocaTalk is the ability to integrate with nearly 600 million AirPods devices in circulation globally.

Users do not need to buy new devices but can take advantage of existing headphones to translate directly through the application.

According to LocaAI representative, this platform will soon support other operating systems such as Android, expanding accessibility to users worldwide .

LocaTalk AI integrates with many Airpods to bring convenient experience to users - Photo: DNCC

Free beta, focused on real-world experience

Convenient features of LocaTalk AI - Photo: DNCC

Currently, the app is released as a free beta.

Users can download the trial version to experience before the product is upgraded to more complete versions with many new features.

During this phase, the app focuses on optimizing the accuracy of speech recognition and the smoothness of the bilingual communication experience.

VTK

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/startup-viet-ra-mat-locatalk-cho-airpods-giao-tiep-da-ngon-ngu-20250919160924641.htm