How much is your reading speed? It takes me 2-3 days to finish an interesting novel on my e-book reader. If tested I am sure it will be somewhere around 160-180 words per minute. It all about to change now with the help of a new app called Spritz which can help you finish a novel in 80 minutes.
Spritz is a Boston, USA-based startup working on improving reading methods on smartphones, Tablets, desktops & even wearable devices like Google Glass & Galaxy Gear 2 Watch. Spritz works on a technology called ‘Optimal Recognition Point’, which is a point where our human brain highlights the word & on the display that word is marked in red. So while reading, each word is placed in the ORP in that ‘Redicle’, meaning the eyes don’t have to move from word to word as it does in traditional reading.
To put it in simple words it’s like reading a text based gif where all the text is displayed at same location on screen. This definitely helps to boost up the reading speed. Spritz claims to increase the average speed of 250 words per minute to 1000 words per minute. This is 4 times the average speed.
The app was in development since 2012 & now it’s going to be officially launched on the Galaxy Gear 2 & Galaxy S5. With it, users can read without having to scroll, swipe or zoom. Frank Waldman, the Founder & CEO of Spritz claim that this technology has limitless potential. It can be used to read emails, texts, e-books, social media streams, maps & even web content.
With the initial use of this app, users claimed to read at 600 words per minute which is remarkable. The API for Spritz is in development for Android & will be available for iOS soon. The user doesn’t have to use the app every time, it will automatically start working when the user starts to go through text based Content.
Spritz will be offered in English, Spanish, French, German, Russian & Korean. It is currently available on Galaxy Gear & Galaxy S5. We might soon see this technology on Websites & other Operating Systems.
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