Author Topic: Spritz accelerated reading software. (Read 1717 times)

Admiral Obvious · February 25, 2014, 02:04:26 PM

Someone posted this link about this thing called Spritz on Reddit. Heh, Reddit

Apparently, it allows you to currently read up to 500 words per minute on the demo display. What do you guys think?

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Kumquat · February 25, 2014, 02:08:47 PM

Neat
But it cant beat the feel of a real book

0xBRIANSMITH · February 25, 2014, 02:09:36 PM

I'd try to do it.

Khorde · February 25, 2014, 02:10:10 PM

holy smoley, that looks like the new best thing ever

Port · February 25, 2014, 02:28:00 PM

this is amazing

Night Fox · February 25, 2014, 02:48:34 PM

it looks cool but the only voice I can imagine with it sounds like a robot and that is lame

BluetoothBoy · February 25, 2014, 02:56:22 PM

Books will always be special, but this is kinda cool. I wish they had an option higher than 500 wpm, though; it's too slow.

Steve5451� · February 25, 2014, 03:02:08 PM

I want a thing that lets you paste the text into a box and it will Spritz it to you so you can read stuff fast.
Heck, I'll make it. That way we can read those tl;dr posts on blockland. :]

snot2 · February 25, 2014, 03:10:24 PM

Sprintz!! Reading software. Now with 10% less liver damage!

0xBRIANSMITH · February 25, 2014, 03:20:54 PM

Quote from: Steve5451� on February 25, 2014, 03:02:08 PM

I want a thing that lets you paste the text into a box and it will Spritz it to you so you can read stuff fast.
Heck, I'll make it. That way we can read those tl;dr posts on blockland. :]

Spritz appears to adjust the timing based on the speed inwhich the word is read.

Steve5451� · February 25, 2014, 03:21:57 PM

Quote from: 0xBRIANSMITH on February 25, 2014, 03:20:54 PM

Spritz appears to adjust the timing based on the speed inwhich the word is read.

You mean just length of word means slightly longer duration?

Georges · February 25, 2014, 03:30:00 PM

This is pretty cool! :D

Mura · February 25, 2014, 03:31:17 PM

Quote from: Steve5451� on February 25, 2014, 03:21:57 PM

You mean just length of word means slightly longer duration?

No, because the length of the word in letters has nothing to do with how long it takes to read.

Example: Thought v Insepid

lolz?? · February 25, 2014, 04:48:51 PM

Quote from: Kumquat on February 25, 2014, 02:08:47 PM

cant beat the feel of a real book

AlsoSulfate · February 25, 2014, 05:11:40 PM

cool. was really easy to read at 500wpm and understood everything.

except now theres an awful afterimage of my computer screen floating around my eyes D: