“It’s about being able to read a book like 'Harry Potter' in an hour and a half and still have the full comprehension of it,” said Pierre DiAvisoo, who created the app and is based in Boras, Sweden.
Readers select an e-book in the app, which is available worldwide and costs USD 1.99. After opening the speed-reading technology it shows one word at a time. The app does not work e-books that have sharing restrictions.
Within just minutes, most readers can learn to double their reading speed to between 400 and 450 words per minute without losing comprehension, according to Spritz, the Boston-based company that created the speed-reading technology.
“Reading hasn’t really changed in thousands of years. Speed reading techniques are still focused on consuming texts in lines and reading left to right line-by-line,” said Frank Waldman, the chief executive of Spritz.
He added that the technology combines rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP), with eye research to present words at the ideal recognition point for quick understanding...
Source: Tech News in Hindi
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