Cool New App That Helps You Read Faster?

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Cool New App That Helps You Read Faster?

Thursday, March 6, 2014

I know what some of you are thinking: how can an app possibly help me read faster? Others are amazed because they cannot find the time in their busy schedule to just sit down and read an interesting novel. Now, you can. 

Spritz is a Boston-based startup that created an app that allows you to read faster than you could have ever imagined. They are currently working on a licensing deal with Samsung, and Spritz technology will soon be available on Samsung's wearable devices. The technology behind Spritz is a lot simpler than it may seem. Spritz did a study and discovered the most time consuming part of reading is actually the movement of you eyes from left to right across a page. With Spritz, there is no longer a page, instead words flash before your eyes in one position, so you have the ability to read without having to glance from left to right across the page. 

In addition, Spritz has discovered a person's OPR or Optimal Recognition Point is actually to the left of center for each word, so Spritz uses this discovery to make their app optimal for readers. Entire novels can now be read in as little as 90 minutes. It makes you read a book word by word, instead of page by page, and can help you read from 250 to 1000 words per minute. 

250 Words Per Minute 

350 Words Per Minute

The Future For Cars And iPhones

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The Future For Cars And iPhones

Monday, March 3, 2014

Apple recently announced CarPlay, which will turn one's car into an accessory to their iPhone by fully integrating the driver's iPhone and Siri to work within the dashboard of selected vehicles. 

Mercedes Benz, Ferrari, and Volvo will be shipping CarPlay enabled vehicles this week. This select few of car manufacturers will soon expand in 2014 to 13 more companies that will include a lot more major car manufacturers. CarPlay will only be accessible to iPhones with the lightning port, which means the iPhone 5, 5c, and 5s models. 

Drivers will be able to control music, navigation, phone calls, and messages through Siri allowing for a hands-free experience while driving. The touch screen display will feature music apps including iTunes Radio, iHeart Radio, and Spotify. Apple strives to make complex ideas simple. This is exemplified in the CarPlay's unique layout and what seems to be no on-screen keyboard. With this announcement, Apple's stock rose .29% on Monday to 527.76 despite most other stocks falling due to fear of Russia's deliberations in Ukraine. Ebay and Amazon both fell by about three quarters a percent.