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There is a similar technology that flashes the words in place as you read. I remember it making the rounds a few years ago. https://spritz.com/ https://spritz.

There is a similar technology that flashes the words in place as you read. I remember it making the rounds a few years ago. https://spritz.com/ https://spritz.com/

renato_casutt 5y ago
Yes, you are right. The problem with Spritz is that you lose the overview of the text and therefore you can't optimally absorb the context of the content. Some users have already confirmed this to me. But the technique is cool...
loa_in_ 5y ago
There's also spreeder on Android in similar spirit which I found useful to read web content. The downside is I have to copy and paste it from the browser
totetsu 5y ago
There are many good RSVP apps and browser plugins. I find it better for news or other things I want to skim read, than trying to power through a novel.
- renato_casutt 5y ago
  You are right. The advantage of Bionic Reading is that you can customize your reading settings. I think if you want to read a book in a relaxed way, but you have dyslexia (10% of people), then Bionic Reading can help you.
- ajolly 5y ago
  Any preferences for plugins and apps these days? I used to use RSVP tech a decade ago in the Windows phone days, but have not seen great modern clients.
Crazyontap 5y ago
Btw spritz is an evil company who bullies software developers with their ridiculous and vague patents. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9046034 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9046034
- renato_casutt 5y ago
  To my knowledge they do not have a patent ;)
  - hackernewds 5y ago
    Are you the creator of BR?
    - renato_casutt 5y ago
      Yes, that's just me, Renato Casutt. From a small town in Switzerland. I discovered BR in my studies as a typographic designer. And I think it's time to show that typography is not just well-designed text pages. There are also ways to make reading easier for other people with reading difficulties (e.g. dyslexia sufferers).
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dskrepps 5y ago
There's an open source version that works as a simple bookmarklet here: https://github.com/ds300/jetzt https://github.com/ds300/jetzt
- garblegarble 5y ago
  It also looks to be available as a Firefox extension, Stutter: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/stutter/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/stutter/

There is a similar technology that flashes the words in place as you read. I remember it making the rounds a few years ago. https://spritz.com/ https://spritz.com/

renato_casutt 5y ago

Yes, you are right. The problem with Spritz is that you lose the overview of the text and therefore you can't optimally absorb the context of the content. Some users have already confirmed this to me. But the technique is cool...

loa_in_ 5y ago

There's also spreeder on Android in similar spirit which I found useful to read web content. The downside is I have to copy and paste it from the browser

totetsu 5y ago

There are many good RSVP apps and browser plugins. I find it better for news or other things I want to skim read, than trying to power through a novel.

renato_casutt 5y ago
You are right. The advantage of Bionic Reading is that you can customize your reading settings. I think if you want to read a book in a relaxed way, but you have dyslexia (10% of people), then Bionic Reading can help you.
ajolly 5y ago
Any preferences for plugins and apps these days? I used to use RSVP tech a decade ago in the Windows phone days, but have not seen great modern clients.

Crazyontap 5y ago

Btw spritz is an evil company who bullies software developers with their ridiculous and vague patents. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9046034 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9046034

renato_casutt 5y ago
To my knowledge they do not have a patent ;)
- hackernewds 5y ago
  Are you the creator of BR?
  - renato_casutt 5y ago
    Yes, that's just me, Renato Casutt. From a small town in Switzerland. I discovered BR in my studies as a typographic designer. And I think it's time to show that typography is not just well-designed text pages. There are also ways to make reading easier for other people with reading difficulties (e.g. dyslexia sufferers).
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dskrepps 5y ago

There's an open source version that works as a simple bookmarklet here: https://github.com/ds300/jetzt https://github.com/ds300/jetzt

garblegarble 5y ago
It also looks to be available as a Firefox extension, Stutter: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/stutter/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/stutter/