3 ms·

Great work, congrats! Another app Beeline Reader[0] seems a lot similar to this. It was launched many years ago I suppose. All the best with the product! [0] h

by enduku 5y ago

Great work, congrats! Another app Beeline Reader[0] seems a lot similar to this. It was launched many years ago I suppose. All the best with the product! [0] https://www.beelinereader.com/ https://www.beelinereader.com/

gnicholas 5y ago
BeeLine founder here — I'd say we are similar in that we both work to improve visual tracking and speed up the reading process. BeeLine's focus is perhaps more on return sweeps, but in the grand scheme of things, we're both pushing in the same direction!
- Llamamoe 5y ago
  Out of curiosity, what exactly does BeeLine do, and how have you developed it? It seems to color the beginning and end of each line, so that your eyes naturally follow from one line to the next, is this correct? Have you tried and tested any other ideas?
  - gnicholas 5y ago
    BeeLine improves visual tracking by displaying text with a color gradient, which wraps from the end of one line to the beginning of the next. Like Bionic Reader, it improves visual tracking across the line. It also improves visual tracking during the 'return sweep' — when you move your eyes from right to left, to find the new line. The colors are user-configurable, and we make first-party tools like browser plugins, [1] PDF converters, [2] and iOS apps. [3] We also partner with reading and education platforms like Blackboard [4], who have embedded our tech in their products. We do have a few other tricks up our sleeve, but for now this is the main event. It's not too shabby, and has won social impact awards from MIT Solve [5] and the United Nations Solutions Summit. [6] 1: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beeline-reader/ifjafammaookpiajfbedmacfldaiamgg?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beeline-reader/ifj... 2: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beeline-reader-pdf-viewer/pmeknoingfjncbdhempgnkdgojickcko/ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beeline-reader-pdf... 3: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beeline-extension/id1571623734 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beeline-extension/id1571623734 4: https://ally.ac/covid19 https://ally.ac/covid19 5: https://solve.mit.edu/articles/meet-the-solver-teams-introducing-the-digital-inclusion-solver-class https://solve.mit.edu/articles/meet-the-solver-teams-introdu... 6: https://unfoundation.org/blog/post/meet-10-solution-makers-turning-local-action-into-global-ambition-at-the-un/ https://unfoundation.org/blog/post/meet-10-solution-makers-t...

by enduku 5y ago

gnicholas 5y ago

BeeLine founder here — I'd say we are similar in that we both work to improve visual tracking and speed up the reading process. BeeLine's focus is perhaps more on return sweeps, but in the grand scheme of things, we're both pushing in the same direction!

Llamamoe 5y ago
Out of curiosity, what exactly does BeeLine do, and how have you developed it? It seems to color the beginning and end of each line, so that your eyes naturally follow from one line to the next, is this correct? Have you tried and tested any other ideas?
- gnicholas 5y ago
  BeeLine improves visual tracking by displaying text with a color gradient, which wraps from the end of one line to the beginning of the next. Like Bionic Reader, it improves visual tracking across the line. It also improves visual tracking during the 'return sweep' — when you move your eyes from right to left, to find the new line. The colors are user-configurable, and we make first-party tools like browser plugins, [1] PDF converters, [2] and iOS apps. [3] We also partner with reading and education platforms like Blackboard [4], who have embedded our tech in their products. We do have a few other tricks up our sleeve, but for now this is the main event. It's not too shabby, and has won social impact awards from MIT Solve [5] and the United Nations Solutions Summit. [6] 1: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beeline-reader/ifjafammaookpiajfbedmacfldaiamgg?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beeline-reader/ifj... 2: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beeline-reader-pdf-viewer/pmeknoingfjncbdhempgnkdgojickcko/ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beeline-reader-pdf... 3: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beeline-extension/id1571623734 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beeline-extension/id1571623734 4: https://ally.ac/covid19 https://ally.ac/covid19 5: https://solve.mit.edu/articles/meet-the-solver-teams-introducing-the-digital-inclusion-solver-class https://solve.mit.edu/articles/meet-the-solver-teams-introdu... 6: https://unfoundation.org/blog/post/meet-10-solution-makers-turning-local-action-into-global-ambition-at-the-un/ https://unfoundation.org/blog/post/meet-10-solution-makers-t...