Glo New way to read...be nice to try on my Glo!

jeffdonnelly · 03-12-2014, 07:44 AM

Anyone see this yet?...looks pretty slick...be nice if it worked on Kobo Glo!

Seems like a natural for e-readers.....you click the demo at the link to start it (and change the speed w/ the drop-down box to the right), or just watch the video...

http://www.spritzinc.com/

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PeterT · 03-12-2014, 07:57 AM

Not at all sure this is suited to the sink class display.

Ken Maltby · 03-12-2014, 09:51 AM

"... and track user interaction with their content." Is this why you see it as a natural for Kobo? You could have a point there.

Luck;
Ken

PeterT · 03-12-2014, 10:07 AM

You are so SO cynical!

Ripplinger · 03-12-2014, 12:00 PM

It basically means changing the e-ink page every word. Even if your refresh is set to 99, that still would seem like a big battery drain.

Unless someone makes a tiny 3" wide x 1" tall ereader, since you only see one word at a time. But even then that means a tinier battery able to hold less and big battery drain.

jackastor · 03-12-2014, 01:02 PM

Ken could be on to something, cynical or not.

regards

Jack

giorgio130 · 03-12-2014, 02:33 PM

I was thinking to port it to koreader some day or another. It could be a nice way to go through some boring parts

John F · 03-12-2014, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ripplinger

It basically means changing the e-ink page every word. Even if your refresh is set to 99, that still would seem like a big battery drain.

Unless someone makes a tiny 3" wide x 1" tall ereader, since you only see one word at a time. But even then that means a tinier battery able to hold less and big battery drain.

I thought only portions of the screen can be refreshed with e-ink? For example, bringing up the clock, and it goes away in a couple of seconds.

meeera · 03-12-2014, 09:58 PM

That is... possibly the most annoying thing I've seen this week.

I felt like I couldn't look away to blink/rest my eyes/check why the dog was agitated/pat the cat. The barrage of words increased my tension instead of relaxing me. I felt like I was being advertised to. As well as dry/burning eyes, I was left with a nastily persistent afterimage from keeping my eyes constantly in the one place.

And I already read faster than their fastest setting, when I'm trying to read fast. But what happens in natural reading is that I'll read faster, then slower, then re-read a short passage, then pause briefly to consider what I've read, and so on. This tech makes all of that more difficult.

So, yeah, good luck with that.

hleo12 · 04-22-2014, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by meeera

That is... possibly the most annoying thing I've seen this week.

I felt like I couldn't look away to blink/rest my eyes/check why the dog was agitated/pat the cat. The barrage of words increased my tension instead of relaxing me. I felt like I was being advertised to. As well as dry/burning eyes, I was left with a nastily persistent afterimage from keeping my eyes constantly in the one place.

I agree with this. It's a cool concept, but not really suitable for "pleasure" reading. Maybe it can be implemented with text messages or email. But I can never see this happening with books/novels. I also like to pause, savor scene, reread it, make sure I understand it before moving to the next paragraph. This just feels like information overload to me. I wouldn't be really able to enjoy a book this way.

But, still, it's a cool concept and I'm sure they'll come up with a more practical way to use this.

dvd8n · 04-22-2014, 04:40 PM

I had a program like this for my Palm years ago. It left you exhausted after a use of more than a few minutes.

03-12-2014, 07:44 AM	#1
jeffdonnelly Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Boyue/Haoqing Meebook P78 Pro	New way to read...be nice to try on my Glo! Anyone see this yet?...looks pretty slick...be nice if it worked on Kobo Glo! Seems like a natural for e-readers.....you click the demo at the link to start it (and change the speed w/ the drop-down box to the right), or just watch the video... http://www.spritzinc.com/ __________________________________________________ __________________________ Last edited by jeffdonnelly; 03-12-2014 at 07:53 AM.

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03-12-2014, 07:57 AM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,388 Karma: 78877538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Not at all sure this is suited to the sink class display.

03-12-2014, 09:51 AM	#3
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	"... and track user interaction with their content." Is this why you see it as a natural for Kobo? You could have a point there. Luck; Ken

03-12-2014, 10:07 AM	#4
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,388 Karma: 78877538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	You are so SO cynical!

03-12-2014, 12:00 PM	#5
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	It basically means changing the e-ink page every word. Even if your refresh is set to 99, that still would seem like a big battery drain. Unless someone makes a tiny 3" wide x 1" tall ereader, since you only see one word at a time. But even then that means a tinier battery able to hold less and big battery drain.

03-12-2014, 01:02 PM	#6
jackastor Wizard Posts: 1,847 Karma: 3212428 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iphone stanza, kobo touch,ASUS TF300,KOBO GLO, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini	Ken could be on to something, cynical or not. regards Jack

03-12-2014, 02:33 PM	#7
giorgio130 Time Waster Posts: 422 Karma: 289160 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kobo Glo and Aura HD	I was thinking to port it to koreader some day or another. It could be a nice way to go through some boring parts

03-12-2014, 09:58 PM	#9
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,808 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	That is... possibly the most annoying thing I've seen this week. I felt like I couldn't look away to blink/rest my eyes/check why the dog was agitated/pat the cat. The barrage of words increased my tension instead of relaxing me. I felt like I was being advertised to. As well as dry/burning eyes, I was left with a nastily persistent afterimage from keeping my eyes constantly in the one place. And I already read faster than their fastest setting, when I'm trying to read fast. But what happens in natural reading is that I'll read faster, then slower, then re-read a short passage, then pause briefly to consider what I've read, and so on. This tech makes all of that more difficult. So, yeah, good luck with that.

04-22-2014, 04:40 PM	#11
dvd8n Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 77598 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650, Hanvon h516, Kobo Aura HD	I had a program like this for my Palm years ago. It left you exhausted after a use of more than a few minutes.

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