This tool is great for practically everyone because reading is an important task to master no matter how old you are. You can be in preschool, high school, working, or retired; it doesn't really matter! And for those who master this tool, "reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone [would take] 77 minutes"(Reading).
The technology used in this tool is based off of the RSVP method (rapid serial visual presentation), which is when text is shown one word at a time on the screen at a constant speed. Increasing the speed after a slower speed is mastered, is what helps readers see and comprehend the text faster.
This tool increases your comprehension process because "only around 20 percent of your time is spent processing content, [and] the remaining 80 percent is spent physically moving your eyes from word to word", so when the speed is at a faster rate, your brain sorts through the text faster, because your eyes have to see the text first.
I think that this is a great tool because its versatile, its handy, and it helps with the one tool that everyone uses. So many different people can use this and any language can be programmed into the tool, giving people the option to learn a new language through Spritz. Virtually anyone can use this tool, except for those who cannot read, and those who are blind.
This invention does effect me, and the people around me because I actually have this app installed on my phone. It works great and has effectively helped me read and understand what I am reading at a faster speed. It also helps my sister read, who has always had problems reading because she has troubles focusing her eyes. With this tool, she can see the text and understand it with no problem.
The purpose of using statistics in the article and video is to inform readers how this invention works. By stating that readers only use one fifth of the time they read to comprehend, the author explains how Spritz would help strengthen a person's reading. The statistics also give the reader a sense of professionalism, and also lets the reader know that actual experiments have been tested for this invention.
"Reading Reimagined: Speed Reading with Spritz." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, n.d. Web. 16 March 2014. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-video/10692164/Reading-reimagined-speed-reading-with-Spritz.html>
Blain, Loz. Spritz reader: Getting words into your brain faster. Photograph. Gizmag. Gizmag, 04 March 2014. Web. 16 March 2014. <http://www.gizmag.com/spritz-speed-reading-galaxy-s5/31063/>
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