The innovative app Spritz makes it possible to read long text documents on a very small screen – incredibly fast. Soon, you’ll be able to use the app read an entire book your smart watch in 90 minutes or less.

Spritz announced at MWC 2014 that their innovative Redicle viewer will be incorporated into the email applications for the Samsung Gear 2 smart watch and Galaxy S5 smartphone, when they arrive in late March.

Read Twice As Fast – In 1/10th the Space

Spritz’s technology makes reading more efficient by streaming individual words in a special display called the Redicle. This method makes text recognition faster, easier and more effective by removing the inefficient eye movements associated with traditional reading.

In testing, Spritz found that new users are able to double their traditional reading speed in just a few minutes. Surprisingly, they also found that reading with Spritz increased comprehension of the material vs. traditional reading.

“When we started testing, we already knew that we were on to something but the comprehension tests surprised even us,” said Dr. Maik Maurer, Co-Founder and CTO of Spritz. “Happily, our tests confirmed that spritzing increases comprehension. We’re now starting to research whether time spent spritzing will also increase a user’s traditional reading speed and comprehension, an effect reported to us by many of our testers.”

I recently tested the app on a Samsung phone, and I can tell you: it works as promised. It takes a few minutes to retrain your eyes to stay put, but after that it’s pretty amazing how much text you can get through.

Control Your Pace

The app lets the user control the speed of text display, up to 1000 words per minute. The typical college student reads text at a speed of 200 to 400 words per minute.

Here’s what Spritz looks like parsing text at 350 words per minute:

And here’s what it looks like at 500 words per minute:

Perfect for Small Screens

Spritz’s technology is especially well-suited for a small screen, because it lets users read email one word at a time. The app eliminates the need to scroll, swipe, squint and pinch screens to read text on smart watch devices.

“We’re reinventing the way people read by eliminating the obstacles associated with traditional reading on mobile devices,” said Co-Founder and CEO Frank Waldman. “As smart devices continue to change shape and become increasingly smaller, Spritz enables users to read comfortably and conveniently. Our technology can be used to read emails, text messages, social media streams, maps or web content and can be integrated onto any mobile device – the options are almost limitless. Reading has never been easier, more efficient or more effective.”

Field-Tested Technology

Spritz’s technology streams individual words inside a compact display called the “Redicle,” which is designed to focus the eyes precisely on the recognition point for each word.

According to the company’s research, the most time-consuming part of reading is shifting your eyes from word to word. Spritz takes most of the eye movement out of the process of reading, making it more efficient. Learn more about the science behind Spritz .

Spritz technology currently supports English, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Korean, with more languages on the way.

The company licenses its technology for use within operating systems, applications, websites and wearable technologies.

For more information about this exciting new app and to learn how to use it, visit www.spritzinc.com.