Oops, sorry, blew over my head! Can I blame it on my sinus and ear infection? LOL. Thanks Richard for pointing out the obvious that did not even register! Chuckling here. On Mar 27, 2016, at 7:33 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote:
If you read the message again, Winston's email is right at the beginning. Richard Sent from my iPod 6 > On Mar 27, 2016, at 4:18 PM, Regina Alvarado <reggie.alvar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Wow what a wonderful update. Just the synchronization is fantastic. Would > have paid for that. I hope Winston has an email address in the app. I want to > thank him. Not all developers are as dedicated to this extent. > On Mar 27, 2016, at 7:06 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > For those who do not have Voice Dream already, here is an announcement from > Winston Chen sent to current Voice Dream Reader users. > Note, no date yet about when 4.0 will be in the app store, but it will be > this week. > > > > (Sent from my iPhone 5S) > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Winston Chen <winston.c...@voicedream.com> >> Date: March 27, 2016 at 3:04:30 PM PDT >> To: <richardturne...@outlook.com> >> Subject: Introducing Voice Dream Reader 4.0 >> Reply-To: Winston Chen <winston.c...@voicedream.com> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> After one year of development, I'm excited and proud to announce that a >> massive update, Voice Dream Reader 4.0 for iOS, will be released this week. >> >> New features include a beautiful new UI, library synchronization, image and >> rich text support, new reading modes, 3D Touch and multitasking, and much >> more. The complete feature list is at the end of this email. >> >> And best of all, the release will come as a completely free update. We love >> our customers, and this is my way of saying "Thanks". Thank you for >> spreading the word about Voice Dream Reader. >> >> I want to highlight a few features in the release that I'm particularly >> excited about. >> >> Pac-man reading mode. The latest research at MIT and Harvard shows that >> everyone can double their reading speed with no loss of comprehension. The >> new technique combines audio, visual, and attention propulsion that's >> counter-intuitive. The words disappear from the page before they're spoken >> by text-to-speech, forcing the reader to read ahead visually with audio >> arriving a fraction of a second later. With some practice, the results can >> be staggering. >> Finger reading. Some readers, particularly emerging readers, struggle to >> follow even the slowest speed, which is also distorted. With finger reading, >> the reader traces the words on the screen with a finger to hear each word, >> much like how a parent reads for a child. >> Scanning. On an iPhone 6s or 6s plus, you can press firmly on the fast >> forward button while the app is reading -- also called Force Touch -- to >> double the reading speed. Release it slightly to return to normal speed. >> These are just a few of the many discoveries that await you in the new >> release. >> >> Permit me to take a moment to wax nostalgia on this project I began more >> than 4 years ago when I wrote the first line of code for Voice Dream Reader. >> A few days ago, I received this email: >> >> Subject: Graduation Day >> >> Hi Winston, >> >> March 29, 2016 will be my last day at Brandeis University and on May 22, >> 2016 (commencement date), I will graduate with my Masters of Science in >> Health and Medical Informatics from the Graduate Professional Studies (GPS) >> at Brandeis. In addition, I was nominated and accepted as the Student >> Marshall for the 2016 GPS which is an honor for me, my family, my fellow >> students and Voice Dream Reader. It is your application which has made my >> educational experience exhilarating. >> >> I want to reach out to you and thank you so much for the dedication you and >> your family have given to the process of creating Voice Dream Reader. Your >> application has freed me from the shackles of the printed word which had >> once held me hostage. Today, I'm consuming the printed word and enjoying the >> gifts of the authors’ knowledge the world brings to me through books from >> Bookshare. >> >> Thank you again. God bless you and feel free to reach out to me at any time. >> >> Sincerely >> >> Davis W. Graham >> >> Over the last 4 years, more than 200,000 people around the world, like >> Davis, discovered that the gift of literacy is within easy reach of >> everyone. When I'm working into the wee hours of the night tracking down an >> elusive bug, I'm deeply thankful for emails like these. >> >> So, more than your spreading the word about Voice Dream Reader, thank you >> for making my life's work fulfilling. >> >> Best, >> >> Winston. >> Founder, Voice Dream >> >> >> What’s New in 4.0.0 >> A Beautiful New UI >> • Grid view and cover images in the library. >> • Improved library organization: filters, flags, and sort order. >> • Visual appearance of the entire app uses the current color theme. >> • Experimental rich text and image support for all documents. >> >> Library Synchronization >> • Your entire library, including folders, reading locations, bookmarks and >> annotations are synchronized across all your devices using iCloud Drive. >> >> New Reading Modes >> • Finger reading. For beginners to read by at running a finger under each >> word. >> • Pac-Man. Harvard and MIT developed speed-reading method for everyone to >> read at 2x speed with no loss of comprehension. >> • Sentence mode. Speech pauses at every sentence. Useful for beginning >> readers. >> • Repeat mode. >> • Option to rewind to beginning of the last sentence when you pause. >> >> New Voices >> • Alex, free high quality voice in iOS 9. >> • New premium child voices from Acapela in US, UK, and Australian English, >> US Spanish, and German. >> • Acapela's new flagship German voice: Claudia. >> • Emotive variations of Jeroen, Antoine, Margaux, Dimitris and Will. >> >> Other New Features >> • Set PDF margins to exclude text in header and footer. >> • Up to 4X speed for recorded audio. >> • Support for 3D Touch, split-screen multitasking and Spotlight search. >> • Safari extension to save Web pages and Web addresses. >> • Evernote file attachments. >> • Background download for files and voices. >> • More accurate language detection. >> • Option to hide header and footer in full-screen mode. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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