larryxiao / MicroReader

@HackShanghai Speed reading on Pebble smartwatch

MicroReader

We'd like to enhance reading experiences on tiny display screens. The idea is to combine big data with innovative display technology. MicroReader is a Pebble app that effectively flash streaming texts on smartwatch screen word by word, with content tailored to the taste of individual users.

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• note: the project is created during a 24hrs hackathon, so the code demands great improvement ..

Features

• Pebble part

  • display title/summary (can read full featured article on phone, handoff feature)
  • single click up/down button for like/dislike (note when opened on phone, will consider you like the article)
  • single click select button to skip, and read next item
  • double click up/down button to adjust reading speed.
  • double click select button to adjust speed automatically (a simple algorithm that changes the rate according to word length and frequency)

• content / backend part

  • 推荐系统
  • topic modeling, visualize topics.
    • 利用用户点击的+/- 作为supervision.

• iOS part

  • 选择话题
  • 完整内容
  • up vote / down vote
  • 用户偏好的可视化
    • 后台/手机显示用户的tag

Reference

• Pebble
  • Pebble Workbook
  • Other Pebble Projects
• Spritz
  • [Spritz SDK] (doc/sprtiz.md)
• [Ionic Framework] (http://ionicframework.com/)
  • Install: npm install -g cordova ionic
• Content
  • RSS / Feed
    • The feedly Cloud API
    • Entries, Feeds, Tags