Watchapp: RSVP Breaking news by Christophe Jeannette

[anne_droid]

RSVP Breaking news by Christophe Jeannette

There’s a new watchapp on the Rebble App Store!

@Christophe Jeannette says

A Pebble application that displays Reuters breaking news headlines using RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) technique.

Features
Displays news headlines word by word for fast reading
Fetches headlines from Reuters RSS feed
Shows 5 headlines per session
Pauses at END screen - press any button to exit
Compatible with Aplite, Basalt, and Diorite platforms
How it works
Launch the app from the Pebble menu
A splash screen with “REUTERS Breaking International News” is shown
Headlines are displayed one word at a time (~300 WPM)
After 5 headlines, the app shows “END” and pauses
Press any button to exit the app

Go check it out in the App Store!

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[MrPizzaBoy]

This is a unique and practical way of quickly ingesting news headlines quickly for the watch.

I wonder if there could be a way to “pause” and display the entire title + a link to the article (via a QR code?). I think it’s great for the headlines but if there’s a surprise in there (as breaking news often is) it might be nice to be able to dig deeper quickly straight from the app.

[anne_droid]

Update alert!

Christophe Jeannette just released version 1.1 of RSVP Breaking news!

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Release notes

Speed down a bit.

[anne_droid]

Update alert!

Christophe Jeannette just released version 1.2 of RSVP Breaking news!

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Release notes

OpenSpritz integration
Custom feeds + 3 presets

[anne_droid]

Update alert!

Christophe Jeannette just released version 1.3 of RSVP Breaking news!

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Release notes

UI improvements
Stability improvements

[anne_droid]

Update alert!

Christophe Jeannette just released version 1.4 of RSVP Breaking news!

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Release notes

UI changes

[anne_droid]

Update alert!

Christophe Jeannette just released version 1.5 of FlashRead News!

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Release notes

6 pre-configured news sources (BBC, NY Times, NPR, Guardian, Le Monde, Reuters)
Add unlimited custom RSS feeds via phone configuration
Adjustable reading speed from 100 to 600 WPM
Read headlines, then dive into full article descriptions
Optional backlight during reading
Navigate between articles with physical buttons

[anne_droid]

Update alert!

Christophe Jeannette just released version 1.6 of FlashRead News!

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Release notes

Fix: access to the settings page

[anne_droid]

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Christophe Jeannette just released version 1.7 of FlashRead News!

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Release notes

Bugfix
App icon added

[anne_droid]

Update alert!

Christophe Jeannette just released version 1.8 of FlashRead News!

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Release notes

Fix: Up / Down buttons becoming unresponsive after a while

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Update alert!

Christophe Jeannette just released version 1.9 of FlashRead News!

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Release notes

Light and dark mode implementation