Sentences with phrase «people read on screens»

According to Scientific American, «people reading on screens take a lot of shortcuts — they spend more time browsing, scanning and hunting for keywords compared with people reading on paper, and are more likely to read a document once, and only once.»

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The person sitting at the furthest point from the screen should be able to read what is on your slide.

But the vast majority of people will be disturbed just by reading about these scenes, let alone viewing them on the big screen.

Most people don't resize their window this way as they are using a blog, but what it shows is that this blog can be easily read on a variety of screen sizes.

If you actually READ the Bible, I don't care if it's the dainty golden edged pages, on the screen of your smartphone or what, Jesus and the authors of the New Testament epistles emphasize again and again and again the importance of living the Christian life in community — walking through life with other people, in * real * life, in * real * time.

You can't see the other person or what they're showing on screen, so you can't read any visual / emotional communications cues.

While computer owners in the industrialised countries can read news bulletins on their screens at home, in Cameroon, people still rely on broadcasters and newspapers to keep them informed.

Before 1992 most studies concluded that people read slower, less accurately and less comprehensively on screens than on paper.

How reading on screens differs from reading on paper is relevant not just to the youngest among us, but to just about everyone who reads — to anyone who routinely switches between working long hours in front of a computer at the office and leisurely reading paper magazines and books at home; to people who have embraced e-readers for their convenience and portability, but admit that for some reason they still prefer reading on paper; and to those who have already vowed to forgo tree pulp entirely.

There's no way to ensure that the person reading your words on the other side of the screen will pick up on your implied joke or your subtle shift in tone.

Sounds like an interesting premise — one I've read enough on but would still be interested in hearing people actually talk about it on screen.

Wow Speaking English, I so disagree with you about Tomei's work in «Before the Devil Knows You're Dead», I thought she was terrific and deserving of some Oscar attention — have always loved her, and have always believed she deserved that Oscar she did win for «My Cousin Vinny» as it was a terrific piece of comedic acting, incredible timing — I think the rumors that Jack Palance read the wrong name is hurtful and cruel — she is a wonderful actress and will be nominated again for «The Wrestler» and would be a most worthy winner — have had the pleasure of interviewing her and she is as beautiful in person as she is on screen... and a nice gal.

The people we see on the screen are the people we see while reading the novel — near replicas, almost.

While attending the red carpet screening premiere on May 2, the cast of Dear White People spoke exclusively with EBONY about Lena Waithe's addition to the... Read More

You said that people are becoming less intelligent because they rely on touch screens instead of reading.

Many people who spend a lot of time reading appreciate e-paper displays, which are thin and light enough to hold in one hand, easier on the eyes than backlit LCD screens and viewable in bright sunlight.

In spite of this, I'm already reading some comments on the final price of the device, which only shows how many people are still unaware of how expensive a 13.3 e-ink mobius screen really is.

Ebooks and digital immersive reading suddenly made sense as immersive reading found a digital platform (ebooks on an e-ink screen) that was widely accepted by the average person.

But there are a lot of people — including, significantly, most people over age 40 - who don't like reading tiny text on bright LCD screens in devices loaded with distractions that die after 5 hours without their electric lifeline.

With the increase of time people spend in front of computer screens looking for and processing information, it may be that today we spend more time reading than we did in generations past — it is just that what we read is on the screen rather than in the form of a book.

I also find it plausible that people don't really want to read ebooks on their smartphones — because while it's convenient, it's also a bit annoying to be only able to read a paragraph or two at a time on a small screen.

[7] So while there are few people who would, or could, dispute the convenience of e-books on mobile devices, reading on a bright screen just can't replace a good, old - fashioned book.

With the growing popularity of ebook readers like the Kindle and iPad, more and more people are reading on a screen rather than from printed books.

When reading off screens, people are less likely to have metacognitive engagements with the text they're reading; in other words, they're not taking the time to reflect on whether or not they're truly digesting what they're reading.

People who get dedicated eReaders with eInk are people who read more and thus want to avoid the eyestrain associated with staring at a screen on a mobile phone or tablet, so they can read longer comfortably, without their eyes getting strained from the light shining in their eyes and getting refreshed countless times a sPeople who get dedicated eReaders with eInk are people who read more and thus want to avoid the eyestrain associated with staring at a screen on a mobile phone or tablet, so they can read longer comfortably, without their eyes getting strained from the light shining in their eyes and getting refreshed countless times a speople who read more and thus want to avoid the eyestrain associated with staring at a screen on a mobile phone or tablet, so they can read longer comfortably, without their eyes getting strained from the light shining in their eyes and getting refreshed countless times a second.

Digital content providers like subscription providers or other sources such as libraries and the hospitality industry need to ensure a seamless experience for people who plan to read on the small screen.

Most people can walk into a library, pick up a book and read it, but a person with a visual impairment or a reading disability such as dyslexia must rely on computer assistance, using software that reads digital text out loud, enlarges the type on a screen or converts the text to braille.

While other critics were still arguing over whether or not people would actually read on a tiny little screen, publishers like Harlequin were forging industry - changing imprints like Carina Press, which offered... [Read moreread on a tiny little screen, publishers like Harlequin were forging industry - changing imprints like Carina Press, which offered... [Read moreRead more...]

While other critics were still arguing over whether or not people would actually read on a tiny little screen, publishers like Harlequin were forging industry - changing imprints like Carina Press, which offered unheard of royalties and a turnaround time of only a matter of weeks.

I'm sure that people reading these new e-Readers would quickly get frustrated at trying to use apps on a mono screen that they'll quickly reach for their smartphone to get the richer experience (the vast majority of Android apps are designed to be used in colour — similarities of tonality will quickly make apps harder to use).

I enjoy reading, and unlike most people I don't need a big screen to read on, so the iPhone screen is sufficient.

Both phones are good options for people that like reading ebooks on smartphones while on the go because both have large high - resolution screens.

«As for reading, I think there is a certain type of consumer who hops on a train for 10 minutes and might want to read on their phone, but for longer sitting reading, people prefer larger screens.»

And many people in publishing believed that reading on a screen would take many years to take hold, if it ever would.

Another Fire tablet app is Word Runner that helps people read faster by centering the words on the screen.

It seems she believes people have gotten tired of reading on their screens.

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A lot of people say they don't like reading books on an LCD screen, but many of them might change their minds if they turned down the brightness of the backlight.

If you never heard of an e-reader before, they are the ideal piece of technology to read books without getting the eye burn most people get from reading on an LCD based device (like your computer) The new Amazon Kindle 3 line of e-readers features a Pearl e-Ink screen which offer little to no glare and fast page turns.

One of the initial headaches for publishers of tablet - based books and magazines, especially where the Android platform was concerned, was publishers were having to adapt their content to the various screen sizes, a fact that can only be exacerbated with the smaller Kindle Fire tablet, iPad Mini, and Nook HD, as well as the growing numbers of people who are comfortably reading magazines and newspapers on their smartphones.

Lots of people always write and comment on our publication that they want a larger screen to read on.

People with limited vision can easily change the font size on the screen and make reading comfortable.

The director general of the Libraries Department in the Ministry of Culture in Gaza, Mohammed al - Sharif, praised Khota Books» efforts to encourage reading, as young people too often get their information only from social media and prefer to read on a screen.

On the conference table before us were the dozens of iterations of possible page - turning buttons for the new Kindle Voyage, buttons that would have been on the back of the Kindle, a switch button, and also arrows alongside the screen — a > for forward and a < for back — the most visually pleasing design and by far the most intuitive, but then in testing it turned out that people liked to turn the Kindle and read horizontally, which meant that the arrows were pointing, confusingly, up and dowOn the conference table before us were the dozens of iterations of possible page - turning buttons for the new Kindle Voyage, buttons that would have been on the back of the Kindle, a switch button, and also arrows alongside the screen — a > for forward and a < for back — the most visually pleasing design and by far the most intuitive, but then in testing it turned out that people liked to turn the Kindle and read horizontally, which meant that the arrows were pointing, confusingly, up and dowon the back of the Kindle, a switch button, and also arrows alongside the screen — a > for forward and a < for back — the most visually pleasing design and by far the most intuitive, but then in testing it turned out that people liked to turn the Kindle and read horizontally, which meant that the arrows were pointing, confusingly, up and down.

In most cases, they are only ideal to be read on large screens (7 ″ +), and with the people mostly relying on smartphones, that is far from ideal.

It's easier on a tablet, laptop or PC, but people tend to find reading off emissive screens more tiring.

Despite all of the (old) people clamoring about how no one wants to read comics on a computer screen and what about holding the paper and blah blah blah you kids get off my lawn with that rock music, there is an entire generation of people out there who have been reading comics on the web.

Many people are adverse to reading on a glaring LCD screen and night mode helps which basically puts a black background and white text.

If you click on it, you can visit a dedicated screen that shows you how many people have read it, are in the process of reading, and what they thought.

With the greater acceptance and growing numbers of people who have adopted reading on a tablet - sized screen, the industry has moved forward to the consumers who demand the portability of having their magazines and newspapers delivered to their smartphones.