Observed arrival · 2026-11-09
Mind’s Ear: an e-book reader that follows the words
An iPhone and iPad reader that speaks EPUBs, PDFs, and plain text aloud, with playback starting from a tapped sentence and words highlighted as they’re read.
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$Paid
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✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
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- For
- iPhone and iPad readers who want books read aloud
- Worth noticing
- The starter shelf lists Alice, Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; the page lists 54 voices.
Field notes
The site says speech is generated by the Kokoro model on the device’s processor and lists 54 voices, with American and British English samples. It describes Lock Screen playback controls, automatic page turns, VoiceOver support, and large text options; for iPad, it also says readers can drag in a stack of books at once.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central
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