Show HN: How we built a TTS-powered tool for learning spelling/foreign languages

Re:Show HN: How we built a TTS-powered tool for learning spe... by ziyadb on Wednesday September 21, 2011 @12:53AM (#3020833)

I've spent about 20 minutes on it. Finished the Spanish questions and am now on my second run. Loving it! Great concept, even better implementation. Here are my thoughts:

1. The photos of the objects could be better, I would suggest designing them against a white background to maintain consistency and type, as some are drawn while others are photographs.

2. I have failed to locate a button to stop the "Keep Going" automatic count down. While its persistence makes me return to it even after switching tabs, some people may find that annoying. I would suggest A/B testing with no automatic countdown and with a "stop" button.

PS: The images of "El pez" and "la catarina" are broken :(

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Re:Show HN: How we built a TTS-powered tool for learning spe... by philfreo on Wednesday September 21, 2011 @12:56AM (#3020838)

Glad you like it! The images (and text) are user-generated - either uploaded or pulled in from Flickr. We've got 6 million sets and many have better images. Some interesting ones are here: http://quizlet.com/find-flashcards/ and you can do a search for anything and choose "sets with images" as a filter, or make your own.

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Re:Show HN: How we built a TTS-powered tool for learning spe... by ziyadb on Wednesday September 21, 2011 @01:14AM (#3020873)

Oh, I wasn't aware that the process was automated. Even more impressive! In that case, the only thing I would suggest is to categorize cohesive topics into "courses". Great service!

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