Relax your eyes, let Siri read to you

Siri started as a toy that is not particularly useful. You can ask about weather or scores, tell Siri to call wife/ husband and that's about it. Starting iOS 10, it reads (or so called Text-to Speech). Not just read, using iBooks or Kindle app, it can read non-stop! (unfortunately, Google Play Book does not let Siri turn page, so it will stop at the end of each page. Also, PDF doesn't turn page either) Ever since I discovered the feature, I have let it read to me for the books I've been wanting to read but had no time (or simply too tired to read). I completed 20 books in 2017 during the commute to work!

You can also change the voice to your preference. My preference is Siri Male (default). Somehow the high quality one doesn't make the speech clearer.

This is an article from 9to5mac on how to turn it on.

or you prefer a tutorial video.

Here are some free resources for you to start reading.
Gutenberg
archive.org


After 20+ non-fiction books, I become associated the voice of Siri Male as a knowledgeable expert. LOL, human brain are so easily fooled, but the association facilitates a more amazing use of text-to-speech!

To be continued...