iPhone app lets you read small print

Forgot your reading glasses? No sweat. This iPhone app magnifies – and illuminates – small print.

It’s ideal for reading menus in dark restaurants, playbills in theater, instructions on prescription medication or any fine print.

The EyeReader by Net|Soft Engineering is the first in a series of Silver Apps – applications designed for users 45 and older. The brainchild of engineer Gerry Lavender, EyeReader takes only half a megabyte and costs $1.99 to download from iTunes store.

EyeReader is the only app of its kind to utilize iPhone 4’s full 3.5-inch widescreen display, giving users the ability to zoom in and out with two fingers via touch-screen technology.

Unlike an ordinary magnifier, the EyeReader efficiently uses the iPhone 4 bright LED light to illuminate any surface up to 5X magnification.

“Older adults are looking for apps that meet their needs,” said Lavender.

“You may forget your reading glasses, but you’re never without your iPhone. I fully understand the challenges seniors face and it’s been the inspiration for Silver Apps, all designed to make life easier for that population.”

This is just the first of several iPhone and iPad applications Net|Soft is developing to meet the demands of the senior market.

SOURCE Net|Soft Engineering