Ray Kurzweil, a prolific inventor who is best known for his prediction that machine intelligence will surpass that of humans around 2045, still has a few things to offer carbon-based life forms. Kurzweil has introduced new e-reader software, called Blio, that approaches e-reading from a completely different angle than the current E Ink-based devices like the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader.
Blio is not a device. Rather, it is a “platform” that could run on any device, but would be most obviously at home on a tablet. The software is free and available currently for PCs, iPod Touch and iPhone.
No, the software is not available currently for PCs, iPod Touch and iPhone. A simple internet search (and App Store search) doesn’t even bring up a product home page. And the article is bereft of original source linkage.
This is a fine example of why mainstream journalism is now in #epicfail mode. Serving up PR hype for vaporware, or at best, potentially useful software. Nothing but pure puffery and shameless shilling.
