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 us. He has introduced new e-reader software, called Blio, that approaches e-reading from a completely different angle from the current E Ink-based devices like the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader.
Blio 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.
“Everyone who has seen it acknowledges that it is head and shoulders above others,” says Kurzweil. “We have high-quality graphics and animated features. Other e-readers are very primitive.”
Blio will debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week.
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