{"id":4269,"date":"2010-01-07T12:46:33","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T17:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ebookrumors.com\/?p=4269"},"modified":"2010-01-07T12:55:14","modified_gmt":"2010-01-07T17:55:14","slug":"blio-the-future-of-electronic-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebookrumors.com\/?p=4269","title":{"rendered":"Blio – The Future of Electronic Reading?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank you Jorgen<\/a><\/strong> for a link to a story<\/a><\/strong> at APPSCOUT<\/strong> fresh from CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2010<\/strong> about <\/span>Blio<\/a>,<\/strong> a platform that boasts a wide range of options for publishers that include adding\u00c2\u00a0text-to-speech, color photos, and video content directly to their eBook formats.<\/p>\n

Its designer, voice-recognition inventor, kngb founder, and The Singularity is Near<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0author Ray Kurzweil says\u00c2\u00a0“the future of electronic reading won’t be on dedicated hardware, but on a wide range of multifunction devices.” Despite his obvious street-cred I still consider this an opinion.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>A lot of people have talked about this integration of function, but it’s such a volatile marketplace full of so many new advances in hardware and software that it’s impossible to predict with any degree of certainty. I think the truth and the future of electronic reading will reflect the diverse interests of those who adopt the devices and formats.<\/span><\/p>\n

The site<\/a><\/strong> proclaims Blio is: “the new touchstone for the presentation of electronic books & magazines. Stunning, full-color pages come alive in brilliant 3D. Even image-rich books are now at your digital fingertips \u00e2\u20ac\u201d because Blio preserves a book\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s original layout, fonts, and graphics.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sounds great, but it looks like we’re going to have to wait until February for an operational model, yah<\/em>?<\/span><\/p>\n

**THIS JUST IN<\/strong>: (Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas) – Microsoft and HP have unveiled their own SLATE PC ahead of APPLE’S much rumored Tablet. It’s tricked out to read eBook and do a whole lot more.\u00c2\u00a0Read the story and get video here<\/a><\/strong>. – JC<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thank you Jorgen for a link to a story at APPSCOUT fresh from CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2010 about Blio, a platform that boasts a wide range of options for publishers that include adding\u00c2\u00a0text-to-speech, color photos, and video content directly to their eBook formats. Its designer, voice-recognition inventor, kngb founder, and The Singularity is Near\u00c2\u00a0author … <\/p>\n

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