Hype aside, he has an interesting approach to invention. He planned on launching a tool to help blind people read. It is a digital camera with a tiny computer.

Hype aside, he has an interesting approach to invention. He planned on launching a tool to help blind people read. It is a digital camera with a tiny computer. During development, people worked on algorithms on PCs knowing they would be deployed on a portable device not yet available. There is some use to plotting technological growth trends. I think Cowen's comment is a bit tongue-in-cheek.