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It is kind of telling that they invoke 'iPad' as if it were some harbinger of 'Text 2.0'. It seems they're just throwing in this random reference to make their ideas seem more credible. It doesn't have a camera, at least in this iteration. But surely this technology would be useful for disabled people who have physical challenges in reading. We'll have to keep an eye out, so to speak, for the Orwellian applications. <g>
And I do agree that the act of reading will change in fundamental ways. In its current form, visual presentation of text is a lot of work for the eyes/brain to deal with. Quite possibly there are ways in which sensory intake of information can be 'enhanced' and made more efficient - if not eventually bypassed altogether (using some sort of electronic brain induction à la The Matrix).
I have been meaning to read 'Reading in the Brain' by Stanislaus Dehaene, which deals with some of this.
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