The prospect of a transforming new technology is oft accompanied by hyperbole, or grand statements of intent, particularly when investors are approaching the feeding frenzy peak of their ten year love-hate-love tech cycle.

FORBES: Why NFC Alone Won't Change Mobile Payments

They had visited the temple town of Orchha and were planning to cycle to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal, the monument to love, nearly 210 kilometers (130 miles) away.

NPR: India Police Detain Many Over Swiss Tourist's Rape