Kyle Hoellger
Apr 3, 2014
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Apple Patents Transparent Texting
A patent originally filed by Apple in 2012 has gained some recent media attention alongside the oftentimes hilarious outcomes of the situation that it is seeking to address. By placing a text box over a live video screen the company hopes to help its customers avoid falling into fountains or bumping into poles while reading and writing messages. Prolonged use of the rear-facing camera is very battery intensive so the technology has not yet been built into existing iPhones.