Apple’s ‘transparent texting’ tech aims to make it safer to walk and text

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By Cody LeeMar 30, 2014, 4:40 pm272 pts
Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application entitled ‘Transparent Texting’ that Apple filed in late 2012. In it, the company proposes to replace the background image of messaging applications with a live video feed from the device’s camera. This effect would create…

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