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New Book App Lets You Read And Walk Without Tripping!

First Posted: 01/20/11 06:36 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:25 PM ET

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We all know what happens when you walk and look at your phone at the same time: accidents happen (seriously, click here to laugh). Well now, you can avoid running into things while you are reading e-books on your smartphone by using the MegaReader app. MegaReader announced a new feature, the "Heads Up Display". This feature overlays the e-book text onto a live feed coming from the phone's front-facing camera.

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We all know what happens when you walk and look at your phone at the same time: accidents happen (seriously, click here to laugh). Well now, you can avoid running into things while you are reading e-b...
We all know what happens when you walk and look at your phone at the same time: accidents happen (seriously, click here to laugh). Well now, you can avoid running into things while you are reading e-b...
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thebigbike
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01:19 PM on 01/24/2011
I keep coming up with reasons why civilization as we knew it is DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD and wouldn't ya know it, something new comes up . But then some of these days the demise of the smart phone and the "tablet" will generate the same kind of head shaking anomie. oh well.....
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TDAllonsy
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04:13 PM on 01/23/2011
Interesting concept. However how many people read books whilst walking? Nowadays it seems people are all running around with their noses stuck in their blackberries BBMing each other
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10:15 AM on 01/20/2011
Am I the only one terrified that this will result in more people attempting to use their smart phones while driving?
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