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Hands-on mapping from Microsoft

March 14, 2008, 1:49pm PDT | Length: 00:02:38
Imagine a mobile device with front and back touch-screen sensitivity to better navigate a map. What about a software program that allows you to plot your journeys and share them with a friend? CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi reports on two mapping ideas that debuted at Microsoft's Techfest 2008 in Redmond, Wash., this week.
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