"I just put my finger on a map, and it landed on Nebraska, " Borakove said.

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You can move the map around with your finger and the topics change as the map re-centers.

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The vectors also enable something else a whole lot sexier: a two finger swipe can "tilt" the map and now you've got a 3D view of the landscape.

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