This allows for games built on the system to have more precise, one-to-one mapping of player movement in real-life to that on the screen.

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Then two competing groups of scientists--one working for the government and one in the private sector--stopped feuding and announced the first mapping of the human DNA sequence in June 2000 at the White House.

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Developed in collaboration with Autodesk's expert professional video effects teams, the new 720p HD video and video HDR with one click real-time mapping and color correction enables Socialcam-with more than 20 million downloads-to continue to break through barriers to mobile video adoption by making it easy to express creativity and individuality wherever inspiration strikes-anytime, anywhere, and on any device.

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For Apple, one likely lure of the technology is to help it keep up with other mapping products as the company and its rivals strive to one-up each other on features.

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Ushahidi is one of the better-known success stories, developing open source software for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping.

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