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" A report in this week&amp;#039;s issue of the journal Science details a new robot that might give our Breakthrough Award-winning BigDog a run for its money\u2014and on only three legs. The bot begins with no knowledge of its form and eventually builds an understanding of its own design, allowing it to adjust to losing a leg\u2014just the latest promising sign for robots on the battlefield. \u2013Erin McCarthy And if that isn&amp;#039;t enough evidence for you, we were ahead of the curve on GPS capabilities in cell phones, too, which made a big splash yesterday when start-up company Loopt Inc. and Sprint teamed up on a locator for anyone in your phonebook who steps within 25 miles of your phone. \u2013Matt Sullivan Google Maps just got more useful. The high-powered cartography doesn&amp;#039;t just tell you how to get to your destination or show you cool, surprising images anymore\u2014they call your location for you. Click the &amp;quot;call&amp;quot; link next to your desired listing, hit &amp;quot;connect for free,&amp;quot; and Google rings your actual phone before connecting you to your chosen spot. \u2013EM Variety published an obituary for the VHS tape this week. Cause of death: slick new video game consoles and coming high-definition formats (including the best you can get right now), not to mention the ever-changing landscape of entertainment. \u2013EM "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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