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In the digital age, old-fashioned maps were expected to die out. But just look around the room. By Eve M. Kahn This article is part of our Design special section about innovative surfaces in ...

I'm a longtime Google Maps user, even I have trouble navigating the app sometimes. It's not about Google's massive redesign from last year that angered most people. I'm fine with the new colors and ...