Also, Huckleberries has attracted about 2,085,000 page-views through the first 11 months of 2007, compared to 1.13M at this time last year. So HBO has almost doubled viewership in the last 12 months. Sportslink, the combined sports blog, came into its own this month by attracting more than 300,000 page-view -- an average of over 10,000 per day. The print side might be struggling but the online is healthier than ever. Now, for your Wild Card ...

Global Girl Power

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- KidsGive is proud to present its newest addition, Piper Whelan from Sydney, Australia to be added to the Karito Kids World Collection. Piper is an 11-year-old who lives with her mother, father and 'lil sis in Bondi Beach. She is an avid surfer and lifeguard, which they call Nippers down under. Being outdoors so much, Pip begins to see the effects that humans have on our environment. Known as a "Greenie" by her friends and family, Pip takes it upon herself to educate others about how they can make a difference until one day when she was cleaning trash along the beach and realized what she thought was a bag was no bag at all. Her book reveals the mystery of why the sea life was dying.

Pip and her pals from the Karito Kids World Collection will be at the American International Toy Fair this February in booth #6436.

Camera with built-in GPS to be unveiled at PMA?

Well, that's what the folks over at the Geotate booth were talking about during the PMA Sneak Peek event held today at the Las Vegas Convention Center. According to them, the camera will be developed by a Taiwanese vendor and introduced under a branded camera name during PMA.

Geotate believes that its GPS geotagging solution can overcome common issues faced by other similar devices in the market today such as sluggish GPS response and power drain. This is achieved by separating the GPS data capture and processing. Once the shutter is pressed, the GPS data is stored in the memory and will only be processed when it is transferred to the PC and connected to Geotate's server.

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BT and Microsoft Announce Partnership to Deliver Powerful, First-of ...

Microsoft Corp. and telecommunications leader BT announced they are bringing together the next-generation TV service BT Vision with Microsofts Xbox 360 games and entertainment system. All BT broadband customers will have the unique opportunity to receive the best in high-definition gaming, television and movies through an Xbox 360 console, in a powerful, all-in-one entertainment experience. BT Vision, which is powered by the Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) platform, plans to make this first-of-its-kind device and service offering available to customers in the middle of 2008. The announcement was made during the keynote address by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Microsoft President Robbie Bach of the Entertainment & Devices Division at 2008 International CES on Jan. 6.

The groundbreaking partnership will enable any BT Broadband customer to use an Xbox 360 console to access the BT Vision service and its extensive library of on-demand content, giving instant access to hundreds of movies and thousands of hours of sporting events, television programming, music videos and other digital content, such as BT Vision Sports 242 near-live FA Premier League football matches.

Woman in Chains

Jody, my runaway subject, laid it all out for me one day. On the Riverside Ave. side of the building, she pointed out, is where most of the developmentally disabled folks hang out. On the Sprague Ave. side, drug dealers and anyone connected to the local drug culture can find each other. Jody explained that the subculture of the Plaza is like a family-a very dysfunctional family. I documented Jodys life for six months and what she told me rang true for the most part.

At different times of the day, the Plaza veins course with a melting pot of bus riders, social outcasts, business professionals, gangster wannabes and teenage single moms with strollers in tow. Guys in ties mix with strange looking creatures, some pierced with enough metal to fill a scrap yard. I guess its all in how you look at it.