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Like any technology, the dolls are constantly changing. The feel of silicone has improved and sensors are being added to the doll's naughty bits so it can tell when it is being touched. Via an Ethernet port in the neck, you can trigger audio samplings like "Oooooh, baby." McMullen walks over to another doll and flips a switch. An electric motor purrs and the doll begins to grind its hips with enough thrust to silence even Captain Kirk's constant demands for more...
...Interactive game shows in particular are already drawing fans across the Continent. That's one reason MTV, which reaches more than 340 million households in 150 countries, chose France and Sweden as the launchpads. Penetration of digital cable is higher in those countries than elsewhere. Since streaming media via the Internet Protocol Standard is not yet possible over TV, MTV Live will initially air over PCs, then migrate to television after their standards merge. "It is one way to stay ahead of the curve," says William Roedy, president of MTV Networks International...
...charts and tours to pop up on their screens while they watch videos on regular MTV channels. In Britain, the company is testing ways to integrate both Internet and mobile data services with TV. A live interactive request show called Videoclash lets viewers vote for their favorite music videos via the MTV U.K. website or by using text messaging. Votes show up instantly on the TV screen...
...While Europe is in the digital TV vanguard, MTV is trying to leverage the most advanced applications in every region, treating each as a kind of interactive television laboratory. In Japan, which leads the world in mobile phone applications, viewers of Select MTV vote via text messaging or PCs for their favorite tunes. But because the television platform is not yet fully digital, their votes don't appear instantly on the TV screen. Shoji Doyama, chairman of MTV Japan, says that by year's end the company plans to introduce "some interactivity into all of its TV programming, permitting voting...
...Angels of Russia, was chosen one of the five finalists for Britain's prestigious Booker prize in 1998 - to the shock and consternation of the country's staid literary establishment. A print version soon followed. As befits an interview with an e-publishing star, TIME chatted with le Roy via e-mail about her experience...