Once again online interactive sex toys promised - vaporware?

Bill · 2004-06-24, 09:50 PM

From Wired, which seems to be sending reporters to all the adult trade shows on a regular basis now...

(On boingboing it was called "the ultimate in site stickiness". see below)

"If the excitement over Internet-enabled adult gadgets at the recent Erotica Los Angeles trade show is any indication of what's to come, virtual sex may have at last become reality.

"One of the most popular demonstrations at the three-day porn industry event featured a collaboration of sorts between yet-to-be-launched dating and virtual sex hookup service High Joy and sex-toy maker Doc Johnson, the company that produces branded gadgets for popular adult film company Vivid Entertainment.

"Using a two-way video, audio and text chat interface, expo attendees were invited to control Doc Johnson-branded iVibe pleasure devices being put to use by models at an undisclosed location, in various states of undress.

http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,21...opstories_html

Here's the clip Xeni Jardin filed on Boing Boing

http://boingboing.net/

Scriptable, Internet-controlled sex toys
I filed this story for Wired News today about one of the more interesting gadget demonstrations at this weekend's Erotica LA porn industry convention: remote-control, "scriptable" sex toys. Adult entertainment providers will soon sell celebrity-branded "scripts" for the devices (think: Jenna Jameson, Tera Patrick, Ron Jeremy, and the like), which work like mobile phone ringtones but -- well-- then again, kinda different.
Using a two-way video, audio and text chat interface, expo attendees were invited to control Doc Johnson-branded iVibe pleasure devices being put to use by models at an undisclosed location, in various states of undress.
"The device control works both ways -- the person on each end controls the speed and rhythm of the device the other is using," explained High Joy President Amir Vatan, as one attendee cranked his remote partner's iVibe to warp-speed intensity. The Internet-enabled products will become publicly available before the end of 2004, and will later be integrated into an assortment of Web porn destinations.

"It's the ultimate in site stickiness," said Vatan. "For online adult providers, more interactivity means more traffic, and more traffic means more revenue."

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They've been promising this kind of thing for years, and I've seen at least three earlier prototypes that never had any commercial success. Maybe this time they'll make it work.

Something new to liven up the old sales spiel.

Surfn · 2004-06-24, 10:17 PM

One of the girls that attended MAGII was wearing one of those.

I don't remember her name but Dr B or GG might? She was with a male webmaster and they were from LA.

Rjames · 2004-06-24, 11:11 PM

Man, that looks exactly like the product Sinulate Entertainment is already using with much success.

I'm the webmaster of SinulatorCams, which profiles the sites already using their remote interactive sex toys: http://www.sinulatorcams.com

Bill · 2004-06-25, 10:52 PM

How does your gadget work, Rjames?

I remember the first one of these things I saw was something like a vibrator with a web control that the surfer could click on to make the vibrator buzz harder on the webcam girl.

I didn't really get that one. Most girls I've known tell me a vibrator in the pussy is kinda boring, no matter how it's buzzing.

What everybody is waiting for, I gather, is a sleeve that a surfer puts on his dick, which mirrors the strokes a camgirl makes on a sensor equipped dildo. I get the impression that this latest gismo is more like that than most, but I will believe it when I see it.

Rjames · 2004-06-26, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by Bill
How does your gadget work, Rjames?

I remember the first one of these things I saw was something like a vibrator with a web control that the surfer could click on to make the vibrator buzz harder on the webcam girl.

I didn't really get that one. Most girls I've known tell me a vibrator in the pussy is kinda boring, no matter how it's buzzing.

What everybody is waiting for, I gather, is a sleeve that a surfer puts on his dick, which mirrors the strokes a camgirl makes on a sensor equipped dildo. I get the impression that this latest gismo is more like that than most, but I will believe it when I see it.

Everybody has at least the control panel, as we do now. But we're going a little further than just interactive "toy-on-toy" (Can I coin that phrase?) Next month we're launching a site with forum. It's a whole communication protocol/standards/licensing thing for interoperability of new generation interactive sex toys from different manufacturers.I have about 2 dozen sites, including a couple good cam networks and a couple adult communities that use the Sinulator - both Male and Female versions. But we've talked with two other interactive sex toy manufacturers, and basically it'll be posdsible that anybody can connect to anybody with any toy someone could use, with the toys transmitting info to each other.

Hey, these things work. And I've talked with every site I have a profile on. It's the 21st Century. The Future Is Now!

2004-06-24, 09:50 PM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Once again online interactive sex toys promised - vaporware? From Wired, which seems to be sending reporters to all the adult trade shows on a regular basis now... (On boingboing it was called "the ultimate in site stickiness". see below) "If the excitement over Internet-enabled adult gadgets at the recent Erotica Los Angeles trade show is any indication of what's to come, virtual sex may have at last become reality. "One of the most popular demonstrations at the three-day porn industry event featured a collaboration of sorts between yet-to-be-launched dating and virtual sex hookup service High Joy and sex-toy maker Doc Johnson, the company that produces branded gadgets for popular adult film company Vivid Entertainment. "Using a two-way video, audio and text chat interface, expo attendees were invited to control Doc Johnson-branded iVibe pleasure devices being put to use by models at an undisclosed location, in various states of undress. http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,21...opstories_html Here's the clip Xeni Jardin filed on Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/ Scriptable, Internet-controlled sex toys I filed this story for Wired News today about one of the more interesting gadget demonstrations at this weekend's Erotica LA porn industry convention: remote-control, "scriptable" sex toys. Adult entertainment providers will soon sell celebrity-branded "scripts" for the devices (think: Jenna Jameson, Tera Patrick, Ron Jeremy, and the like), which work like mobile phone ringtones but -- well-- then again, kinda different. Using a two-way video, audio and text chat interface, expo attendees were invited to control Doc Johnson-branded iVibe pleasure devices being put to use by models at an undisclosed location, in various states of undress. "The device control works both ways -- the person on each end controls the speed and rhythm of the device the other is using," explained High Joy President Amir Vatan, as one attendee cranked his remote partner's iVibe to warp-speed intensity. The Internet-enabled products will become publicly available before the end of 2004, and will later be integrated into an assortment of Web porn destinations. "It's the ultimate in site stickiness," said Vatan. "For online adult providers, more interactivity means more traffic, and more traffic means more revenue." -------------- They've been promising this kind of thing for years, and I've seen at least three earlier prototypes that never had any commercial success. Maybe this time they'll make it work. Something new to liven up the old sales spiel.

2004-06-24, 10:17 PM	#2
Surfn If you don’t take a chance the Angels won’t dance Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Earth on occasion Posts: 8,812	One of the girls that attended MAGII was wearing one of those. I don't remember her name but Dr B or GG might? She was with a male webmaster and they were from LA. __________________ Surfn's Links Are you a partner?

2004-06-24, 11:11 PM	#3
Rjames Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 12	Man, that looks exactly like the product Sinulate Entertainment is already using with much success. I'm the webmaster of SinulatorCams, which profiles the sites already using their remote interactive sex toys: http://www.sinulatorcams.com __________________ Rjames SinulatorCams

2004-06-25, 10:52 PM	#4
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	How does your gadget work, Rjames? I remember the first one of these things I saw was something like a vibrator with a web control that the surfer could click on to make the vibrator buzz harder on the webcam girl. I didn't really get that one. Most girls I've known tell me a vibrator in the pussy is kinda boring, no matter how it's buzzing. What everybody is waiting for, I gather, is a sleeve that a surfer puts on his dick, which mirrors the strokes a camgirl makes on a sensor equipped dildo. I get the impression that this latest gismo is more like that than most, but I will believe it when I see it.