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FEATURE
Shep Sheppard: My ideal pleasure product that uses technology would be either a wearable or
insertable that is open-ended to use with apps such as Tinder and Grindr. Not only would someone
be able to swipe right, but they could connect and control pleasure of random strangers. Then the
people have the option to actually meet and take it a step further.
Dr. Sadie Allison: Customization is extremely popular in the tech space, and we've already seen
some of these options transfer to pleasure products. I would create two toys, a masturbator and
a vibrator, with customizable options that could be changed throughout the purchase experience.
Consumers could choose girth or tightness, length, vibrational or stroking modes, color, shape, and
haptic connectivity. There are so many products on the market that it can be overwhelming for an
inexperienced consumer to decide on the best product for them. Customization allows for a simpler
buying experience with a higher chance of buyer satisfaction. Sexual preferences are extremely
nuanced, and this makes for the perfect breeding ground for utterly unique creations.
Ashley Manta: My ideal pleasure product would be a rechargeable vibrator that is made of silicone
and has a looooong charge life. As much as I love rechargeable toys and I'd never go back to battery-
operated toys, I feel like I spend a lot of my time juggling cords and waiting for my toys to recharge.
I'd love to see fewer proprietary chargers and more chargers that work for multiple toys even across
multiple brands—it would make life so much easier! It's not a huge problem when you only have
one or two toys, but when you have 30 (or more!) it can get unwieldy in a hurry. I also want easily
accessible buttons with intuitive controls and a travel lock. It would also be nice to have a "stealth
mode" where you can decrease the sound of the vibrator—not everyone wants to broadcast what
they're doing to the entire household!
Kenna Cook: My ideal pleasure product would be a toy that mimics the touch of fingertips on the
skin. Maybe a device that is shaped like a hand, in which the user wears a "smart glove" and can
manipulate the movements and pressure of the fingers and the texture of the "skin" for the receiver
using the hand-shaped device. I see this greatly helping long-distance relationships and disabled
folks have deeper connection and physical intimacy.
FEATURE | By Sherri L. Shaulis
SHEP SHEPPARD is a sex educator.
SUNNY RODGERS is a clinical sexologist,
American Sexual Health Association ambassa-
dor, and brand manager/sexual health educator
for Pipedream, Jimmyjane and Sir Richard’s.
Bethany Stevens: More sex toys and sex films will entail virtual
reality, making connecting at a distance even more interesting.
These new toys that suck on clitorises have the potential to get
us thinking out of the penetration box, as there is so much more
pleasure in the body. I teach my students to think about body
blueprints, reviewing all over the body or bodies of partner/s
with various types of touch to learn where other pleasure points
are then genitals. I may be too optimistic but I want to believe
we can move just a bit outside the genital box to find pleasure in
ourselves and each other that are just about our genitals. I want
sex toys to encourage this play, with education accompanying the
toy and more conversations happening in sex toy shops. Surely,
people do a wonderful job already but we are still often limited to
genital play. I want it all, for everyone!
Dirty Lola: I think we're going to see old toys getting high-tech
updates. We're already seeing it but I think it's going to be more
widespread. I also think we're going to see a lot of hilariously
bad toys being made. Things that should never be made are
going to be made. It's going to be like the birth of flight. Weird-
ass contraptions that everyone knows won't work except for the
person who created them.
If you could create your ideal pleasure product
that uses technology, what would it be and what
functions would it have?
Ken Melvoin-Berg: I love toys that adjust to an individual’s body,
Not everyone is built the same, so something that can be tweaked
for the way you are built is always going to be an improvement.
I would also love to see some more exploration with internal
electric e-stim toys or sonic toys. We are so close to getting
something amazing with these fields, but it isn't quite there yet.
For me personally I would love something that gives a lower-
wave electrical stimulation to my prostate while at the same time
getting a toy that simulates fucking or sucking on my cock. No
vibration would really be needed. This toy would also have to be
easy to use, recharge, clean and maintain. It should also be usable
by anyone with a prostate and a penis.
Tom Nardone: My ideal pleasure product will have an on/off
button so that I can have control over the start and sudden stop
of using it. Perhaps if it had brain sensors it could read an orgasm
and slowly turn itself off afterward.
Kitty Stryker: I would love to have a teledildonic device that
would flick my clitoris the way my boyfriend's tongue does it—
perhaps he'd use an app to program it? That'd be really neat.
Sunny Rodgers: I know it is far-fetched, but I would create a
product that would respond to my reactions—no need for buttons,
or patterns, or speeds. A thrusting-type vibrator that could
gauge my desires and respond with the perfect thrust, speed and
intensity all without any buttons involved.
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Not pictured: Jason McCoy, an account manager at adult distributor Eldorado Trading Co.; Tom Nardone, owner of online retail site Vibrators.com.
I SUSPECT THERE MAY
EVENTUALLY BE VOICE-
CONTROLLED TOYS—WHERE YOU
COULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE
‘HARDER’ OR ‘FASTER.’
—ASHLEY MANTA
Jon Pressick: I don’t know what this thing would possibly look like, but I want a one-handed
device that would both stimulate my penis with the power and softness of a Vorze Cyclone while
also being connected in some way to a perfectly sized prostate stimulator. And then—THEN—can
we throw some kinkly VR porn in there attached to a headset that is both comfortable and include
a nice sound-reducing earphone set? If it brings me a beer too, that would be a bonus …
Bethany Stevens: Hands-free with the ability to penetrate and suck on various body parts with
multiple speeds. I would love to screw on different sizes so it could work with different gendered
bodies and interests. Sucking for some, fucking with various sizes for others.
Jason McCoy: Technology, in my opinion, doesn’t have to be scary. I would start with making
something so simple a cave man can use it! I would create a toy that not only tracked your personal
pleasure but your health. A USEX Fit Bit with VR capabilities that would help you not only track
steps, emails and texts but alert when you need an “O” due to stress or high blood pressure. I
would much rather create a toy that would not only increase your sex life but most importantly
help create a healthier and sexier you.
Dirty Lola: I'd want a toy that's porn reactive—better yet, VR porn reactive! I want my Magic Wand
to react to the porn I'm watching. That's it. That's what I want. LOL.
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