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Manufacturers show off the latest in tech and trends at ANME
Once again it was Christmas in July, as pleasure product
professionals brought out their new toys for the ANME
Founders Show, held July 16-18 at the Los Angeles
Marriott Burbank Airport in Burbank, California.
Attendees of the trade show were treated to the latest
in technology, trends, colors and more in the pleasure
products industry, with many products already shipping
from exhibiting manufacturers.
As in past shows, the Big 5—CalExotics, Nasstoys,
Topco Sales, Doc Johnson and Pipedream Products—were
center stage in the main exhibit hall, showing off their
newest products and upcoming collections.
CalExotics used the opportunity to debut its Jack Rabbit
Signature collection, a range of three Jack Rabbit Vibes,
each with distinctive features and functions. The Thrusting
Rabbit offers thrusting action at the head as well as a
clitoral stimulator with flickering ears, while the Rocking
“G” version boasts seven functions of independent
vibration, pulsation and escalation as well as a head that is
bulbous and angled to stimulate the G-spot while inserted.
The Silicone Beaded Rabbit has four rolling pleasure beads
that run up and down the length of the shaft; the beads
run along the front, back and each side. The company also
added to its Scandal collection, debuting BDSM Rope,
Lover’s Tape, a Beginners Fetish Kit and more.
Its sister company Jopen enticed buyers with the
introduction of the Amour collection. Amour products are
all crafted with Satin Finish Silicone, and feature seven
functions of vibration, pulsation and escalation, including
five incremental speeds for each function. The USB-
rechargeable products come with a one-year warranty,
and include a Remote Bullet with a heart-shaped remote
control, the Dual G Wand rabbit-style massager with two
motors and an ergonomic design, and the Mini G, a petite
stimulator that boasts a G-spot curve at the lead.
Nasstoys impressed visitors to the booth with the
newest additions to its Dominant Submissive entry-level
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BDSM range: the Chain Whip and Spiked Chain Whip.
“They look like jewelry, but they can be ‘deadly’ too,”
explained Kathryn Hartman, sales and marketing director
for Nasstoys. “They feel exquisite against the skin, while
delivering a real sting.”
The big hit at the booth, Hartman noted, was the
Touch Extreme Vibrations massager. Available in purple
and pink, the massager features 10 functions and is
rechargeable and waterproof. Measuring in at 5 inches
long, the massager is coated in a silky soft silicone and
is activated by human touch. If the massager is on a
nightside table it will stay in place, but once picked up it
starts vibrating.
“It is our number, number, number one seller this
show,” Hartman said, adding the vibrator can operate in
touch-mode, steady or through any of the 10 function
patterns.
Nasstoys also introduced new nipple toys to the
Seduce Me collection, as well as a new U-shaped vibrator
in the Amore collection.
Topco Sales debuted the 4M Training Gear collection
for men, which features an Endurance Penis Pumping
Set, Pumping Cream, Endurance Lube and much more.
Autumn O’Bryan, Topco’s COO, also pointed out the
company’s popular Bottoms Up collection received new
packaging and introduced new lubricants.
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